SPAR's Main Street Property Enhancement Program

[KuroiKetsunoHana]

i suppose that's fair enough--i tend to dislike technology despite my dependence on it (i suspect my mennonite upbringing is partly to blame for that), but on the other hand asking a bartender to pass a message along just seems so petty feud to me.

[samiam]

It looks more like a soap opera than the wild west

[KuroiKetsunoHana]

even soap operas have better acting.

[sheclown]

and more realistic scripts!  Who could make this stuff up?

[sheclown]

This is why it is important to ask questions...

[strider]

I remember dealing with Mr. Sweet.  I actually liked him and was surprised when this came out.  By the way, Catlins, the old Jewerly store (now a tax place) and the old Epicurean all received that facade grant.  We restored the front porches on the Epicurean to their current and original configuration with it.  Regardless of whether this program was mis-managed or not, some good did come from it.  And there were a considerable number of hoops to jump through to get it, which makes the fraud all the more surprising as it seemed like there were checks and balances in place. Perhaps things were changed at some point.

[sheclown]

The fact that so few were done is the issue.  Had the 95k been used on commercial facades, perhaps Main Street would look better than it does now! 

[CS Foltz]

Well all that will change when the SPAR Council money is handed for store front upgrades right? Last posted was supposed to be $70 K ............about 4 months ago from what I remember and I'm still waiting to see something happen............but thats just me!

[CS Foltz]

Thanks big guy............forgot about Carls and did not know about the others.......so something has taken place! Maybe not as much as could be done, but it appears to have started!

[Ocklawaha]

even soap operas have better acting.

Acting? Is that what it was when a druken mob from SPAR assaulted the MJ staff at 3 Layers?
Believe me, that was some act!  What more would I expect from these folks? I normally don't comment in the SPAR threads, hell I live in St. Johns, but if this is how they treat strangers... well?

OCKLAWAHA

[sheclown]

but we love seeing you around, Ock!

[Ocklawaha]

HA! HA! Remember I have high friends in places...

OCKLAWAHA

[JagFan07]

Don't forget that Carl's Restaurant and the Lee Harvey Gallery also got the facade grant.

As did 9th and Main, and Jim Brewer's building on the corner of 8th and Main.

Also the Adcock building where the closed Pawn Shop was.

The awnings and the parking lot repave at 1001 N Main were a result of the facade grant also. Boy was I glad to have the parking lot redone.