By Arnold Schmidt.
So who amongst us wouldn’t want a new bookstore, a nice restaurant, Home Goods-type store, an indoor sports center or other commercial business to fill the empty Kmart space when instead we can have 200 – 300 brand new sparkling condominiums or rental apartments in a 3 – 4 story structure overlooking Easton Avenue?
Who would be against another 400 – 500 cars routinely entering and exiting that parking lot backing up the Easton Ave. and JFK Blvd. intersection? A little more traffic congestion, noise and air pollution to enhance our quality of life – not a problem. And who amongst us wouldn’t want another several hundred children in our school system? Think of the additional jobs it would create (and increase our property taxes) due to the corresponding, necessary increase in infrastructure to support this; more teachers (maybe more school construction), administrative and support staff, increased emergency services, a larger police force, impact on our water and sewerage systems.
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