B. Herron and I were talking about this just a day or two ago. I'm beginning to see
a picture where Basim has enough friends on the council that he doesn't need Brian's
vote to get what he wants. The one company I heard who seems to have been
interested at one point is a group called American Hotel or Motel Co. If so, they
are a subsidiary of Wells Fargo. If so, I'd say the impetus is from that direction
since WF just move their HQ to Honeywell Campus.
WMarks
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> Subject: East Lake Street Motel (Document link not converted)
>
> Many of you may not be aware that a developer is attempting to build a Motel on
> Lake Street behind the former Irish Too (currently Round Up) bar.
>
> The neighborhood had been pursuing affordable artist housing with ArtSpace when
> one of the artist housing task force members, Basim Sabri, purchased the land
> out from under the project and immediatly killed it.
>
> A motel has been a very unpopular proposal, and Brian Herron says he might
> support it, but not before there are several public meetings. No public
> meetings have been held, and the motel is now on various zoning and planning
> agendas; I don't know if Brian is aware of that or not, but I'm trying to find
> out.
>
> A motel is a bad idea for a lot reasons - Whittier suffered for 20 + years
> before they got rid of their hotel.
>
> Development in the neighborhood should benefit area residents, and there is a
> drastic shortage of services in this area - most law abiding citizens will have
> no need or ability to afford a hotel.
>
> I believe there is a lot more going on, that this has intentionally been kept
> "below the radar"; I know for a fact that the mayor's office has been trying to
> meet with the developer since November, and got brushed aside. Now the
> developer tells the mayor's office that he has Brian Herron's full support.
> (that is a claim, as yet un-verified).
>
> Thoughts?
>
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