Glen Lennox developer to Town: "just kidding!"
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Blog entry Submitted by Ruby Sinreich on Mon, 07/14/2008 - 9:57pm.
* Growth & Development
* Clay Grubb
* Glen Lennox
* Grubb Properties
I still can't decide which of Clay Grubb's statements is more ridiculous: the description of Glen Lennox as "in decline" (how does he think it got that way?) or last month's admission that his proposal to redevelop the property was "done hastily" and wasn't really a very good idea. A month ago, I was open to the idea of at least some changes in Glen Lennox, but at this point I kinda want to put a moratorium on development until we can convince the guy to just sell the whole thing.
The president of Grubb Properties said Wednesday night that his company's initial plans to redevelop the Glen Lennox neighborhood and shopping center failed to respect the community's character.
"I do not think the plan was sensitive to the history of Glen Lennox. I apologize," Clay Grubb told the Chapel Hill Town Council. "That was a plan that was done hastily."
[...] "Our current plan does not preserve the unique character that makes up Glen Lennox's heart and soul," he said.
- newsobserver.com: Plan 'done hastily,' developer says, 6/26/08
Is this really someone we want building an enormous complex of nearly a thousand home and businesses on one of the most prominent and essential thoroughfares in our town?
More information:
http://www.saveglenlennox.org/
