I prefer to see us continue to build on current success, ensuring that it does not slip away. I do not wish to see us like the downtown in Savannah or other cities where their core has died or is dying. Unfortunately some people want to keep their foot on the throat of Downtown Marietta. They do not want change. Mixed-use development brings more people downtown.
Activity breeds activity.
Maybe this is what the opponents fear. Downtown's tourism will grow greater as a result and the local citizens will also increase their activity downtown in both the day and evening. I do not fear change or growth, I welcome it as an opportunity to make the community even better because of it. Downtown Marietta is a large part of my heritage, my heart and my soul. I am there daily.