tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post4057605393581230874..comments2024-03-27T19:57:30.869-04:00Comments on Springfield Vermont News: Springfield strategic plan has early successSpringfield VT Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17845498364686334900noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post-15049773096563356942016-04-20T11:30:29.898-04:002016-04-20T11:30:29.898-04:00Well, I know this is asking a bit much for the res...Well, I know this is asking a bit much for the residents to get involved and actually take an active role because as we know VERY well if it isn't crashing through most of Springfield residents doors then they are not willing to put themselves out there. <br /><br />These types of facilities and housing are BIG BIG BUSINESS these days. They are a money maker. Look around you at what you have Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post-21392818596416279352016-04-20T11:17:07.673-04:002016-04-20T11:17:07.673-04:00Sounds like a good idea... er, does the town own t...Sounds like a good idea... er, does the town own that building? I'm guessing not; so what's your plan?Bob Lombardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post-3658731096729251512016-04-20T10:51:54.519-04:002016-04-20T10:51:54.519-04:00Used to be...being the key termUsed to be...being the key termchrishinalovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00810985170378711363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post-72765743418577538442016-04-19T20:53:07.806-04:002016-04-19T20:53:07.806-04:00the professional building next door to Bibens is a...the professional building next door to Bibens is almost empty save for a hair salon and orthdontist; how about utilizing the remainder of the building for a senior center; plenty of parking; no stairs; no crossing Main St and taking your life in your hands; there have been several auto accidents when senior are trying to cross the street and cars rearend each other because some drivers do not Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post-16605973029582413182016-04-19T16:06:59.521-04:002016-04-19T16:06:59.521-04:00James, the theater itself has been successful main...James, the theater itself has been successful mainly because of the hard working entrepreneurial spirit of its owners. Beyond that, the new, retail store fronts have remained largely vacant just like the rest of Main Street. A $4.6M renovation of the Wilson Block wont have its store fronts in any greater demand. The Woolson Block is of no architectural or historical significance. tearing it Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post-29414414302970152572016-04-19T15:11:01.384-04:002016-04-19T15:11:01.384-04:00Chuck, do you think shopping more at Wally World c...Chuck, do you think shopping more at Wally World can fix this? That way they will have to hire more criminally underpaid employees thus lowering the taxes spent on welfare and unemployment. I am not really sure that they are hiring criminals for employees though. I know a guy who knows a guy who knows a Walmart employee and he says that happy employee has no criminal record. Go figure! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post-62365945351903135012016-04-19T09:33:10.800-04:002016-04-19T09:33:10.800-04:00Did you forget there used to be a correctional fac...Did you forget there used to be a correctional facility on Main Street in Woodstock? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post-30874962566224761522016-04-18T18:49:07.428-04:002016-04-18T18:49:07.428-04:00The single biggest reason Springfield's downto...The single biggest reason Springfield's downtown is bereft of businesses is, quite simply, Wal-Mart. Their average store has a competitive advantage no local business would ever have-- from half a million to a million dollars of taxpayers' money subsidizing their criminally underpaid employees. Once a Wal-Mart has destroyed the competition, it then jacks up the prices-- but not the chuck gregorynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post-91673019416418286682016-04-18T17:13:59.435-04:002016-04-18T17:13:59.435-04:00I agree with 11:44am. I truly the Woolson Block w...I agree with 11:44am. I truly the Woolson Block were going for a different use. I consider myself fairly liberal, and I still can recognize that making low income housing for behaviorally-challenged youth is not the best way to revitalize a downtown. Additionally, whenever I read these stories, there's always mention of creating more parking downtown. Why all the need for extra parking ifdogluvrinvthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12801700281708273516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post-6837964078612748842016-04-18T17:12:24.952-04:002016-04-18T17:12:24.952-04:00Hm, you don't like what was done at the theate...Hm, you don't like what was done at the theater?James Wormsteadnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post-35855797570309698222016-04-18T11:44:18.755-04:002016-04-18T11:44:18.755-04:00I'm happy that the board is trying and in many...I'm happy that the board is trying and in many cases, doing something. However, I do agree with 8:04 that the Woolson Block should be used for means other than some type of correctional institution. Who wants their business underneath a bunch of crazed criminal kids stomping and screaming. It's the heart of the square. They made mention of Woodstock recently and how people "flockAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post-89935667094577099452016-04-17T11:22:40.483-04:002016-04-17T11:22:40.483-04:00You could always run for Selectman if you're n...You could always run for Selectman if you're not happy with the current board.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post-28163862525419485742016-04-17T08:15:37.671-04:002016-04-17T08:15:37.671-04:008:04, what is your source for the claim that 2/3ds...8:04, what is your source for the claim that 2/3ds of the population is on the dole?chuck gregorynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post-63321852223045676732016-04-16T20:04:57.532-04:002016-04-16T20:04:57.532-04:00Without acknowledgment of why retail businesses ch...Without acknowledgment of why retail businesses chronically fail on Main Street, no strategic plan will have an impact. Bottom line, it's demographics stupid. When Springfield's feckless selectboard allowed low income housing to expand to the point that over 2/3 of the population is on the dole, no desirable enterprise can flourish.<br /><br />So what's the selectboard do, but Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com