Convenience Store neighborhood effect

[AlexS]

I was watching the renovation of the Speedway store at 8th/Perry St which was going on for weeks. I saw them upgrade electric, redo the insulation, pressure wash and paint the building and install additional lighting. All in all very good things. Although now that it opened back up I am also a bit disappointed.

Instead of the original open counter where you get served, there is now one of these bulletproof surrounded counters with a small pass through slot to pay. What kind of message does that send about the safety of Springfield ?

Additionally the owner needs some education about Jacksonville Sign Laws. Some large cigarrette posters stapled to the neighboring fence. Maybe the printout and link to the COJ page will help.
http://www.coj.net/Departments/Planning+and+Development/Building+Inspection/Sign+Laws.htm#11

I am also curious and will be watching very closely if the trash around the store will increase now that it reopened. Although I have to say so far it appears rather clean around the store. One can only hope.

[cindi]

he appears to cater to the same audience that his predecesor did.  his coolers are stocked full of beer and no milk.  doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results?

[danno]

I will refrain from comment since I have never owned our run a retail establishment in or outside of the hood.

[thelakelander]

Don't throw Metro Jacksonville under the bus on this one.  You guys posting are just as much discussion board members here as those you don't agree with.  Opinions discussed in the forums are just that......opinions of the individuals posting.  However, you can thank Metro Jacksonville for allowing a venue for dialogue on a variety of issues to take place.

[cindi]

I will refrain from comment since I have never owned our run a retail establishment in or outside of the hood.

and you only have 47 post. 

[cindi]

the upside of the speedway is the fact that they are not open 24/7.  the "cage" keeps the bad guys from getting to the clerk, however, in the instance of the shell - the "boy in the bubble" is at a disadvantage, especially at night, they can't get to him, but they rob him blind and he can't leave to go after them because then it's all wide open. honestly not sure why they don't have off duty jso there.  

[Dan B]

What will happen is what the old ABC liqour used to do, and that is block off 75% of the store, and put everything of value behind it. It makes for a warm and fuzzy shopping experience.

That said, The few months between when I graduated HS, and left for bootcamp, I worked over night at a gas station in the small town of Acton Mass, and we shut down the front door, and made everyone go to the window, and that was 16 years ago, in an area NOT known for any problems.

[cindi]

dan, i am really surprised that they don't do that.  the nightly loss from shoplifting has got be be incredible.

[Dan B]

Yeah, of course.  I conceded your point several posts ago as evidenced by my amendment of the posting.  This isn't anything mind blowing.

Matt, your conciliatory tone will get you nowhere.

[Johnny]

stephen, I think the better person to answer that question would be you. You already know all of the answers. Your post count and many posts over the years reek of self importance. So, seriously, what is your personal objective? Besides making sure that Louise resigns from SPAR and all of the elitists in the neighborhood are stoned.

[Johnny]

Oh, and all of the people you apparently do not like quits posting on this forum.

[Johnny]

I do not doubt that you have some good feelings about the hood and have done positive things in the area, however blowing on embers is as bad as lighting the match. I think what you overlook on many of the topics you get involved with and thrash those that post in them is this... we have many passionate folks living in this neighborhood. Their words on the forum may not convey the feelings they have, they may sound much more harsh then they truly mean to be. I don't believe any of them are truly elitists. Regardless, when someone opens something in a neighborhood that people live in, the neighbors do have the right to have an opinion on that. They do have the right to discuss it, complain about it, etc... This is done in other neighborhoods as well. There was recently a neighborhood that fought Wal-Mart being opened near it. People do this... conversation and debate is ok. There is no need to make the other side look like a bad guy. That's all I'm saying.

[AlexS]

I do think that Louise should resign. You can tell because I said so openly.

And I thought you were the one advocating to stay on topic on the other thread. After all, this is MetroJax which has it's standards.

[AlexS]

Oh, and all of the people you apparently do not like quits posting on this forum.

Thats a pretty unfair statement johnny.  I can't answer for Matt, just as Dan can't answer for me.  And I don't think that Matt should quit posting on the forum.  However he thinks he should tell me what and how I should post and seems to be under water because I keep challenging his entitlement viewpoint.

I do think that Louise should resign. You can tell because I said so openly.

But surely you grant me that I have put my money, time and work where my mouth is on this subject.  I opened four main street businesses, and brought another 10 friends with shops out there.  Ive worked positively on Main Street for 10 years, and me and john spilled our own blood in order to do it.

I havent just posted on a forum about it after all.

I obviously want the street to become a district.  A vibrant wonderful place to live.

And yes, the elitism bothers me.  More than that, it offends me.  I find some of it shocking.

Sorry, not related to "Convenience Store neighborhood effect" at all. Can't even the MetroJax partners stay on topic ?

[AlexS]

You are more than welcome to join us at our public meeting again on tuesdays if you like.

Im not sure if you are aware or not.  But this is not SPAR forums.

Last time I was at Hola you were not there. The comment about the SPAR forum, I am truly lost. Not sure where you are going with that. Obviously I know that the SPAR forum is shut down and that I am posting on MetroJax. But then, I did so before. Can you explain ?