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S. Smith
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Posted: May 11th, 2007 12:32 pm |
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| A new Dollar General is going to be built in Stokesdale, along with space for a couple of other shops. There will also be room for more stores at the site in the future. What do you think?
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Posted: May 11th, 2007 03:48 pm |
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Posted: May 11th, 2007 06:21 pm |
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Jim Flynt wrote:
S. Smith wrote: A new Dollar General is going to be built in Stokesdale, along with space for a couple of other shops. There will also be room for more stores at the site in the future. What do you think?
Sandra, if you are thinking of the new commercial development which is going to be located at the intersection of Highway 158 and Highway 65 (across from the Bi-Rite), I think the store planned is a Family Dollar store and not Dollar General (based on my conversations with the developer and his engineer).
I think any development on that corner will improve the looks of what is otherwise a pretty unkempt landscape jungle. It will not only provide new services convenience to Stokesdale citizens but all also engender new growth for further retail opportunities and services as well.
I'd rather see our area remain rural, but I guess that is just a pipedream....
Jim -- According to the official documents presented at the Planning Board meeting last week, it is a Dollar General.
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Posted: May 11th, 2007 06:39 pm |
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S. Smith
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Posted: May 11th, 2007 07:05 pm |
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Jim Flynt wrote: I must be getting senile in my old age.
At least you're not too senile to admit it. 
Any thoughts about whether the scenic corridor ordinance will make the building more attractive than it would have been otherwise?
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Posted: May 26th, 2007 04:30 am |
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I think a Dollar Tree would be a better tenant. The stores are nicer and it is more upscale dollar merchandise.That corner would be a good place for a Burger King and a Chic fil a. How about using the parking lot for the rc airplane field
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macca
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Posted: May 26th, 2007 12:19 pm |
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ff12 wrote:
I think a Dollar Tree would be a better tenant. The stores are nicer and it is more upscale dollar merchandise.That corner would be a good place for a Burger King and a Chic fil a. How about using the parking lot for the rc airplane field
From what Sandra wrote in the paper, it sounds as though it's going to be UGLY -- Wonderful! Just what we need -- an ugly building offering crap just to make $$ off us.... As for fast food places in Stokesdale.... I hate to see us lose our rural qualities.... I guess it's coming, but it sure would be nice if we had some good criteria in place to help control what it looks like ... 
BTW: ff12 -- Where will the cars and customers be if the planes are flying/landing there?
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Posted: May 26th, 2007 12:52 pm |
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Edited by Poster.Last edited on Aug 5th, 2007 02:42 am by Jim Flynt
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Posted: May 26th, 2007 11:24 pm |
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If the new Dollar General Store is built such that it looks like an eyesore, nobody will ever see me in there and I hope not many others who care about
Stokesdale. They need to build it so it is consistent with the attractive brick buildings downtown across from the fire station.
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S. Smith
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Posted: May 30th, 2007 12:45 pm |
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Jim Flynt wrote: macca wrote:
I hate to see us lose our rural qualities.... I guess it's coming, but it sure would be nice if we had some good criteria in place to help control what it looks like ...
Macca, I agree with you wholeheartedly.
Let's just hope the town council feels the same way (which unfortunately, I don't believe is the case with the current council).
As I see it, if the building meets the criteria in the town's ordinance, it will probably be approved. I heard some people saying thank goodness the town passed the scenic corridor ordinance recently or the building would look even worse than the plan that was shown. But I think there was opposition to that because people were worried about how it would affect their property and what they'd be able to do on it and that's why the town council held off so long.
Sounds to me like the problem isn't necessarily with the town council but with the ordinance. Do you think stricter rules need to be in place regarding what type of buildings are allowed?
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Posted: May 30th, 2007 02:32 pm |
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Edited by Poster.Last edited on Aug 5th, 2007 02:42 am by Jim Flynt
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macca
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Posted: May 30th, 2007 06:38 pm |
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Jim Flynt wrote:
macca wrote: From what Sandra wrote in the paper, it sounds as though it's going to be UGLY -- Wonderful! Just what we need -- an ugly building
Maybe they could have an Ugly Design contest between the new Dollar General and the proposed new Town Council building to see which one will be the UGLIEST when built. My bet is that the new TC building would win.......
At least the Dollar General's location appropriately makes sense even if the proposed TC building doesn't.
Jimbo, Didn't I read in the NW Observer that you were working on finding land in the downtown area for the new Town Hall? What's up with that?
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Posted: Jun 4th, 2007 12:22 am |
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| I COULDN'T AGREE MORE! NOTHING LIKE A HUGE GARAGE SALE INDOORS!
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Posted: Jun 4th, 2007 02:14 pm |
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Since Tom James of TCJ is the landowner, do they have any appearance standards for buildings on their property? Are there any drawings of
what that corner is intended to look like? I guess its too much to expect,
but it would be nice if this were well-planned, attractive shops rather than
a cluttered group of "indoor garages".Last edited on Jun 4th, 2007 03:14 pm by Scott L
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Posted: Jun 4th, 2007 06:20 pm |
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| I agree with you. I hope our Town Council will follow the fine example that Oak Ridge chose in building Oak Ridge Commons. They were very selective and chose nice architecture and nice businesses. We sure could use a Wal Greens or Eckerds. But- are we really going to get an ugly Dollar General instead? Lets keep Stokesdale pretty.
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