[RP TownTalk] Character Counts

[Rob Oppenheim]

Despite rumors that the condos are a "done deal", they are not. 
No approval has yet been granted. 

Citizen input can and does matter. They require an exception to the rules 
to build what has been proposed, so it may well not happen. In my talking to 
people during the campaign, sentiment was strong and it ran about 10 to 1 
against this project (as it is now proposed).
 
I still have a bit of "wait and see" in me. Since they are still proposing changes. 
Yet I am deeply concerned about the impact of this on the historic core of the town.
And I am worried that if people wait too long to get involved it may be too late.

I urge everyone to attend the April 5 M-UTC meeting.
 
The house at 6009 Lafayette Ave appears on the 1904(?) map that hangs in the Town 
Hall conference room, so it is at least 102 years old. The outside of the house appears 
in good shape. I would guess the interior is in bad shape. But with a solid foundation and 
good exterior it could be restored to its former glory. Wouldn't that be wonderful.
 
Can anyone shed any light as to why this house was included in the M-UTC area?
 
The building that holds the Dumm's corner store and the adjoining pizza and sub
shop is a delightful old building, and is exactly what M-UTC seems to want for this area. 
Now it has some ugly stuff added to it, like boarded up windows and giant beer 
posters in the windows, and empty boxes piled behind the posters, but most
of the actual building is charming and appears solid. There is a junk addition tacked 
onto the back corner of the building, but the rest appears to be good and solid and 
quality built with charming accents.
 
I would like to see the rest of the block go away. That is, the empty lot that is 
piled with junk, and the cinder block walls of the old credit union. The glass bricks 
on the front of the credit union are interesting, but I do not find it charming.
But then, what do I know?
 
Rob

On Thu, 16 Mar 2006 09:36:16 -0500 (EST), Andrew Farrington wrote:
>Is it too late to save that gorgeous old house?  I'm very into your ideas
>and grateful for them, but I don't know if we actually have any options in
>the matter.  Do we?
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