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Originally Posted by Wrightguy0
"Our town centre is the Rothesay Common, it has been for decades and it will continue to be," honestly, how many people go to the commons, just for the bountiful shopping and to see the wonderful destination that it is? don't get me wrong, the commons is a nice place, but does it feel like a true center for the community?
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If your idea of a community center is based on shopping, shouldn't you be living downtown or near McAllister?
I'm not too familiar with how the commons is used, but as a Gondola Point resident I think the Arts and Culture Park is really the kind of thing he has in mind. Free outdoor concerts Wednesday, free outdoor kids movies Friday, free outdoor adult movies Saturday. Free skating all winter. Meenans Cove Canada Day. Dragon Boat festival. Jazz festival. Those are KV family type activities, frankly I doubt a big portion of the population thinks lack of shopping opportunities are important to their lifestyle.
This is overall an interesting area, because downtown Saint John, KV, Grand Bay, Kingston Peninsula, you can chose where to live based on lifestyle and not be very far away from everything else. No need to create a downtown KV, Saint John already has one that can be used by everyone.
My personal thumbs down to the idea, I think it would fail.