Montgomery development news - Page 140

mgmrebel · #**2781** Posted **Apr 8, 2008, 3:43 AM**

Any news on the big announcement from a weeks back and does anyone know the status on the RSA Judicial building controversy?

bystander1 · #**2782** Posted **Apr 8, 2008, 4:49 AM**

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Originally Posted by hiijakd

everything looks good. the surgery went well and he should at the very least have some reduction in the chronic pain. thanks for the prayers, they were greatly appreciated

Very relieved to hear that things are going well with your father, hiijakd.

bystander1 · #**2783** Posted **Apr 8, 2008, 5:04 AM**

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Originally Posted by mgmrebel

Any news on the big announcement from a weeks back and does anyone know the status on the RSA Judicial building controversy?

Negotiations are still ongoing with the parties involved.
Plus, I was pretty much told to give it (the question) a rest for a while and that if it happens you will know it.

...that just left me more curious about what it is...I guess I do need to give it a rest...

BUT I CAN"T!!!

bystander1 · #**2784** Posted **Apr 8, 2008, 5:09 AM**

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Originally Posted by mgmrebel

Any news on the...status on the RSA Judicial building controversy?

...I saw a couple of cranes moved to the site last week...if that gives you any indication...

hiijakd · #**2785** Posted **Apr 8, 2008, 1:27 PM**

the judicial building is a go. not much can be done to stop it.
as for the announcement, i happened to catch a glimpse of a rendering of liner buildings around the RSA dexter deck. perhaps that is it. it would fit the mention that there is a board involved in the decision.
just thought i'd throw that out there as a possibility.

thoraudio · #**2786** Posted **Apr 8, 2008, 1:34 PM**

Nice, and it would be a great addition.... but do we really need them when Lower Dexter is full of empty buildings?

Oh, and I think we have a project for the New Justice Team.... raise money to get Boomer T's an awning.... that looks terrible.

bystander1 · #**2787** Posted **Apr 8, 2008, 8:47 PM**

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Originally Posted by thoraudio

Nice, and it would be a great addition.... but do we really need them when Lower Dexter is full of empty buildings?

Simple. The empty buildings of Lower Dexter are waaay overpriced and in need of major repairs.
It would be easier to build new space at half the costs and watch it fill quickly with businesses that have been waiting to come downtown but couldn't afford the buildings/renovation costs...those were the thoughts of members of the Dover Kohl group and the mayor a couple of years ago.

hiijakd · #**2788** Posted **Apr 8, 2008, 11:11 PM**

yeah boomer doesn't want to spend the money on one. he thinks it is too expensive.
bystander is right, the costs to build new are much less than renovations therefore it is better to build new down there than renovate in the mind of the investor.

OldCloverdale · #**2789** Posted **Apr 9, 2008, 1:17 PM**

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Originally Posted by hiijakd

yeah boomer doesn't want to spend the money on one. he thinks it is too expensive...

sometimes it is smart for a business owner to invest in things such as an awning for the future of the business

wonder if that guy gets it ... I think not

thoraudio · #**2790** Posted **Apr 9, 2008, 1:43 PM**

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Originally Posted by OldCloverdale

sometimes it is smart for a business owner to invest in things such as an awning for the future of the business

wonder if that guy gets it ... I think not

He doesn't own the building, which desperately needs to be redone from the urban renewal cladding...

kevinlpugh · #**2791** Posted **Apr 9, 2008, 3:39 PM**

Ag director continues quest for more Coliseum funding

By Jill Nolin • April 9, 2008

State Agriculture Commissioner Ron Sparks brought his campaign to restore Garrett Coliseum before the Montgomery County Commission on Tuesday.
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Sparks said he wasn't there asking for money to help fund the more than $80 million project.

"I need advice, and I need help," Sparks said to the commissioners during their Tuesday meeting.

Sparks has made renovating the more than 50-year-old facility and adding multipurpose buildings to the fairground complex a priority.

"We've lost shows and we're going to continue to lose shows at this facility," Sparks said, adding that lost shows mean lost revenue.

"I believe we're letting something extremely valuable get away from us," he told the commissioners.

Sparks has discussed the project with some of the commissioners individually, but this meeting marked the first time Sparks has met with the commission as a whole. Sparks elaborated on the scope of the project and his vision.

Commission Chairman Todd Strange said the meeting was mostly for informational purposes.

"Let's not give it up," Commission Chairman Todd Strange said at the meeting Tuesday. "Let's work out what we can."

Strange said after the meeting that the next step would be to create a consortium with the city that would visit the governor's office, state representatives and groups such as the Alabama Cattleman's Association. The goal is to bring all of these elements together, Strange said.

"Obviously, the county can't take on that project solo. We're always looking to partner (with other entities)," Strange said.

Montgomery City Council President Charles Jinright said Tuesday that the Coliseum has been overlooked for a long time and that the project needs to be put on the fast track.

"I would like for it to be a real gathering point for the agricultural needs in the Southeast," Jinright said.

The planning effort needs to include looking into how similar facilities are funded in other states, Jinright said.

He also said he would be receptive to building a consortium with the county.

"We're open to anything we can do to support the project," Jinright said.

That's the cooperative spirit Sparks is trying to foster.

"I think if we all put our heads together we can come up with a solution that's adequate for this facility," Sparks said to the commissioners.

RSATower · #**2792** Posted **Apr 9, 2008, 4:16 PM**

I have come across an 1898 pocket map of Montgomery. Considering its age, it's in very good condition. I plan to keep ahold of it, but do any of you have a clue as to what its value would be?

OldCloverdale · #**2793** Posted **Apr 9, 2008, 9:34 PM**

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Originally Posted by thoraudio

He doesn't own the building, which desperately needs to be redone from the urban renewal cladding...

LOTS of renting business owners upgrade their exteriors and interiors.

thoraudio · #**2794** Posted **Apr 9, 2008, 9:44 PM**

I don't disagree, just sharing what he told Hiijakd a while back.

bystander1 · #**2795** Posted **Apr 10, 2008, 1:45 AM**

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Originally Posted by RSATower

I have come across an 1898 pocket map of Montgomery. Considering its age, it's in very good condition. I plan to keep ahold of it, but do any of you have a clue as to what its value would be?

Not sure, but don't go thinking about paying off your home...

bystander1 · #**2796** Posted **Apr 10, 2008, 3:58 AM**

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Originally Posted by kevinlpugh

Ag director continues quest for more Coliseum funding

By Jill Nolin • April 9, 2008

State Agriculture Commissioner Ron Sparks brought his campaign to restore Garrett Coliseum before the Montgomery County Commission on Tuesday.

Sparks has made renovating the more than 50-year-old facility and adding multipurpose buildings to the fairground complex a priority.

"We've lost shows and we're going to continue to lose shows at this facility," Sparks said, adding that lost shows mean lost revenue.

"I believe we're letting something extremely valuable get away from us," he told the commissioners.

Sparks has discussed the project with some of the commissioners individually, but this meeting marked the first time Sparks has met with the commission as a whole. Sparks elaborated on the scope of the project and his vision.

This man is serious about getting this project started. He deserves our support.

thoraudio · #**2797** Posted **Apr 11, 2008, 12:49 PM**

quick blurb in the Advertiser about the A&P Lofts in Cloverdale with accompani... acompanyin... some pictures.

Cloverdale isn't 'downtown', but is Montgomery's oldest, most affluent 'street car' suburb.

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Lofts win international award

The Atlantic & Pacific (A&P) Lofts Development in Cloverdale has been honored for setting an international standard in design by The Congress for the New Urbanism. Built on the former site of an A&P grocery store, the development is the first recipient of the award in Alabama. The project was designed by McAlpine Tankersley and developed by City Loft Corp

| BRAVO | · #**2798** Posted **Apr 11, 2008, 1:08 PM**

Those look really nice. I was in Montgomery a few months ago with a buddy and we had lunch at Nancy's. It was gooood.

Brown Duckz · #**2799** Posted **Apr 11, 2008, 1:26 PM**

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Originally Posted by hallman02

Those look really nice. I was in Montgomery a few months ago with a buddy and we had lunch at Nancy's. It was gooood.

The shrimp & grits.

thoraudio · #**2800** Posted **Apr 11, 2008, 9:13 PM**

stopped by and saw Hijakd hard at work today. A long way to go on the Perry street condo's, but I'm sure they'll look good. Very... um... open and airy, right now.