Honoring the Past, Building a Future
THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WITH TOO MUCH TIME ON YOUR HANDS I had this really cool dream. A fleet of black SUVs were headed out of Raleigh to Rocky Mount. I think they were US Marshalls because it looked like Tommy Lee Jones in the lead car. Everybody was dead serious and silent. They were … Continue reading Having A Little Fun With Main Street Readers
“A city is not an accident but the result of coherent visions and aims.” Leon Krier, The Architecture of Community Like you, I have been at home practicing patience. I haven't checked on things downtown for awhile. Since a grocery run was in order, while I was out, I drove downtown around 4:30. There was … Continue reading Checking On Main Street – It’s a New Dawn, It’s a New Day, A New Life For Us
What day is it? What time is it? To shower or not to shower. To dress or not to dress. Today I found the answer to our troubles. I was listening to Willie Nelson on my new DOT I got for my birthday while eating a salad standing at the kitchen sink. Does any of … Continue reading Main Street Has Discovered What’s Going On
After I wrote the blog about PLAN B, letting Woda Cooper Companies repurpose one of our old buildings for low-income housing, I wrote a letter to the Telegram. They published it on Tuesday. Nobody told me that the paper has been on a diet. Something else we better talk about here on Main Street. It's … Continue reading The Telegram Public Forum Page – Headline – Location of Public Housing ILL Conceived
Woda Cooper has experienced developers, general contractors, and property managers specializing in design, construction, and management. If you google them you will find an impressive mass of work. Their online presence leaves a favorable impression of the company. Here is an example of one of the low-income housing projects they use on their Facebook header. The … Continue reading URGENT ATTENTION – PLAN B – Low Income Housing Development Partners – Woda Cooper
Where responsible city leadership welcomes private development, the results have been fantastic. By working together for ‘a yes solution’ in their dealings with private investors, downtowns are saved and economic growth is stimulated. Elizabeth City and New Bern are examples of this kind of success; revitalization at its finest. Here in Rocky Mount, it cannot … Continue reading If Responsible City Leadership Welcomes Private Development – You’ve Got A Hit Song On Your Hands
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