Comments on: Buy Local. Get Booted.

By: nelliebelle1197

nelliebelle1197 — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 21:17:44 +0000

I swear it started with a local landlord, because that business owner was dead serious when he told me about why his lease wasn’t renewed when he was the only tenant in the building.

By: Decatur Metro

Decatur Metro — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 20:45:55 +0000

I’m not a miracle worker Andisheh.

By: Lyn

Lyn — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 20:41:26 +0000

Actually most of those buildings date back to the 60s — different era/different vision. They certainly offer a redevelopment opportunity and one that we have discussed from time to time with the owner. Certainly don’t expect anything to surface any time soon.

By: Lyn

Lyn — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 20:38:03 +0000

Just another one of those urban rumors that just won’t die.

By: cubalibre

cubalibre — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 20:31:45 +0000

“When did it become OK to think of the law as a means of forcing property owners to serve other people’s idea of the common good instead of a protection against that very thing.”

Um, Josh, sugar dumplin’, that’s pretty much what zoning ordinances (e.g., laws) do– they compel property owners to make their property in certain areas conform to the common purpose that the municipality has decreed those areas are to serve. ‘Twouldn’t be unheard of for a city to implement just the sort of guidelines that Snowflake’s suggesting.

By: Josh

Josh — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 20:12:34 +0000

Wow! I can think of a bunch of things I’d rather go in that lot too, but none of them compelling enough to entice me to offer to buy the lot from the owner and do something else with the land.

When did it become OK to think of the law as a means of forcing property owners to serve other people’s idea of the common good instead of a protection against that very thing.

By: Coffeejolts

Coffeejolts — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 18:43:52 +0000

I’ll take booting over the predatory towing they have in Savannah. There, towing companies can tow your vehicle if they believe you are parked illegally. They don’t have to take pictures to prove you are guilty, so they’ll tow you if you’re anywhere near a no parking zone. $75 for the boot is much better than $200. At least they scratched my paint for free

By: Andisheh Nouraee

Andisheh Nouraee — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 15:40:21 +0000

Key to the Brickstore?
I’d settle for a chair at the Brickstore. On a Thursday.