tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22571319.post117189146900079321..comments2023-06-18T10:03:39.982-05:00Comments on Gregorian Rants: A stupid comment about the Tap business - honestly, some people have no cluePeterGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13362919400474969329noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22571319.post-1172539409343035172007-02-26T19:23:00.000-06:002007-02-26T19:23:00.000-06:00Quick FYI. The vote was 5-1 and Simon was absent. ...Quick FYI. The vote was 5-1 and Simon was absent. She may have been in Bangladesh at the time. Though, it seems clear she would have voted against it by now. Here's a link to the minutes http://ci.carbondale.il.us/meetings/documents/January62004regular.pdfAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22571319.post-1171947410254480422007-02-19T22:56:00.000-06:002007-02-19T22:56:00.000-06:00No, it was on the West side of Illinois, just Sout...No, it was on the West side of Illinois, just South of El Greco's.<BR/><BR/>If you don't get it by now, you never will. Read it again and/or find someone older to help you.PeterGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13362919400474969329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22571319.post-1171946217507432352007-02-19T22:36:00.001-06:002007-02-19T22:36:00.001-06:00First, I'm a little young, so I want to make sure ...First, I'm a little young, so I want to make sure I have this correct: "American Tap" was kitty corner to Sidetracks? Where that empty parking lot now sits? I'm 95% sure I am correct. Based on that, I have these statements/questions. You're post focuses on the fact that buying that property would create jobs and enhance the strip. So, did we hire more police to sit in that parking lot when American Tap was shut down, because the police are the only people who use it? Does anyone other than the towing company make money when people get towed from parking there? How exactly are we making this money back? How does a vacant parking lot make the strip look more appealing? To put it simply, the city should have bought this property at the price the building was appraised for. That way, we get rid of the property (as we should have) but we also don't lose millions of dollars while we sit and hope for a business to buy that property, create jobs, and enhance the environment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com