Comments on: Family Dollar Planned for Oakhurst’s “Big H Property”

By: 3rdAve Perry

3rdAve Perry — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 14:21:16 +0000

Not thrilled about this, but as long as that property remains a strip mall, it may as well have a strip mall store. Better that than abandoned property. At least it’s set back from the road a bit. Frankily, I’d like to see a local theater – stage, not screen – go there, or a community center or non-profit organization that works for the community.

By: Oakhurst Dad

Oakhurst Dad — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 19:49:40 +0000

I think DM should sponsor a thread asking “what would you do with the big H space if you owned it?” – besides tear it down.

I bet there would be some really creative and interesting business ideas, some maybe worth pursuing.

Does anyone know Bruce well enough to ask what minimum financial return he is looking for? How much he would re-invest in the property?

By: Decatur Metro

Decatur Metro — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 13:49:16 +0000

He’s being sarcastic.

By: Jimmy Buffett

Jimmy Buffett — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 13:26:12 +0000

As my good friend Paul Westerberg might say, He who laughs first, didn’t get the joke…

By: Craig1491

Craig1491 — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 13:23:00 +0000

TeeRuss, you must not live in Oakhurst or even come into our neighborhood. It is NOT overwhelmingly poor and carless! Quite the opposite. I moved into Oakhurst in the ’90’s and that may well have been the case then but not now. Our neighborhood has become quite upscale. Sure there a some “poor, carless” households here, but not very many and I’d speculate that most of them will be gone in the next 10 years or so since the majority of them are elderly. I don’t see Oakhurst as the target demographic for FD and wonder why they think that. Also don’t see how there is enough traffic on East Lake to justify it either. Not much activity other than rush hours going to/from work and parents shuttling kids to Fifth Ave school.