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FatPappy
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Posted: Jun 28th, 2006 02:00 pm |
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Not to change the subject, an' I know this has been brought up before, but I surely wish there was somethin' could be done about the ol' Food Lion buildin' on 220. It's just such a eyesore an' such wasted space. (Some would say both them complaints could apply to me, too.) Anyway...I got no idees, money, or authority with which to accomplish anything constructive, so I'll content myself to audaciously whine out loud about somebody else's private property.
We now return to our reg'lar forum activities, already in progress...
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Cracker Jax
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Posted: Jun 28th, 2006 03:20 pm |
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Thanks for that public service announcement Pappy!
I agree. The old Food Lion building is U-G-L-Y.
(I do LOVE shopping at the Dollar General though)
The owner has quite a reputation for owning "slum" property I've heard.
Not sure what can be done about it. Last edited on Jun 28th, 2006 03:20 pm by Cracker Jax
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Posted: Jun 28th, 2006 03:43 pm |
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| Wonder if the guy would sell the property? Wouldn't it be nice to have a library, or a bookstore/coffee shop in that space?
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Posted: Jun 29th, 2006 03:57 am |
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| Put in a donut shop..........it could double as the sheriff's substation......ooh, bad comment.
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Cracker Jax
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Posted: Jun 29th, 2006 12:20 pm |
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ooh, funny comment!
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Posted: Jun 29th, 2006 12:32 pm |
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??? ????
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Posted: Jun 29th, 2006 12:38 pm |
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Of course you are correct macca. Back to SF town council related posts.
It was funny though.
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Posted: Jun 29th, 2006 12:48 pm |
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| I'm REALLY sorry to do that, but we just kept getting further away from the original topic.... Just looking out for everyone!!!♥♥♥
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Posted: Jun 29th, 2006 01:20 pm |
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Thanks for being the "police" here macca -- and we didn't even have to entice you here with a doughnut. 
From what I understand, the Summerfield Town Council has no authority to do anything with the old Food Lion building. The landlord would be willing to rent it out.
The idea of a substation there might not be that farfetched, but it would take somebody bringing it up before the town council and getting them on board. I'm not sure, but I think I have heard rumors, maybe something about the water there, so I don't know if they'd have the capacity to have that many officers there or not.
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Posted: Jun 29th, 2006 09:23 pm |
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macca wrote:
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Good Job Macca
I'll recommend you for SMM status !!
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Posted: Jun 29th, 2006 09:26 pm |
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S. Smith wrote: From what I understand, the Summerfield Town Council has no authority to do anything with the old Food Lion building. The landlord would be willing to rent it out.
The idea of a substation there might not be that farfetched, but it would take somebody bringing it up before the town council and getting them on board. I'm not sure, but I think I have heard rumors, maybe something about the water there, so I don't know if they'd have the capacity to have that many officers there or not.
Sandra, help me understand what you're saying above.
If the Town Council has no authority, how would it do any good to bring the subject before them? Would it be to convince the TC to pay rent for the substation?
Sorry I'm having a Senior Moment, not following you.
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Posted: Jul 1st, 2006 02:21 am |
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Sorry if I'm not making sense here. What I meant is the council has no authority to make the property owner clean up or improve the old Food Lion building. But if citizens really want a sheriff's dept. office in the town (whether in that building or somewhere else), I think they should bring it up to the council.
Let me know if I'm still not making sense.
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DOGGETTJA
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Posted: Jul 1st, 2006 08:30 pm |
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I just got home from my Safari today so wanted to comment ont the Old Food Lion building. First problem is the sptic system which I understand was always a problem but the building is in Greensboro's critical watershed so has very strict restrictions. I have also seen much water standing behind the building where I think the septic system is suppose to be so wonder if there are more problems. I worry about mosquitos breeding in all that water too.
There is really nothing terribly major the town can do except make him keep it in fair repair outside. A lot of this owners properties end up looking this bad or worse. I think Dr. Brown, BCN and all those folks have stayed after the owner to keep the place in as good a shape as it is.
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Posted: Jul 3rd, 2006 05:07 pm |
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DOGGETTJA wrote: I just got home from my Safari today so wanted to comment ont the Old Food Lion building. First problem is the sptic system which I understand was always a problem but the building is in Greensboro's critical watershed so has very strict restrictions. I have also seen much water standing behind the building where I think the septic system is suppose to be so wonder if there are more problems. I worry about mosquitos breeding in all that water too.
There is really nothing terribly major the town can do except make him keep it in fair repair outside. A lot of this owners properties end up looking this bad or worse. I think Dr. Brown, BCN and all those folks have stayed after the owner to keep the place in as good a shape as it is.
Thanks for the explanation, Jane. Now that I think about it, I believe I did hear about possible septic issues (not water, as I said earlier).
It seems to me like this would be a good location for a substation. It would be really close to the Dollar General (which seems to get robbed at least once a year), as well as the banks and other commercial stuff there on 220. It would still be in the center of the district. I don't know whether the septic issues could be overcome or not, but the main question might actually be whether the building owner would be willing to pay for them. Without a tenant, why would he bother? And until it's fixed, how can he get a tenant? Kind of a "Catch 22" situation, isn't it?
On top of that, the idea for a substation would be that little or no rent would be paid, so I doubt the owner would pay to fix it up for little/no rent and I also doubt the county would pay.
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Posted: Jul 10th, 2006 12:58 pm |
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| Anything special comin' up at the next TC meetin'? I looked on the town website, but I never can find much current info on that thing.
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