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Ka3kab Hamlet

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The last time I heard about other options, Acme Township wanted to be able to tell Meijer they would have to close between midnight and 6 am, not allow the gas station/conveniance store and it seems like one other condition, but I can't think of it. Meijer countered that offer with not building the gas station/store but being able to stay open 24 hours. It seems like that is how its going to stand, as far as I can tell.

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Ka3kab Hamlet

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Who know's. The Meijer store is supposed to be part of some big "town center" that they want, wait for it, walkable. Now, don't get me wrong, I'm all for less cars on the roads. But for the love of Pete, give me a break, it's Acme. You can throw a rock from your house and not hit anything, even if you can throw over a mile. It's not like a real "downtown" and I'm not sure how people are supposed to get there. Acme and the whole east side over there will eventually, if any of these plans go through, be the place for people coming in from Elk Rapids, Kalkaska, Mancelona and possibly Boyne City and of course people like me who live on the east side of Traverse City or East Bay and Acme Townships.

Edit: Cool, I missed it last week, but I've been here for over a year now. :yahoo:

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Ka3kab Hamlet

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That's good. Keep those subdivision out of there. It really amazes me how much people complain about sprawl around here, but yet everyone lives in it. There is probebly a ton of land within a few miles of the city limits that could be developed, but they always choose to build out further away (you know, close to the lakes) and then complain about mess they just created.

Then on the other hand, when someone tries to build up (Federated Properties), they get shot down too. Thats right, that project got shelved for at least 180 days while the good ole' dumbasses on the city commision try to figure away to bury for good. Sometimes I just hate this town. No vision, no leadership, not a single person it seems has a damn clue.

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dtown Town

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I think it has a lot to do with all the retired old people up there. They all want to live in there own slice of solitude, but if everyone lives there, you cant have that. And, shooting down downtown buildings isnt going to help the destruction of the forsests arounf the city, but they think it will make it more "small town" :rolleyes: They want it to be just like it was in the 50's when they visited the place as kids.

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CHIfromTC Crossroads

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Wow, nice forum. I'm new here, just signed up but have lurked for a little while, figured I could contribute a little! I was born and raised in Traverse City. I lived at 11th and Cass for a few years and at 8th and Rose up until recently when my wife and I moved to Chicago. Traverse City is a great town. Its safe, clean, beautiful, and pretty affordable. Many fond memories there. Unfortunately, my job was going nowhere and we decided to look at moving elswhere. We wanted a more urban lifestyle, with easy access to transit, culture, job opportunities, etc, things that living in a big city offer. So here we are, living in a 1920's courtyard building in Rogers Park. So far, we love it. Chicago is also a great town. We visit TC often, as we have alot of friends and family there. In fact, we will be there next week for 4 days. Cant wait to go snowmobiling! Traverse City will always be home. Anyway, great forum.

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Ka3kab Hamlet

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Well, its been a while since any activity so I guess I'll give an update. Its cold, lots of snow and this time of year nothing really gets done. Work on the bank at State and Union is going really slow with no real change to anything different in the past two weeks. West Front street projects are still stalled, along with the Acme Meijer and I saw some jackass out on West Bay this morning. On the ice that is. Yes, it is finally frozen a good portion out into the water. That is something we haven't seen in a number of years.

Thats all I have. Anyone else? :D

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wertent Unincorporated Area

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Welcome wertent!

The Acme Meijer saga continues...

Recall centers on proposed Meijer

Based on the article, it seems like Acme has made a lot of concessions on this, especially with the gas station and hours of operation, so I don't see why Meijer is still holding out on this... is it control over the outlots?

this town really needs more shopping on the east side of town, Garfield Road has really turned into a dead spot and also traffic on Division st and South Airport is insane during the day.

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wertent Unincorporated Area

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Welcome to the site. Please stick around, it seems all of the TC memebers make one post and never come back.LOL.

In other news, TC Looks to sell two properties

Thanks I've been lurking for awhile... those two properties are in a dumpy area of town, it'll be interesting to see what gets developed on those sites which are close to Boardman Lake ... Boardman Lake should really be an asset to the city but in the past its been a dumping ground for industry bordering it

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Yeah, one thing i noticed when i was up in TC last time was that 8th street around boardman lake smelled like sewage. THeyve got a good start with the new library, and they new boulevard on Woodmere Ave, but there is more they can do to spruce up that area. I hope whatever gets built at these sites is a real asseset to the neighborhood, something real nice.

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Ka3kab Hamlet

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This is one of the same properties that a developer pulled out of late last year. They were going to put affordable housing into it. I posted about it a while back. This time around, the commision hopes the same kind of developer buys the property, but it won't be a stipulation to purchase. We'll see.

Boardman Lake probebly smelled like sewage because that is where the sewage goes, to a waste water treatment plant right off 8th street on the river and I know last summer they spilled a few hundred tons into the water, maybe you were here in town that day. It doesn't usually smell like that though.

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Ka3kab Hamlet

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What building? I was unaware they were doing more there.

In other TC news, the county may be buying into the downtown parking deck that Federated wants to put in its eight story building. I love it. I wish the county would get more involved with stuff like this. The city is in an uproad about it, of course, and are saying the county has no buisness in downtown TC. Bullsh!t, I say. And in another kind of strange stick it up your arsse move, the Grand Traverse Band want to put into federal trust something like 45 acres to build their own mega commercial development right buy the casino in williamsburg. It will be in both East Bay and Whitewater Townships and of course this has East Bay Township in an uproar. Got to love those sneeky behind the back moves the township and tribe have pulled. I love it, love it, love it. Now, lets just see if any of it comes through.

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