I have pretty much stayed out of the debate over moving the Matt Talbott Kitchen because it is, in large part, a NIMBY problem. That is, folks are generally supportive of the facility unless it wants to move next door to them. There's no winning that kind of debate. The facility has to go somewhere. That "somewhere" is often the first "not bad" location that becomes available. In this case: the old Carnegie library on North 27th. Had the timing been different it could just have easily been any other reasonably accessible location in the city.
I hope neighbors of the new facility can find ways to work with it rather than against it. Otherwise they're going to find a lot of stress in their lives in the near future.
Even bigger news than the Matt Talbott move, in my opinion, is the reason it had to move in the first place. Assurity Life Insurance Company will begin construction on their new building in 2010. That is exciting news for the Antelope Ditch Valley Project. As much as I scowl at some parts of the AVP, I do very badly want it to succeed. If this community is going to put a billion bucks into something I don't want that cash to go to waste. Seeing that first major private investment in the area begin construction will be a wonderful thing to see.
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A friend of mine just got informed he has to move out of the house he is renting because it was bought by Assurity (where my mom works) for the AVP project.
I really wish some business would come along and buy my house (at least, if I could get the assessed value for it).
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