Everyone knows my stance on property taxes at this point and I can surely say, them abandoning that building and putting it in a parking ramp will absolutely have me voting down every millage they try to pass. At this point, ANY millage, I'm likely to vote down. I've been way too supportive and we don't have shit to show. We ABSOLUTELY need to start holding these people responsible regardless of political stances. I'm so sick of these games they play!
This building, like the City Hall they're replacing, were of a much higher construction type than what they are/will replace them with. There is plenty of life left in that building. I'm sure it needs major system upgrades, roofing, windows, etc., and it won't be cheap, but that building would still outlast a new, lower construction type, and be much more iconic. How do I know? This is what I do for a living. I do this type of work on buildings this age all the time. The Kenneth Black architecture of that building is so unique, not just to the area, but in general. Why did the era where Lansing invested in solid buildings with cutting architecture have to die so young?
Another good point someone made, that I kept thinking about, is what about that significant renovation they recently completed? Are my tax dollars just wasted with that now?
I'm beyond fed up with this nonsense. Yet the majority of residents elected the same people and their puppets to keep making these idiotic choices, and I'm just talking local at this point lol.
I agree with your points, it has been a long time since I went to school, I think that there have been several generations of Americans who have had a poor education the areas of civics and government, even something like school pride that said you were a part of this neighborhood of this town. People are not connected to much besides their screens
This deal with -rump is so wicked, one day [soon I hope] this too will pass, I for one am not planning on letting him take me with him. It is difficult to not be pessimistic; this season was a real tough one. We used to say out by the ocean "the tide is high but we're holding on" [a Blondy reference:}
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This building, like the City Hall they're replacing, were of a much higher construction type than what they are/will replace them with. There is plenty of life left in that building. I'm sure it needs major system upgrades, roofing, windows, etc., and it won't be cheap, but that building would still outlast a new, lower construction type, and be much more iconic. How do I know? This is what I do for a living. I do this type of work on buildings this age all the time. The Kenneth Black architecture of that building is so unique, not just to the area, but in general. Why did the era where Lansing invested in solid buildings with cutting architecture have to die so young?
Another good point someone made, that I kept thinking about, is what about that significant renovation they recently completed? Are my tax dollars just wasted with that now?
I'm beyond fed up with this nonsense. Yet the majority of residents elected the same people and their puppets to keep making these idiotic choices, and I'm just talking local at this point lol.
This deal with -rump is so wicked, one day [soon I hope] this too will pass, I for one am not planning on letting him take me with him. It is difficult to not be pessimistic; this season was a real tough one. We used to say out by the ocean "the tide is high but we're holding on" [a Blondy reference:}