I can't be the only one that uses their phone to find parking when I'm somewhere unfamiliar
Cytown Update
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I can't be the only one that uses their phone to find parking when I'm somewhere unfamiliar
The City of Ames can never got out of their own way.
Ames has a ton of people who don't want change. I have been in this town for 20 plus years.
I’ve never owned/operated a small business but those are at the top of the list for getting run over for “growth & development”. It’s pretty hard to swallow when you operate on a small margin & contend with regulations and taxes meanwhile The City gives tax abatements along with grants to the well heeled to allow them to get attractive financing. The current trendy thing is allowing food trucks to operate that don’t have the expenses borne by brick and mortar restaurants. City father’s are in a tough spot because they know the long term benefits of creating tax base but they have to have their groceries delivered.
Ames doesn't have a parking problem....people have a walking problem.
“As the Journal-World reported in March, KU leaders now believe retailers, restaurants and other amenities envisioned for the eastern edge of the football stadium site are likely to develop more slowly than once expected. Higher interest rates, the type charged by lenders, has caused the handful of private developers considering the project to become less aggressive, Chancellor Douglas Girod told the Journal-World last month”
bolded has me a bit concerned about our own project
And is still earning them a good chunk of money, imagine if you build a good one.
I don’t think the Battery sucks really, it’s just doesn’t have any “soul”
I've never been there. Just quoting the guy who said, "That place sucks." I'm not sure what his point was, but if it was to mock entertainment districts near stadiums, he did a bad job. Basically, build something semi-OK and you will make money is what I took from his post.
I'm surprised to hear that the chosen developer wants to do most of the project all at once versus in phases... Must have some good leasing movement/interest and have a hotel partner lined up
Not sure if it's been said lately but I remember Pollard saying something like this in one of his radio appearances a couple months ago.
Jamie's interview with Fales on KXNO. He sounded really excited about the progress.
For those that track tail numbers, the ISU jet was in Nebraska a week or two again. I assume that was talking things over with the developers. Probably an important deal if they fly versus drive a couple hours.
