Out of sight, not quite out of mind
The Journal Record covers an unfortunate happenstance regarding the “city detox”, as I’ve always heard it referred to, involving a couple whose business used to be located near the facility. The couple moved their business to Linwood Blvd. nine years ago to get away from the joint. Now, the company who runs the detox has proposed to relocate the facility to … guess where … about a block away from where the couple moved their business.
You can read the story here. You can hardly blame the couple for not wanting to operate in the presence of the besotted.
But there’s this:
Last year, during a presentation on Block 42 … [developer] Grant Humphreys was asked if there had been any resistance from buyers regarding the development’s proximity to the detox.
His response? Something to the effect of, “We actually see it as a plus. It brings more black-n-whites down our street.”
I figure, short of actually shooting the drunks into deep space, there’s no location that’s going to please everyone.
