North end could be "choice area", Andrews North End Plan discussion |
North end could be "choice area", Andrews North End Plan discussion |
Jan 17 2008, 08:07 AM
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Spends WAY too much time at CBTL Group: Admin Posts: 16,460 Joined: 8-December 06 From: Michigan City, IN Member No.: 2 |
http://thenewsdispatch.com/main.asp?Sectio...amp;TM=32796.78
QUOTE Oberlie: North End Can Be 'Choice' Area Jason Miller The News-Dispatch MICHIGAN CITY - In his annual state-of-the-city address last week, Mayor Chuck Oberlie outlined his fast-track plans for the city's North End in hopes that after the first quarter of 2008, the engine of change will be humming. Saying the area isn't pedestrian friendly or visually pleasing, he hopes the results of three studies laying out possibilities for the North End turn the area - through a unified vision - into the city's "neighborhood of choice." "The beauty of it all is that I outlined 21 different projects, and all of them will be moving forward as of (Thursday)," he said. "And they can all move forward without hurting the others." Oberlie also released a small portfolio featuring a few ideas for North End redevelopment gleaned from three studies the city has commissioned in the last two years. The most visually striking of the ideas is a large residential and commercial area along Trail Creek which, in theory, would include three large high-rise buildings just across the creek from Blue Chip Casino. Oberlie's thoughts are that developing the Trail Creek Corridor from Eighth Street to Washington Park would turn the city's North End into the crown jewel of the city. His hopes aren't without precedent. Although its size pales in comparison to that of Michigan City, the town of Saugatuck, Mich., benefits greatly from a developed Kalamazoo River, which houses not only hundreds of private boat slips, but residences, shops and restaurants like those Oberlie envisions for Trail Creek. "Our boating industry is a huge element of our success, if not the lifeblood of our town," second-term Saugatuck Mayor Tony Vettori said Friday. "And it's all due to the fact that there's so much to do right along the river. It brings in boaters and non-boaters." Like Michigan City, Saugatuck features a river that leads to a large, heavily used beach and the waters of Lake Michigan. Vettori said the beach benefits from the downtown river scene, just as the downtown benefits from the beach and Lake Michigan. "We've become an art destination and a shopping destination. And Oval Beach is rated one of the top 10 beaches in the country," Vettori said. "The water is all a part of what draws people here, and I'd think it would have the same effect in Michigan City." |
Feb 15 2008, 01:34 PM
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Spends WAY too much time at CBTL Group: Admin Posts: 16,460 Joined: 8-December 06 From: Michigan City, IN Member No.: 2 |
http://thenewsdispatch.com/main.asp?Sectio...amp;TM=52604.78
QUOTE Make Washington, Pine Two-Way, Too Nice to see the city willing to make Franklin Street two-way like the Andrews University kids suggested. Now how about the rest of the plan? Do the same for Washington and Pine streets. It wouldn't cost much. After seeing how it works out for six months or so, add tree-lined medians and parkways to make them more pedestrian friendly. I'm not a city planner, just someone who's circled the block a few times trying to find my way home. Tom Jachimiec Michigan City |
Feb 15 2008, 08:53 PM
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If we are going to leave the Library where it is, let's change its name to something like "The Franklin Street Tuurn Around" |
Feb 17 2008, 07:00 PM
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If we are going to leave the Library where it is, let's change its name to something like "The Franklin Street Tuurn Around" Don't forget that you are going to have to pay to move the News-Dispatch also. Put simply, mean reversion is a bitch. -Vitaliy Katsenelson
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Feb 17 2008, 09:32 PM
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Don't forget that you are going to have to pay to move the News-Dispatch also. The road between City Hall and the News Dispatch is the oirginal Franklin St. It is ugly but not in the way. A private developer would be in a hurry to get their hands on it. The News Dispatch would surely sell, as they do not need all the space since printing the paper has been outsourced |
Feb 18 2008, 06:56 PM
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The road between City Hall and the News Dispatch is the oirginal Franklin St. If you look at a satellite view (Google maps), you will see that the building sits on what would have been the southbound lane of old Franklin St. Put simply, mean reversion is a bitch. -Vitaliy Katsenelson
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Feb 18 2008, 07:34 PM
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If you look at a satellite view (Google maps), you will see that the building sits on what would have been the southbound lane of old Franklin St. Actually it sits right along side of the original Franklin Street. As a kid I delivered the paper and one saturday a month we had to go down and pay our bill. That was when Franklin went all the way to the lake and the building was the same at it is now. City Hall may sit on the north bound lane but but what appears to be the an alley now I believe to be the original south bound lane. |
Feb 18 2008, 11:02 PM
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Actually it sits right along side of the original Franklin Street. As a kid I delivered the paper and one saturday a month we had to go down and pay our bill. That was when Franklin went all the way to the lake and the building was the same at it is now. City Hall may sit on the north bound lane but but what appears to be the an alley now I believe to be the original south bound lane. In other words, plenty of room to go through. But as it was pointed out by Mrs. Winski's plan, that property would be very valuable. The land city hall sits on could be sold for top dallar providing funding to relocate City Hall to an exsisting building or a new one. Hell a woman in the paper recently has a $100,000 house being taxed at $1,300,000 because of the land it sits on. |
Feb 19 2008, 08:21 PM
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Hell a woman in the paper recently has a $100,000 house being taxed at $1,300,000 because of the land it sits on. I am a charitable guy, so I will make a deal with her. I will pay the cost to have her house picked up and moved to the lot that my house sits on. I will have my house torn down and out of the way. Then she will only have to pay taxes on her $100k house and the $25k lot. Heck, I will even take that tax monster lot of hers off of her hands free of charge. Since all she cares about is being able to live in that house, she should jump at the opportunity, right? Put simply, mean reversion is a bitch. -Vitaliy Katsenelson
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Feb 20 2008, 07:13 AM
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I am a charitable guy, so I will make a deal with her. I will pay the cost to have her house picked up and moved to the lot that my house sits on. I will have my house torn down and out of the way. Then she will only have to pay taxes on her $100k house and the $25k lot. Heck, I will even take that tax monster lot of hers off of her hands free of charge. Since all she cares about is being able to live in that house, she should jump at the opportunity, right? You may have missed the point. I did not imply her land was not worth $1.3 million. I meant the land under City Hall was more valuable. |
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