Comments on: Mount Vernon City Council Continues Aging City Artificially http://blog.danvoyles.us/2007/08/mount-vernon-city-council-continues-aging-city-artificially/ My thoughts, rants, and local discussion. In convenient blog form. Thu, 27 May 2010 21:49:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: David http://blog.danvoyles.us/2007/08/mount-vernon-city-council-continues-aging-city-artificially/comment-page-1/#comment-5082 David Sat, 25 Aug 2007 20:51:40 +0000 http://blog.danvoyles.us/2007/08/mount-vernon-city-council-continues-aging-city-artificially/#comment-5082 You know people do have relatives in the area, maybe they want to be near them to watch their grandkids (great grandkids, nieces, nephews, whatever) grow and be part of their lives. They may need to stay in the area to help care for a family member. There are many reasons for someone retiring and living in MtV, think "outside the box" :) You know people do have relatives in the area, maybe they want to be near them to watch their grandkids (great grandkids, nieces, nephews, whatever) grow and be part of their lives. They may need to stay in the area to help care for a family member.

There are many reasons for someone retiring and living in MtV, think “outside the box” :)

]]> By: Emily http://blog.danvoyles.us/2007/08/mount-vernon-city-council-continues-aging-city-artificially/comment-page-1/#comment-5081 Emily Sat, 25 Aug 2007 18:43:51 +0000 http://blog.danvoyles.us/2007/08/mount-vernon-city-council-continues-aging-city-artificially/#comment-5081 Why buy a conco in Mt. Vernon when you can go to Boca and play shuffleboard. Why buy a conco in Mt. Vernon when you can go to Boca and play shuffleboard.

]]> By: Dave http://blog.danvoyles.us/2007/08/mount-vernon-city-council-continues-aging-city-artificially/comment-page-1/#comment-5076 Dave Wed, 22 Aug 2007 13:38:02 +0000 http://blog.danvoyles.us/2007/08/mount-vernon-city-council-continues-aging-city-artificially/#comment-5076 From your description, I thought you were talking about a "shady rest" assisted living center for the elderly. Then as I read further I see these are condos/apartments. I agree, it is a very bad decision to put this in an R-1 zoned area (in a flood plain no less?). It's a gamble for the developer/city, no doubt, but consider this. Retired folks have the largest disposable income. Not only do they buy condos, they also buy furniture, appliances, cars, boats, services like cell phone, internet, memberships (to clubs etc), and they pay a boat-load of city taxes on all of this. I could go on and on. So it's a good thing to bring all of this disposable income into a community, but they shouldn't destroy a neighborhood to do it. From your description, I thought you were talking about a “shady rest” assisted living center for the elderly. Then as I read further I see these are condos/apartments. I agree, it is a very bad decision to put this in an R-1 zoned area (in a flood plain no less?). It’s a gamble for the developer/city, no doubt, but consider this.

Retired folks have the largest disposable income. Not only do they buy condos, they also buy furniture, appliances, cars, boats, services like cell phone, internet, memberships (to clubs etc), and they pay a boat-load of city taxes on all of this. I could go on and on. So it’s a good thing to bring all of this disposable income into a community, but they shouldn’t destroy a neighborhood to do it.

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