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| Randolph Rd. at Sharon Amity Cotswold Shopping Center Charlotte, NC |
This is a pickle. This could be the start or
continuance or a future look at how informed we are, how thorough our City
Council is, and how involved we want to be, how attentive we are, myself
included. This in my opinion is a disaster and a BIG one. Cotswold. See the
elementary school. See Chic-Fil-A where a line forms every morning during
height of traffic and every lunch time and every dinner time blocking traffic
that includes one the busiest intersections in Charlotte DOT...closer to
Randolph on the right coming from that intersection is Cotswold Shopping Center
and at the edge a big Harris Teeter. Now note the two way arrow and the stop
light. That little half street is congested ALL THE TIME and when school is
starting or ending it is at a standstill. Now see the block outlined in red
PUBLIX...a Publix has been approved for that spot by our City Council and that
building is coming down and the grocery store will consume the entire footprint
and parking will be BELOW the store. This is sheer lunacy. And it is a done
deal and there is nothing that can be done about it unless someone made a
mistake on either side. And to my dismay City Council said they would keep an
eye on the congestion. They would have to pitch a tent to keep an eye on it or,
oh, no, they will be able to see it from a satellite. Is this what we can
expect as we assume our position as the fastest growing city in the country?
That we will consider and pass this egregious zoning that will effect that
neighborhood and area for years to come at a great detriment. Shame! Shame! On
the city council and us for not catching it. Let us be more wary now that we
know no one is watching the store.
