Comments on: Wilson Station Renovations Bad News for Businesses /2010/04/30/wilson-station-renovations-bad-news-for-businesses/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed Community & Citizen journalism for your block, your neighborhood, our city Tue, 07 Dec 2010 02:20:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 By: Brad /2010/04/30/wilson-station-renovations-bad-news-for-businesses/comment-page-1/#comment-184 Brad Tue, 04 May 2010 19:49:32 +0000 /?p=6653#comment-184 Wanting to rid the neighborhood of businesses that are complacent, or even friendly to the drug & gang problems we have in Uptown is hardly 'economic cleansing'. Besides, this is no different than when an apartment building decides to go condo. You may have been living in the building for 25 years, but you are a renter, and as such understand that something like this could happen at any time in the future. If Lakeview Foods wasn't willing, or was unable to find a suitable alternative location while the work is done, then that is unfortunate for them, but that's life. Wanting to rid the neighborhood of businesses that are complacent, or even friendly to the drug & gang problems we have in Uptown is hardly ‘economic cleansing’.

Besides, this is no different than when an apartment building decides to go condo. You may have been living in the building for 25 years, but you are a renter, and as such understand that something like this could happen at any time in the future.

If Lakeview Foods wasn’t willing, or was unable to find a suitable alternative location while the work is done, then that is unfortunate for them, but that’s life.

]]> By: carlvs /2010/04/30/wilson-station-renovations-bad-news-for-businesses/comment-page-1/#comment-183 carlvs Tue, 04 May 2010 01:59:07 +0000 /?p=6653#comment-183 You should see the replies on this story over on the Uptown Update blog. They are almost giddy (sp?) over these closings. Seems that these businesses were not "upscale" enough for those who, in my opinion, seem to want to perform "economic cleansing" to the area. You should see the replies on this story over on the Uptown Update blog. They are almost giddy (sp?) over these closings. Seems that these businesses were not “upscale” enough for those who, in my opinion, seem to want to perform “economic cleansing” to the area.

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