Comments on: Aunt Millie’s Looking To Leaven Onto Pearl http://www.whatsgoingdowntown.com/2009/06/26/aunt-millies-looking-to-leaven-onto-pearl/ Sat, 04 Sep 2010 20:39:49 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Andy http://www.whatsgoingdowntown.com/2009/06/26/aunt-millies-looking-to-leaven-onto-pearl/comment-page-1/#comment-9640 Andy Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:59:53 +0000 http://www.whatsgoingdowntown.com/?p=3180#comment-9640 I watched a little of the public debate over this on public access last night. People spoke for and against the closing of Pearl St at the city council meeting. I would vote not to close off a portion of Pearl St. I don't think it is the best move to make especially if we are trying to bring people and businesses back to downtown. Quite a few folks use Pearl St during the day besides employees of Perfection. The same is true at night. It's a brick street which has character to it, something downtown needs more of. It is an access point for people to travel between Columbia Street and the Bourbon Street Hideaway to Henry's. And if a new building gets built on the corner of the SW corner of Pearl and Harrison (at one time 5/3rd were talking about locating there) it would eliminate traffic access to it. A common complaint for motorists traveling into and around downtown is the one way streets and the lack of continuity in some exisiting streets (Harrison, Webster). When do we say unless it is absolutely necessary (in this case it is for a private business expansion) the city will NOT be closing or interrupting any more streets ?? What kind of precident would this set for private business in obtaining city owned (taxpayer owned) property: streets, land, etc ?? Would other business owners be able to request ownership over city streets solely on the basis of their own financial interests ? I watched a little of the public debate over this on public access last night. People spoke for and against the closing of Pearl St at the city council meeting.

I would vote not to close off a portion of Pearl St. I don’t think it is the best move to make especially if we are trying to bring people and businesses back to downtown. Quite a few folks use Pearl St during the day besides employees of Perfection. The same is true at night. It’s a brick street which has character to it, something downtown needs more of. It is an access point for people to travel between Columbia Street and the Bourbon Street Hideaway to Henry’s. And if a new building gets built on the corner of the SW corner of Pearl and Harrison (at one time 5/3rd were talking about locating there) it would eliminate traffic access to it.

A common complaint for motorists traveling into and around downtown is the one way streets and the lack of continuity in some exisiting streets (Harrison, Webster).

When do we say unless it is absolutely necessary (in this case it is for a private business expansion) the city will NOT be closing or interrupting any more streets ??

What kind of precident would this set for private business in obtaining city owned (taxpayer owned) property: streets, land, etc ?? Would other business owners be able to request ownership over city streets solely on the basis of their own financial interests ?

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