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Which is more important to a city: cleaning up eyesores or bringing in new business? Surely the former would help encourage the latter?
It hasn't been that long ago that John Elkington had to tell the City of Sheffield to clean up its main entrances to help promote the Inspiration Landing Project. At this point, IL seems to be the holy grail for Sheffield - nothing else matters.
Restaurants come and go in any town, but Sheffield has seen more than its share. A reader has commented: Vertillo's Pizza is moving into the old Pizza Hut on Florence Blvd. The owner stated something about '...the City of Sheffield refusing to help business owners'????
We're sure many in Florence are delighted to see Vertillo's arrive in Florence. We're also sure many in Lauderdale County would rather eat at Vertillo's than trek to an overpriced venue at IL. That is, if Inspiration Landing actually gets beyond food trucks at the Slag Yard.
The City of Sheffield MUST do BOTH of the things mentioned: First, CLEAN UP the city. There are literally DOZENS of derelict buildings, homes, and vehicles within walking distance of IL's proposed 'entrance'. BTW, has ANY of the heavy equipment located at IL's proposed 'entrance' moved at all this summer? Secondly; AT LEAST MAKE AN ATTEMPT to lure new businesses to town, WITH THE IDEA that you will KEEP THEM HERE.
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