More Freetown Development Proposed
Another proposal for major development in Freetown has been delivered to the Planning and Zoning Commission. It appears that Capstone Development of Birmingham, AL are determined to inflict student residences on Freetown. The latest proposal, for so-called 'Capstone Phase II', is for a 70 unit student housing complex to be built on Stewart Street, at the site that is currently occupied by the trailer park. This will be considered by the Planning and Zoning Commission at their July meeting. This is scheduled for July 10th, 2006. It appears that Capstone have learned nothing from their previous proposal being unanimously declined by the Commission. They are hell-bent on getting their hands on the money that is available in the Lafayette 'Go-Zone'. As with their previous application, this development would have detrimental effects upon the neighborhood (see below) and it should be resisted strenuously.
posted by Save Freetown at 6:54 PM
4 Comments:
I have lived in Freetown since I moved from the UK 5 years ago. The reason I wanted to life in this area is because it’s an old part of town and there has not been many changes in the way buildings / houses have been erected in the area. Keep Freetown free from the type of buildings you find in the new areas of Lafayette. I also don’t want to see 400 extra people with there cars in an area that the roads are not made for. But one point which has not being covered by people is what happens to the apartments when people/tenants have gone back home for summer break. This area is very quite at this time due to the fact most students have gone home. It want take long for the criminal element of this town to find out that there are all these empty apartments in an area and that will just breed trouble.
Good point about summer break!
How many trailers are there, and where will the trailer park people go? Isn't the city looking for a place for public housing? Might this not be better than more random apartment complexes? Public housing=families. It's a family value!
Dear Anonymous,
Which city do you live in? The trailers aren't going anywhere if this gets voted down. That trailer park will be here until hell freezes over , unless this development goes through and the owners eventually sell the trailer park to Capstone. As far the city looking for places for public housing. There are an abundance of places the city can build on for public housing. The issue is MONEY. More specifically the lack of it.
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