Vandalia Clarksburg Parking Lot
posted by Gundovald at 6/09/2006 11:04:00 AM
Friday, June 09, 2006
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The parking lot at South Second Street and Washington Avenue has never been referred to as a city lot in the paper. If you're going to trash the paper, at least get your facts straight.
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It seems as though Gundy got under the skin of someone at the newspaper. It seems that the response was from one of writer's. So the other question is... when will they start doing some good editorials that actually mean something as apposed to Jamie "Has No Point" Logue's editorials.
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Someone at the paper is reading Gun???? Could be a plus.
Gundovald, I wish you'd find out about the PARKING LOTS that Vandalia bought at South 2nd and Washington Avenue. They've been referred to in the paper as both the "City Lots" and the "County Lots". Vandalia Redevelopment pays the taxes. If they were bought w/ taxpayer money, where are the revenue's going? They probably pull down about 5 grand per month. Their property taxes are about 8K per annum. What's the deal here?
6/08/2006 10:34:02 AM
Yes, Vandalia owns the steel parking structure on Washington and South 2nd. I believe that the County owns the lot on the opposite corner where the county vehicles park. That is the area that the County commission offered to the Italian Heritage Festival Committee as an alternative Main Stage area when there was still some question as to the construction schedule and availability for the front of the courthouse. Vandalia keeps whatever money they make from that parking garage. It has been postulated that V. bought the garage as a bargaining chip to use as trade, barter, or as a way to better negotiate (blackmail?) with either the city or county for other possible development properties. Rumor has it that even within the last year, but prior to the recent Mollohan troubles, V. attempted to use that property as a leverage to get the city to yield certain advantages to V. The city refused to play. As for any confusion about the Clarksburg newspaper variously refering to different parking areas as being City, or County .... well, we're still talking about the C'Burg paper right? ... and your question is for me to explain their confusion?
6/09/2006 11:02:59 AM