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verysadmetsfan Donating Member (1 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-25-11 10:26 AM
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1. It is just a bad idea.
Are they kidding?

Truly and really -- are they kidding?

I live not far from there. They are talking about pumping a billion dolars more into this thing to get it to open.

Part of it collapsed over the winter and it turns out the parking lot is sinking --- was there or wasn't there a problem when they were footing the parking lot over at the old Giants Stadium? I recall that there was a footing problem.

What happened to the setback rule?

If you are building a deck or expanding your home, there is a rule that says that you can only build whatever it is within a certain number of feet of the neighboring property. The building is literally right up against the highway; who permitted that to happen?

Who permitted it to be built on proctected wetlands???

The building isn't structually sound; I suggested that the building be refitted for classroom space and that the local post secondary schools can lease the classroom space -- nope; bulldoze this thing and let the land go back to being marsh and meadows.

BTW, the thing is built on state owned land; blue laws will be exempt.

If this mall opens and it manages to sell goods, it will drain revenue from the other malls -- and there are many within an hours' drive.

My guess is that if it opens, people will go there for the novelty of it -- that should be for about 6 months -- and after that, it will be a white elephant nobody will shop in.

It's just a bad idea. Very bad.
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