[Mleeja]

I am “ok” with apartments. The buildings belong to the Developer and they can do what they want. If renters of the apartments don’t know there is entertainment every night on the square, shame on them. It is like the people who buy next to the turnpike and then complain about the traffic noise! But I digress… I seem to recall that when in Katie Belle’s you could not here the music from the outside. Somewhere along the road, the buildings were very well insulated for sound. Also, no one has considered that potential renters may do so to be close to the entertainment.

However! Taking parking spaces away from the square is totally unacceptable! The streets around the square are public streets. There are plenty of spaces behind the building. I am guessing the Developer want these spaces due to the main entrance and elevator is on the square side of the building. It will “save” them money.

It could also be a negotiation tactic. Give up the request for parking in return for approval of the overall project. If they really what to take these spaces on the square then that flips me to “nay” for the entire project. Let them go build apartments at Hacienda…