Issues

• Does not provide a safe, walkable area for students/residents/bicyclists

• Not enough parking—plan allows only allows 1.1 parking spaces per residential unit 

• Does not provide a guaranteed public event space 

• Mostly concrete-provides very little green space

• Too tall-the 3 largest buildings are over twice the height of the tallest surrounding buildings

• Funded by tax breaks-the city has sought Brownfield Authority designation which could allow Tax Increment Financing reducing the amount of taxes the developer pays in the future.

• Does not provide affordable housing for young families or senior citizens (developer offered 14 “affordable” units contingent on receiving tax rebates) 

• Introduces significant new traffic at Wealthy St/High School Pool/Chase Bank intersection

• All traffic from 147 residences and 30,000 sq ft of new commercial flows through 3 already congested intersections.

Bagley/Wealthy St

Shopping Center Rd/Lakeside Dr/Greenwood

Wealthy St/High School Pool/Chase Bank

• Brings added chemicals to the watershed of the lake and nature areas directly across the street 

• Renderings of the project do not provide any architectural details that would suggest an effort to harmonize with the quaint, historical residential and commercial neighborhood 

• Does not support our existing Gaslight Village restaurants and merchants - it will compete against them