tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4532990168856234581.comments2008-01-03T18:57:43.238-05:00Sam Hummelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14009873778989801142noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4532990168856234581.post-56952799760460695332008-01-03T18:57:00.000-05:002008-01-03T18:57:00.000-05:00Have you seen our website-same story different town<BR/><BR/>goawaywg.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4532990168856234581.post-51768002674404149142007-12-21T16:36:00.000-05:002007-12-21T16:36:00.000-05:00Anne and everyone:<BR/>Congratulations!!! What a great early Christmas present. Thank you so much for taking the time and considerable effort to rally everyone.<BR/>Outstanding work and I truly appreciate all that you have done on our collective behalf.<BR/>Staceylindsay36884https://www.blogger.com/profile/17757086529627861412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4532990168856234581.post-66313218683809829142007-12-18T00:13:00.000-05:002007-12-18T00:13:00.000-05:00More information please, as I am not familiar with where these meetings are held. After parking at/in the Greene St. parking deck, where is the meeting? Thanks.lindsay36884https://www.blogger.com/profile/17757086529627861412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4532990168856234581.post-64730663486382232272007-12-15T16:57:00.000-05:002007-12-15T16:57:00.000-05:00Your Point is well taken.<BR/><BR/>When I moved into my current house 20 years ago there were 2 rentals on my street. As of today it is now 70% rental. I've had collage kids partying all hours of the day and night, I've had a drug dealer on my street for over 6 years.(yes, Kirkwood had a drug dealer in it) The house across the street has not had a tenant stay in it for more the 6 months<BR/>in the past 7 years. I can't begin to tell you how many times<BR/>we have had to call absentee property owners to come over<BR/>and cut the knee high grass, or ask them to have their renter<BR/>remove old cars that they've decided to just park in the yard, <BR/>or come over and get the trash they have thrown out the front door<BR/>out in the yard!<BR/><BR/>I'm sorry if you think I'm stereotyping, but my experience with most renters has not been that great. I would welcome you<BR/>or anyone els who rents and takes care of the property to move on my street, but right now it just is not happening.<BR/><BR/>I still belive that the<BR/>apartments "Lemans on Lawndale" is a real threat to Kirkwood, not a development that has a Walgreens <BR/>(which I'm not wild about either) and nine high end town homes.<BR/><BR/>I keep hearing people talk about the traffic, and they are right, but they need to be careful with that argument. Several years ago when they were rezoning the property on the corner of Battleground and Pisgah Church, the neighbors made the same argument. When it came time to rezone, the argument was made by city counsel that a corner with that much traffic could not be expected to remain residential.<BR/>It is now a CVS drugstore and the Wine WarehouseAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4532990168856234581.post-50319001842745280222007-12-15T15:50:00.000-05:002007-12-15T15:50:00.000-05:00I live in one of the rental houses in the Lawndale/Cornwallis block. I have lived in the neighborhood for 5 years. I love this area of Greensboro and growing up in the Greensboro area, I have always admired the Kirkwood neighborhood with its green covering, quaint houses and beautiful streets. When the opportunity came for me to join the community, I was elated. However, because I am a single mom, it was a better choice for me to rent rather than to buy a home. <BR/><BR/>I never realized the stereotypes and prejudices that surround people who rent property. Should the same prejudices be attached to someone who leases her car rather than buys it? I pay my rent just like you pay your mortgage. My rent pays city taxes, I pay property taxes for my car and my business. I take care of my yard, my home and from the looks of the yards and houses in this block so does most everyone else. I have invested time and money into my home. I have planted new trees, shrubs and flowers in order to beautify my yard and keep the neighborhood looking nice. I have never committed a crime, nor had to have the police come to my home.<BR/><BR/>There are homeowners that don't take care of their houses and yards and even homeowners who commit crimes and have the police called to their home. <BR/><BR/>I don't want this block bulldozed, but I also don't want to move from the house I live in that has character and is the place I call home, but more importantly I, just like you that pay a mortgage, want to preserve the neighborhood that I live in and love.<BR/><BR/>Instead of treating renters like criminals, low-lifes and invaders in your community, try a little community spirit. Just remember when you make stereotypical comments about renters like the ones Evelyn Miller made at the Zoning Commission meeting you are talking about people who have chosen to rent, but are in actuality real people just like you. I am one of those people and don't deserve the comments that have continuously been handed out. <BR/><BR/>I am a part of this community and even despite the degrading comments that have been made, I want to continue to live here and I want to save Lawndale/Cornwallis just like you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4532990168856234581.post-67589421494761794162007-12-12T22:53:00.000-05:002007-12-12T22:53:00.000-05:00I have to be honest with you. I'm not sure that bull dozing nine rental houses is really such <BR/>a bad thing, granted, I'm not wild about a large Walgreens going up there either. <BR/><BR/>I"M more concerned about the large number of homes in Kirkwood that are now rentals.<BR/><BR/>The biggest threat to Kirkwood/Ivering park is not a Walgreens, but the Lemans Apartments on the corner of Lawndale and Cone. Call the <BR/>management and ask them what percentage of the tenants are section 8, group homes, or <BR/>drug step down homes, you'd be surprised. Then call the police and ask them how many calls<BR/>and what types of calls they have had to the apartment's <BR/>again, you'd be surprised. This type of property can kill<BR/>a neighborhood, just look at the Glennwood neighborhood.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4532990168856234581.post-2540489375371073972007-12-12T20:36:00.000-05:002007-12-12T20:36:00.000-05:00you can leave comments without logging in or creating a Google account. Simply click on the "comments" button under any post, type your comment in the "Leave your comment" box and select the "anonymous" radio button, or, select the "nickname" radio button and give a name that will appear with the comment.Sam Hummelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14009873778989801142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4532990168856234581.post-71536631225268336712007-12-10T19:35:00.000-05:002007-12-10T19:35:00.000-05:00We have a lot of work to do beyond this issue if we are going to save Lawndale. If we are not proactive and get ahead of of these issue we will be fighting this battle over and over again until all of the residences on Lawndale are gone.<BR/>Our House would be gone as well if we did not have the good fortune to grab it before another buyer who would have demolished it for parking!<BR/><BR/>shel<BR/>2412 Lawndalebikewallahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11133282676754480496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4532990168856234581.post-15012430106019079922007-12-10T07:26:00.000-05:002007-12-10T07:26:00.000-05:00Get a NO WALGREENS STOP REZONING sign for your yard! Email me at savelawndale.cornwallis@gmail.com with your information and I will get one to you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4532990168856234581.post-31877745544003432682007-12-09T16:48:00.000-05:002007-12-09T16:48:00.000-05:00Erik, I agree with you completely. Do you know of any communities that have local ordinances that put community approval ahead of development going forward? Some people would probably say that the zoning board and local planning committees are supposed to represent the community, but clearly that is now how it works. Those bodies are often loaded with developers or developer-friendly folks. Which makes sense because who else would be interested in vetting development proposals from all around a huge city. It seems like there really should be dozens of little citizen boards that vet developments relevant to their immediate area.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, if anyone knows of a city or county that's developed a less "backwards" development policy/process, I'd be interested in hearing about it. Maybe that should ultimately be the goal of this No Walgreen's campaign: the passage of local development laws that would change it so communities don't have to scramble to oppose development after it is already well on its way. If we could make that happen, it would also benefit neighborhoods that might not have the capacity to organize as quickly and effectively as the Kirkdwood/Irving Park area.Sam Hummelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14009873778989801142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4532990168856234581.post-90004132172636604082007-12-07T18:46:00.000-05:002007-12-07T18:46:00.000-05:00Does anyone ever stop and think about how backwards our system effectively is, in which neighborhoods must suddenly struggle and organize to STOP a harmful physical reshaping of their own communities (and often losing the battle)... rather than the proposal being vetted by the community FIRST, and only going forward if approved?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4532990168856234581.post-86499530846338903062007-12-07T05:34:00.000-05:002007-12-07T05:34:00.000-05:00Thanks to those who have stepped forward to get this effort organized to stop the rezoning. Anyone who has driven past that corner knows the plan to put a drug store there is insane - and the blow to the adjacent residential areas would be fatal. Do not underestimate, however, the power of the real estate developers - City Council needs to hear from us, loud and clear.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4532990168856234581.post-9440471922423103212007-12-06T22:48:00.000-05:002007-12-06T22:48:00.000-05:00Why in Hell would a new Walgreens be less than 2 miles from the one at Pisgah Church and Lawndale. These people are nuts!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4532990168856234581.post-53168495274111386072007-12-06T21:04:00.000-05:002007-12-06T21:04:00.000-05:00I have witnessed 2 serious car accidents at that intersection and was almost involved in one. We do not need any other retailer occupying that corner and adding to what is already a congested area.<BR/>Sorry I missed the meeting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4532990168856234581.post-21794228810844744922007-12-06T10:41:00.000-05:002007-12-06T10:41:00.000-05:00I also would be interested in obtaining a yard sign, but cannot make the meeting.<BR/><BR/>All of the talk about City Council members being "for development" really sickens me. The development that they are "for" is development that will line their pockets, not development that will create jobs and be good for Greensboro. It is really sickening!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4532990168856234581.post-55208660224611422082007-12-06T08:33:00.000-05:002007-12-06T08:33:00.000-05:00How does one get a yard sign to join the opposition? I can't make it to the meeting tonight but would love to show my support in this way...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4532990168856234581.post-87832032011777422522007-12-06T08:16:00.000-05:002007-12-06T08:16:00.000-05:00We had the same battle with a Walgreens, bank, townhomes and 3 story condos proposed for the corner of New Garden and Garden Lake.<BR/>It took 2 plus battles with the board to get this put off.<BR/>On the last decision the developer came back and requested a meeting one month later by the board, which is supposed to be not again until the next year.<BR/>The developer entended their buy out to the parties that objected the most but was still defeated.<BR/>All I can say is keep hitting hard and watch for any sneaky action by the city.......and the developer which happens to be for heavens sake, a council member........<BR/><BR/>jg resident of Garden Lake CircleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4532990168856234581.post-10630203995195371072007-12-04T18:53:00.000-05:002007-12-04T18:53:00.000-05:00There really isn't much more to be said on the issue; I must have missed the edict that every corner must be occupied by a CVS, Walgreens and Eckerd pharmacy. Anyone who has ever driven that section of Lawndale (live in the neighborhood or not) and appreciated the arching, aged trees, branches touching over the street...and would care to see a Walgreens at the corner, I'm speechless, really. <BR/>I don't want to speak for everyone, but it seems we already have a Walgreens directly across from the Fresh Market on LAWNDALE if we so choose to purchase from them. I believe we have 5 in town, from High Point Rd. to Elm St., and I think that's sufficient. I will see you all at the meeting Thursday.Staysshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02325996300009521291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4532990168856234581.post-69549037470452704582007-12-04T09:54:00.000-05:002007-12-04T09:54:00.000-05:00Now we are talking ! I can't say how proud I am of the effort,when citizens join together for a common cause we all win.Count me in.<BR/> Signed ,Joe WilsonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4532990168856234581.post-82444687085206366982007-12-03T22:34:00.000-05:002007-12-03T22:34:00.000-05:00This is a beautiful block. Keep it residential and fight the rezoning!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com