Comments on: Is Elgin doing too much? http://elginite.org/blog/2008/07/29/is-elgin-doing-too-much/ Fri, 18 May 2012 12:34:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: RS http://elginite.org/blog/2008/07/29/is-elgin-doing-too-much/#comment-45128 RS Sat, 13 Sep 2008 09:39:40 +0000 http://elginite.org/blog/2008/07/29/is-elgin-doing-too-much/#comment-45128 I wonder what happened to that coin dealer. Is it too optimistic to hope that he'll return to Elgin? I wonder what happened to that coin dealer. Is it too optimistic to hope that he’ll return to Elgin?

]]> By: Nile http://elginite.org/blog/2008/07/29/is-elgin-doing-too-much/#comment-45120 Nile Fri, 05 Sep 2008 07:35:52 +0000 http://elginite.org/blog/2008/07/29/is-elgin-doing-too-much/#comment-45120 I totally agree with what has been said. If you don't like incense don't go in there. If you don't want a tattoo don't go in there. If you don't want a drink don't go in there. If you don't want to worship don't go in there. If a business is legal, leave it alone. I am beginning to wonder about the sanity of city council. There are businesses that pay rent, taxes (which we sorely need instead of another park), and utilities and they still get run out of town. There was a coin dealer who was run out of town because city council wanted tear down the building and build condos at a cost to the city then the builder cannot finish the project and begged the city for more money. Sad, sad, sad. Welcome to Moscow. I totally agree with what has been said. If you don’t like incense don’t go in there. If you don’t want a tattoo don’t go in there. If you don’t want a drink don’t go in there. If you don’t want to worship don’t go in there. If a business is legal, leave it alone. I am beginning to wonder about the sanity of city council. There are businesses that pay rent, taxes (which we sorely need instead of another park), and utilities and they still get run out of town. There was a coin dealer who was run out of town because city council wanted tear down the building and build condos at a cost to the city then the builder cannot finish the project and begged the city for more money. Sad, sad, sad. Welcome to Moscow.

]]> By: RS http://elginite.org/blog/2008/07/29/is-elgin-doing-too-much/#comment-45084 RS Fri, 01 Aug 2008 02:45:47 +0000 http://elginite.org/blog/2008/07/29/is-elgin-doing-too-much/#comment-45084 Glad we share similar views. Thanks for commenting, everyone! Glad we share similar views. Thanks for commenting, everyone!

]]> By: John http://elginite.org/blog/2008/07/29/is-elgin-doing-too-much/#comment-45083 John Thu, 31 Jul 2008 01:04:35 +0000 http://elginite.org/blog/2008/07/29/is-elgin-doing-too-much/#comment-45083 Yeah it's the same old city council at work. But you can say it's always been like that. That's why everyone is forced to go underground. Look at the Mission on Chicago Street. There's no signage or anything. Nobody would know it's there if they don't already know it's there. And STILL some old fogeys learned how to use the internet, went straight to MySpace and found some pictures they didn't like, and the Elgin City Council had to investigate the possibility that there might be scantily clad young women there. How scandalous. So with Ozzies you had a business that was providing rental income to an Elgin landlord, a business that was contributing to Elgin's meager sales tax rolls, a business that would have a stake in the safety and success of that decrepit block, and it was chased out of town. Luckily they decided to open another store and can at least contribute to the economy of South Elgin, paying taxes and rents there. Other businesses would simply have gone underground or sold their goods through the internet and not pay any sales taxes or rents at all. Yeah it’s the same old city council at work. But you can say it’s always been like that. That’s why everyone is forced to go underground. Look at the Mission on Chicago Street. There’s no signage or anything. Nobody would know it’s there if they don’t already know it’s there. And STILL some old fogeys learned how to use the internet, went straight to MySpace and found some pictures they didn’t like, and the Elgin City Council had to investigate the possibility that there might be scantily clad young women there. How scandalous.

So with Ozzies you had a business that was providing rental income to an Elgin landlord, a business that was contributing to Elgin’s meager sales tax rolls, a business that would have a stake in the safety and success of that decrepit block, and it was chased out of town. Luckily they decided to open another store and can at least contribute to the economy of South Elgin, paying taxes and rents there.

Other businesses would simply have gone underground or sold their goods through the internet and not pay any sales taxes or rents at all.

]]> By: Paula http://elginite.org/blog/2008/07/29/is-elgin-doing-too-much/#comment-45082 Paula Wed, 30 Jul 2008 17:22:10 +0000 http://elginite.org/blog/2008/07/29/is-elgin-doing-too-much/#comment-45082 Hmm..when I first heard a resident bring up the publishing the names of the John's in the City Council Meeting, I was all for it but you bring up a good point...I may have to alter my opinion. I also think you have a great point about the City council acting like a CITY council. You are 100 percent correct, Elgin will only thrive if it remains a city and not just another cloned suburb. The reason I fell in love with Elgin is that is was not a clone of it's surroundings. Great Post!!! Hmm..when I first heard a resident bring up the publishing the names of the John’s in the City Council Meeting, I was all for it but you bring up a good point…I may have to alter my opinion. I also think you have a great point about the City council acting like a CITY council. You are 100 percent correct, Elgin will only thrive if it remains a city and not just another cloned suburb. The reason I fell in love with Elgin is that is was not a clone of it’s surroundings. Great Post!!!

]]> By: Jessica http://elginite.org/blog/2008/07/29/is-elgin-doing-too-much/#comment-45081 Jessica Tue, 29 Jul 2008 23:47:39 +0000 http://elginite.org/blog/2008/07/29/is-elgin-doing-too-much/#comment-45081 I guess the photo is what would make this different? I mean anyone arrested for any crime in Elgin could have their name published. I doubt the photo thing will happen anyway. Would the newspapers do it? That's up to them. Would the City do it on their website? Seems like an awful waste of employee time. I guess the photo is what would make this different? I mean anyone arrested for any crime in Elgin could have their name published. I doubt the photo thing will happen anyway. Would the newspapers do it? That’s up to them. Would the City do it on their website? Seems like an awful waste of employee time.

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