Phone photos
There are buildings and trees on the other side of those orange balls
In better weather, there is a bridge in the distance
We stopped at the Amish store and on the drive back saw a buggy out for a trip
At the Amish market there was a display of pumpkins
In the afternoon I headed out to a community meeting. I hate meeting new people - get really anxious - but wanted to attend the meeting as it was for the Asylum Lake Preservation Association. An information meeting and a meeting concerning efforts to build a carwash on land butting up to the preserve. It was long - 3 and a half hours - but really informative. Quite overwhelming too. The land currently is zoned as residential but the owner of the land wants it changed to commercial so they can build the carwash. There was lots of information and jargon. There was talk about raising money to try to purchase the land - but the current owner paid several million for it and that is a substantial amount. Sigh. It just felt huge. Overwhelming. Discouraging.
Poster on hand
Not sure why there are so many car washes around - there is one only a couple of miles from the proposed site. Makes me feel old - and really dates me - but I remember when a car wash was someone taking a bucket outside and then drying and polishing with a chammy cloth. I remember when these 'kits' were a Christmas present staple for the man of the house (presuming household had a car lol).
Tomorrow is supposed to be a brighter day and we should be out for a Sunday Adventure. Fingers Crossed.
Fingers crossed also that son is feeling well enough to go to work on Monday. He seems to be - thankfully - feeling a lot better!
Hope everyone is having a good weekend!
Perhaps the car wash is just the first thing that will get built and then something else to go with it. Creeping planning permissions when things are applied for bit by bit is a problem here.
ReplyDeleteThat's exactly it. There is a hill leading down to the preserve and it will have to be dramatically changed for anything to be built of it. The city also seems to have a habit of pushing things through when people aren't watching!
DeleteI do hope they don't succeed - there's quite enough of that already.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad son is feeling so much better. He's had a rough time, hasn't he? xx
Yes, I'm glad he's feeling better too. Apparently a co-worker was off all of last week with Covid too! They had been working together.
DeleteI hope they don't build the carwash, but I'm sure something will go there. Sigh.
I love those foggy photos! That's a nice assortment of pumpkins, too. Glad you attended the community meeting. If enough people object, then, the city might not grant the zone change from residential to commercial. Glad your son is feeling better; hope he tests negative by Monday!
ReplyDeleteI do like the fog. I was hoping for a bit of sun to push through it lol.
DeleteI am hoping they won't rezone. The city does seem to be about money though. Sigh. Ideally a millionaire will come along and buy the land to donate, but that's not real life, is it?
Yes - I remember when there were hardly anything like car washes and it was an easy way for a teen to make some money.
ReplyDeleteOh yes. And what was it - Bob a Job? Scouts lol.
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