The new scaled back plans for Ridgely Park presented to the planning commission raise a big question.
We are told that the plan reflects today's economic realities. We are also told no one is going to build anything for a while because of the state of the economy. In other words, nothing is going to get built until things get better.
The cutbacks in the plan presented Wednesday would require us to change many time tested town ordinances. If nothing is going to get built until prosperity returns, why should the developer plan represent today's recession reality? In other words, our ordinances should remain the same because if anything does get built it will be built in a time of returning prosperity. The developer will be able to afford to adhere to ordinances that are now deemed to be too expensive. Let's keep Ridgely, Ridgely!
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There really is no question here. If nothing is to be built until better economic times, then keep the plan as it was originally planned for in better economic times. Don't mess with ordinances to accomodate a developer. We already did that and look what it got us!
Good point. Developers always cry poverty. The point is that if they do build it won't be in a poor market. They can afford to follow town rules. I'm sick of all kinds of people coming here and telling us how we should do things anyhow.
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