by David Dahlbacka in All Ages, Beat Reporter, Development and Zoning, Environment and Open Space, Events, Ward 1
Posted on June 28, 2010 at 12:16 am
Last Modified on June 28, 2010 at 12:26 am
| June 30, 2010 | ||
| 7:00 pm | to | 9:00 pm |
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Ocean State Job Lot Introductory Meeting
Wed. June 30 7:00 PM
Elizabeth Peabody House
277 Broadway
Somerville MA (map)
This meeting was called by Ocean State Job Lot to introduce themselves as a potential tenant at 299 Broadway, the former Star Market site.
This meeting is important because this use could tie up the site for a long time and affect local property values.
For more information, see Ocean State Job Lot.
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Time to refocus all the squeaking and moaning during that went on during the rezoning process: the Worst Case Scenario rears its ugly head.
Ocean State Job Lot? That’s like hitting the longest slide in “Chutes and Ladders”.
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interesting article from the globe about ocean state job lot
http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/food/articles/2008/06/18/stocked_to_sell/
btw – bought chutes and ladders there
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Great. I guess if I can’t be bothered to make it all the way down to KMart, I can shop closer to home.
Seriously, is this what that stretch of Broadway is really in need of? There was a substantial effort put forth by the city and its residents towards the rezoning of Broadway, in order to provide for some more mixed-use (read: more tax revenue than retail) development.
Granted, no one will develop that parcel tomorrow, but letting Ocean State Job Lot plop down on a long-term lease is not a good move – look at what letting KMart (and they were going bankrupt!) drive the initial round development at Assembly Square did: I can hit a golf ball from Bed Bath & Beyond over to the *other* Bed Bath & Beyond in Everett.
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Some more discussion here:
http://community.livejournal.com/somervillemass/207696.html
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6/30/10 Ocean State Job Lot Introductory Meeting – Beat Report
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I say NO TO JOB LOT.
Somerville needs FRESH FOOD, not BOXED FOOD.
Job Lot will bring with it more automobile-based shopping of non-local products. Look at the bigger picture, they are the begining of a domino effect. Keep Job Lot Out of Somerville!
Stop Broadway from becoming Route 1!
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