We don't need any more traffic, and I'm not thrilled about them moving electricity wires 100 feet closer to my home. Today, homeowner Peter Brady looks out his back window and sees a slice of wilderness. But if this goes through, a thousand-space parking lot will be less than a hundred feet from my home. This is the year 2000. Someone has to put something there, but not a big warehouse.
Neighbors also question whether the retail center is needed.
Resident Tony Maglionico says it takes only 10 minutes to drive to two other Home Depots, not to mention the Sears Hardware a block away. He blames the city for trading quality of life for new source of tax revenue. They're going to cave in on every piece of property. There's nothing left to develop. The residents' distaste for a neighbor the size of an airplane hangar is understandable.