1280 Teaneck Road is the former gas station, now closed and fenced in. For those of you not following its recent going ons, McDonald's was interested in opening up a restaurant there, which of course requires a drive through. Being one of the top corporations/ franchises of all times (and a damn good place to get a burger) , they instructed their agents and attorney's to first hold a community meeting, held at the Rhodda Center (by the way, do they have to pay for that?)
Of course, the negative comments were running rampant at the meeting (and rightfully so!). So now what.
I feel that a mixed use retail/ condo development (like was was originally proposed 1/2 mile up the block at 1515 Teaneck Rd) is the perfect use for this Gateway District.
Without trying to be sarcastic, I sincerely hope the owners push this plan. The north east Teaneck residents (even though the boards and councils represent all of us at large!!! ) need to figure out what they want.
I understand why they do not want a drive through, but no idea why 1515 was turned down. They seem to want no density development, low taxes and all services. It doesn't take a master in public administration to realize that can't work.
I used the word "north east Teaneck residents" because I have a strong feeling the Teaneck Road business groups want these developments. After all ,this is our gateway block, surrounded by public administration with built in parking.
What will give first!!!
Sunday, September 23, 2007
Saturday, September 8, 2007
Keep on thinking...
So its been a rough two weeks- getting the kids back to school and myself back to work.
I recall reading a comment that was posted on one of the other teaneck blogs. I spent some time looking for it to no avail. (I think it was by "sky king")
The comment was some general ideas and opinions on how he/she would reduce the municipal expenses within the budget.
Included in his ideas (followed by my comments, some which may hurt) are:
Library- reduce hours (100% agree- I have not been to a the library in years but in today's electronic age, heck they don't publish encyclopedias anymore, I would think there is less of a demand. Regardless, it is an extremely costly building to run, especially with staff etc. Opening at noon several days a week can add to sizable savings and not contribute to the illiteracy rate in Teaneck)
Higher rates for the recreation department (100% agree as well- About a year ago I recall a comment in which someone said that for $25 a program, they can sign up there kids, and if they do not go after the first week, nothing much was lost. As a parent of children in some of these programs, they are worth far more then they charge and certainly more then they cost to run, so doubling the cost would still be a partial subsidy but would add sizeable revenue to offset the departments expense)
Volunteer Fire Department (need more info/ ideas here- not my specialty)
Free Senior rides- need based (I think the key words here are need based. While there are certainly a portion of Teanecks elderly that truly need and cannot afford transportation, I am also a little upset by the constant cry of the seniors who cannot afford this or the other thing. Many of our seniors are sitting on properties with no mortgage. Clearly assets worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, and that's not taking into consideration any other assets. While not to sound harsh, I did say need based, if you cannot afford a ride it might be time for a reverse mortgage. Why should i subsidize your heirs? ) I did say that my comments would be truthful and that they may hurt- so note the "need based" portion.
I recall reading a comment that was posted on one of the other teaneck blogs. I spent some time looking for it to no avail. (I think it was by "sky king")
The comment was some general ideas and opinions on how he/she would reduce the municipal expenses within the budget.
Included in his ideas (followed by my comments, some which may hurt) are:
Library- reduce hours (100% agree- I have not been to a the library in years but in today's electronic age, heck they don't publish encyclopedias anymore, I would think there is less of a demand. Regardless, it is an extremely costly building to run, especially with staff etc. Opening at noon several days a week can add to sizable savings and not contribute to the illiteracy rate in Teaneck)
Higher rates for the recreation department (100% agree as well- About a year ago I recall a comment in which someone said that for $25 a program, they can sign up there kids, and if they do not go after the first week, nothing much was lost. As a parent of children in some of these programs, they are worth far more then they charge and certainly more then they cost to run, so doubling the cost would still be a partial subsidy but would add sizeable revenue to offset the departments expense)
Volunteer Fire Department (need more info/ ideas here- not my specialty)
Free Senior rides- need based (I think the key words here are need based. While there are certainly a portion of Teanecks elderly that truly need and cannot afford transportation, I am also a little upset by the constant cry of the seniors who cannot afford this or the other thing. Many of our seniors are sitting on properties with no mortgage. Clearly assets worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, and that's not taking into consideration any other assets. While not to sound harsh, I did say need based, if you cannot afford a ride it might be time for a reverse mortgage. Why should i subsidize your heirs? ) I did say that my comments would be truthful and that they may hurt- so note the "need based" portion.
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