Re: Downtown buildings in Granite City
I’ve been downtown recently too, I see homeless people sleeping against the library, the old ymca, laying down in both parks. There is more empty buildings then just the 4-5 businesses along the stretch of Niedringhaus you are talking about. The concert in the park is mostly residents they had the same amounts out in Wilson park back in the 90’s-2000 at the pavilion. Moving it from one area to another doesn’t mean there is a growing development. Do you want to see what economic development is go to any local city website and look under their plan commission minutes and agenda then look at ours. You will see we haven’t had any new business development coming to build new businesses in our city. New businesses building residential need, plus buying,creating jobs, and paying taxes on land that hasn’t been producing and tax income equals better quality of life equals economic development.
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