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taxthedeer
post Oct 16 2012, 05:55 PM
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Does anybody know the status on any of these three?
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post Oct 16 2012, 06:46 PM
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Redevelopment commish approved the demo plans for the old K-Mart site the other day.
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post Oct 17 2012, 07:14 AM
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The strip club is still awaiting approval or denial in front of the County BZA. Both sides have accepted a deferral until the zoning rules can be studied, though the lawsuit over the highway 421 site is still out there.

I don't know where the truck stop is at.
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post Oct 17 2012, 07:35 AM
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I think the truck stop was supposed to be at the junction of 94 and 20/35


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post Oct 17 2012, 11:40 AM
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The truck stop is being proposed at 6001 Michigan Boulevard.

Building demolition and foundation laying of the Kohl's store will begin at the first of the year.

Mayor Meer is also calling out the builder of the shell of the building across from Matey's that has been under construction for the last six years. Their building permit is set to expire in December.

I still believe that the strip club ownership group wants to open up at both locations.
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post Oct 17 2012, 11:44 AM
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Good for the Mayor. That place has been a unfinished dump for too long. Condemn it and move on.
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post Oct 17 2012, 03:06 PM
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QUOTE(Southsider2k12 @ Oct 17 2012, 11:44 AM) *

Good for the Mayor. That place has been a unfinished dump for too long. Condemn it and move on.



What's the story with that place? What an eyesore!
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post Oct 17 2012, 03:19 PM
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The truck stop property has changed hands from the original people that wanted to build a truck stop to Pinkerton Oil out of Chesterton.

The water grid improvement project to this area will allow much better development in this area and I look for that parcel to be sold to someone else for a larger, more complete use of the entire land parcel.

The water grid improvements should be in the ground and complete by year end!!!
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post Oct 17 2012, 03:19 PM
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QUOTE(Tim @ Oct 17 2012, 04:06 PM) *

What's the story with that place? What an eyesore!

That's what the mayor is trying to get to the bottom of.
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post Oct 17 2012, 03:32 PM
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QUOTE(CSchwanke @ Oct 17 2012, 04:19 PM) *

The truck stop property has changed hands from the original people that wanted to build a truck stop to Pinkerton Oil out of Chesterton.

The water grid improvement project to this area will allow much better development in this area and I look for that parcel to be sold to someone else for a larger, more complete use of the entire land parcel.

The water grid improvements should be in the ground and complete by year end!!!

So are you saying the Truck Stop is now a no-go?


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post Oct 17 2012, 04:26 PM
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Here's the story on the mistake by the lake. It was supposed to be some overpriced tourist trap ice cream parlor called La Dolce Vita "The Sweet Life" and it was being built a group that calls themselves Harborview, LLC and are headed up by and individual named John Ziola.

I did a google search on John Ziola, I figured how many of those can be there in this world, I believe the guy is 75 years old and is either dead or living in the Chicago suburbs.

http://www.citybythelake.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=2052
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post Oct 17 2012, 04:52 PM
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Here's a back article form the 05-23-12 News-Dispatch:

http://thenewsdispatch.com/articles/2010/0...ed734391647.txt

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Deborah Sederberg/The News-Dispatch A crane lifts roof supports for the La Dolce Vita Bistro and Italian Gelato restaurant just south of the Franklin Street bridge.

Construction on North Side bistro making progress

By Deborah Sederberg
Staff Writer

Published: Sunday, May 23, 2010 4:12 AM CDT

MICHIGAN CITY — The gelato may or may not flow this summer, but with some help from a crane, the roof of the La Dolce Vita Bistro and Italian Gelato shop just south of the Franklin Street bridge is on its way up.

Ann Crockett, majority stockholder in 101 Holding Co., a Limited Liability Corp. and owner of the new operation and the land upon which it is situated, said, “The economy is still too risky” for some investors.

Neither Crocket nor her husband, builder John Ziola, could promise gelato for this summer.

Nonetheless, on a recent chilly and drizzly afternoon, Ziola directed traffic and the crane operator as it lifted heavy beams and heavy bundles of sheeting for the roof to the upper reaches of the buildings.



Plans call for the establishment to sell pizza, salads and panini sandwiches, beer, wine and gourmet coffee, as well as ice cream and gelato.

While banks have been reluctant to loan money for the development, Ziola and Crockett, based in Worth, Illinois, had hoped to build — the eatery and perhaps soon a hotel and condominiums — they have secured some private investment at the rate of $10,000 per share for the restaurant.

About the bistro/gelato structure, Ziola says, “It will be a beautiful building.”

The main floor will be 2,648 square feet, with 1,300 square feet of seating on the rooftop. The building also will include a 645 square-feet basement with a walk-in cooler.

Although Crocket owns the land on which the Swingbelly’s restaurant is located, Mark Warner continues to own the restaurant. Ziola said Warner will serve as manager of La Dolce Vita, as well as Swingbelly’s.

Although Ziola says he could have hoped for more help from Michigan City, perhaps in the form of tax breaks, he also said he has enjoyed working with City Planner John Pugh.

“John has been about as helpful as he can be,” Ziola said.

As for when the new bistro/gelato shop — in English, “The Sweet Life” — will open, Ziola said he would like to open this summer, but he has some doubts about that plan.

Already, he said, Crockett has purchased tables for the place from Sicily and a fountain from Sorrento.

“I think La Dolce Vita will be good for Michigan City,” he said.
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post Oct 17 2012, 07:06 PM
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Ziola and his group was originally wanting to build a $20 million "Condotal" on that site that included demolishing Swingbelly's.

http://www.citybythelake.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=678

This whole thing needs to be scrubbed.
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post Oct 17 2012, 07:45 PM
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QUOTE(Ang @ Oct 17 2012, 04:32 PM) *

So are you saying the Truck Stop is now a no-go?


That is not in any way a fact but it is my belief. We shall see very soon.
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post Oct 18 2012, 08:19 PM
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QUOTE(taxthedeer @ Oct 17 2012, 04:52 PM) *

Here's a back article form the 05-23-12 News-Dispatch:




2010, actually.
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post Oct 18 2012, 09:13 PM
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QUOTE(Tim @ Oct 18 2012, 09:19 PM) *

2010, actually.

I went and had a burger for lunch at Swingbelly's this afternoon. After all this time and they have not even come close to finishing construction, it should be bulldozed at the owners expense.
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post Oct 18 2012, 09:17 PM
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QUOTE(taxthedeer @ Oct 18 2012, 09:13 PM) *

I went and had a burger for lunch at Swingbelly's this afternoon. After all this time and they have not even come close to finishing construction, it should be bulldozed at the owners expense.


I know! How could it be left standing in its current condition for so long?

BTW - how was your burger?
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post Oct 18 2012, 09:52 PM
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QUOTE(Tim @ Oct 18 2012, 10:17 PM) *

I know! How could it be left standing in its current condition for so long?

BTW - how was your burger?

Tasty burger, Takeru Kobayashi would have have been proud of how fast I woofed down everything, had the bacon and cheddar with tomato, grilled onion and barbecue sauce with chips on the side and a bowl of chili as an appetizer. My server was constantly filling my glass with diet pepsi. The place was decorated really nice for Halloween. A eastbound Amtrak passed by and dropped off passengers at the station while I was eating.
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post Oct 30 2012, 11:22 AM
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There will be a joint meeting of the county comission, BZA and council reguarding the strip club beginning at 5:30 pm at the County Complex in La Porte.
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post Oct 30 2012, 01:37 PM
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How much you wanna bet they table it? I figure they think if they put it off long enough, it will go away.


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