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I was happy to see in the LSJ article that the forum included someone from Forsberg. At first I was going to write one of the all-too-common city-vs.-suburb rants that you see on other forums ... and then I stopped. It's a great first step to even see these folks at a meeting that has downtown development as its key point. Bravo.
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Toledo and Flint are similar-sized metro areas. Each is blue-collar. Each is about the same distance from Detroit, and semiautonomous as a metro area. So could Toledo thread for more general discusison.
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I owe a clarification to Eyde. He wanted, I believe I read, to convert the building into class A office space (thus eliminating block windows for better views, removing some of the paneling, etc), and was encountering some unorganized resistance from folks who wanted to maintain the building's original look. This is all just to my recollection; if anyone has more information on this (nonexistent?) conflict, I would be thrilled to read more. Thanks!
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Thanks. I'm currently living in Ohio, so bear with my ignorance of the most recent developments. I must say, however, that this site certainly beats LSJ/StateNews. I feel 10 times more informed already, just from browsing the last few days' posts (taken with a grain of salt, of course). It's neat to see that something like this exists.
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Speaking of Eyde, is there anything new with the Knapps (Knapp's?) building? I did a forum search and couldn't find anything, so I take it this isn't too redundant of a question. From what Eyde has said in the past, it's unusable as any sort of decent office space, what with all the competition. How would it be as a loft conversion? I assume there's no chance of Eyde doing that, but if anyone can spell out the reasons in gruesome detail, it will satiate my curiosity. Anybody?
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Wow, They just won't let that expansion plan die, will they? It seems sort of strange, considering the number of surface lots in the area where they could build equally prestigious digs. I agree with you. I hope they can at least limit their enthusiasm. That old plan they had was wretched. I think the best description I'd heard of it was "a shoebox with a button on top."