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In December 2019, the Bobo Family Group (the current incarnation of Bobo Realty) appealed to the Florence mayor and council for funding to assist in plans for a 48 to 52 million town center to be built on the site of the former Sears/Martin Ind. location. James W. Bobo Jr. specifically requested 12.5 to 13.5 million for infrastructure, stating the project would produce immeasurable gain for the area.
Now a year later, a petition has been started to encourage the council to take this giant leap. One large draw of the project is the possibility of a Publix on the ground floor. Would it come? Publix has built such stores in towns like Birmingham and Tampa. It's never before located in the downtown area of a city as small as Florence.
Proponents for the project have also mentioned the trend of public/private partnerships to create tourist draws, etc. How does that work out? Anyone else thinking of Sheffield and John Elkington's Inspiration Landing?
Our vote? A short and sweet "No."
Thank you for thinking of us Shoalanda! To clarify, NO public funds would be spent on this project until the project received certificates of occupancies (CO's) for all proposed structures. We do NOT believe in making meaningless investments, and therefore have asked that the City keep their funds until we've fulfilled our end of the deal. - James
ReplyDeleteWaste of money.
ReplyDeleteThat’s a thoughtful, coherent, evidence-based opinion 🤔
ReplyDeleteIf the projects worth doing, do it. But do it with your own money and keep your hands out of the taxpayers pocket.
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