tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3551647111924186318.post1470968580580665426..comments2023-11-28T22:36:11.846-05:00Comments on Matthew Stone Dot Org: What the Hell is Grow Mass Ave?Blog Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15900497671781531454noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3551647111924186318.post-19821858791926300142012-08-21T19:56:01.438-04:002012-08-21T19:56:01.438-04:00The last thing the Mass Ave merchants want is gove...The last thing the Mass Ave merchants want is government sponsored competition. This is just a excuse for some politically connected people to make a profit piggy backing on the hard work done by the original Mass merchants to develop the area. Doesn't seem right that the taxpayers of Indy should subsidize this silliness. With the possibility of another recession around the corner there will be less disposable income to go around and even so called hot areas will be hard pressed to make a go at it.guy77moneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07248410686603913517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3551647111924186318.post-60535269906627283572012-08-20T13:33:46.716-04:002012-08-20T13:33:46.716-04:00So we're supposed to believe that Jennifer Wag...So we're supposed to believe that Jennifer Wagner, who was downright MEAN and rude to property tax protestors in 2007 (she was the first to call us "teabaggers"), cares about the business and property owners in and around Mass Avenue? <br /> <br /><br />I'd like to hear what Tom and Sherry Battista think. I'd like to hear what Robin Young thinks. I'd like to hear from the publisher of Urban Times on this matter. <br /><br />Jen Wagner's underhanded involvement cannot be exposed often enough. <br /><br />M Theoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01892309818226431745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3551647111924186318.post-82699159608682046672012-08-16T19:05:24.384-04:002012-08-16T19:05:24.384-04:00And, Gary, diluting the customer base by injecting...And, Gary, diluting the customer base by injecting more competing storefronts with deep pockets behind them. Downtown Indyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06239811599722585898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3551647111924186318.post-21974450462051398692012-08-16T15:35:24.463-04:002012-08-16T15:35:24.463-04:00I've personally spoken to several business own...I've personally spoken to several business owners in that area and they don't share Wagner's opinion at all, Matt. This is being forced down their throats whether they want it or not. They found their own financing and built their own businesses and made Mass Ave a huge success. Now these well-connected developers want to free load off their hard work and obtain big government subsidies to go into an area they've already made desirable and successful.<br />Gary R. Welshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3551647111924186318.post-50539392588688749902012-08-16T15:23:43.478-04:002012-08-16T15:23:43.478-04:00A million dollar plus brokerage fee for doing very...A million dollar plus brokerage fee for doing very very little. Go back to the IBJ article and you will see how little they have done. There is a proposal now taken off the table that would do the project without any subsidies but it takes the money that would go to CBRE and puts it into the project for the benefit of all not a few.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3551647111924186318.post-76548180359424309862012-08-16T11:43:49.492-04:002012-08-16T11:43:49.492-04:00Excellent investigation work. You did miss one fa...Excellent investigation work. You did miss one fact though. Wagner's husband is Gordon Hendry who works for CB Richard Ellis. Hendry's firm is in line to net a million-dollar plus brokerage fee for the redevelopment.Paul K. Ogdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16137003328850866711noreply@blogger.com