11-14-2015, 12:27 PM
(11-14-2015, 12:10 PM)Smore Wrote: As far as the properties go, is it not generally accepted that used car dealerships are a transient type and that any interim occupation of a property by a used car dealers is one giant leap ahead of a derelict building or empty, blocked off parking lot? At least its functional use!
And in the time it takes to get a few 18 wheelers or some young mechanics to move a bunch of cars to the next transient lot, the place can be "shovel-ready"!!
No doubt that a used car lot is better than no use at all. I found it disappointing because the last I had heard about this location, there was a possibility that a grocery store was going to locate there. I think that would have been great, and I think it's a shame that won't come to pass.
Your second point is a really good one. The 20 Ottawa lot will still by and large be a lot ready for redevelopment if and when someone thinks that makes sense.