Doesn’t sound like too bad an idea except that this tall building will sure block out views of the mountains even worse than green mesquites close to the ground. Whose views? Whose views will now be more salable? What is a view worth?
Land worth at least $750,000 is now worth $2,000,000 to the city, which is proposed to be paid to Ms. Noonen, which makes the land free plus a nice little $1,250,000 cash bonanza for her! All so city employees get covered parking in perpetuity? When I wanted covered parking, I paid for it. Are city employees paying for their parking? What is the income on the current lot? Will the city get a like payment from Ms. Noonan or will this be a hidden cost in addition to the $1,250,000 paid to Ms. Noonan, so the city can expect a cut in income and maybe even lay somebody off, or as a last resort, pay for their own parking.
This is sure a good deal!
The project sounds OK except for the height. Maybe nobody wants to view your building from their front window. Is it that beautiful? Maybe a smaller project would fit the land better. Any particular style architecture? I hope not recreated Spokane in red brick façade over cardboard and stucco. Foodstores and reasonable eateries included in the project is a wonderful idea.
How about a shuttle bus picking up city employees or subsidized bus passes instead of parking that takes up so much space and money? Pave the world, folks. Who needs to park a personal vehicle that occasionally holds four or even more? Car pooling could cut down on the land use demands of parking so how about 4 persons per parking space?
Lower the height, deny the $2,000,000 to Ms. Noonen and offer instead a payment plan from individual car parkers to pay it to her as they use the space, like everybody else.
