Comments on: Historic West Oak Neighborhood Fights another bad development idea http://thinkdenton.com/2010/05/historic-west-oak-neighborhood-fights-another-bad-development-idea/ Sat, 02 Jul 2011 14:43:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Gas Drilling, Fry Street, and West Oak A City Council Meeting to Watch « THINK DENTON // DRINK & THINK // KEVIN RODEN http://thinkdenton.com/2010/05/historic-west-oak-neighborhood-fights-another-bad-development-idea/comment-page-1/#comment-6368 Gas Drilling, Fry Street, and West Oak A City Council Meeting to Watch « THINK DENTON // DRINK & THINK // KEVIN RODEN Tue, 20 Jul 2010 06:39:15 +0000 http://thinkdenton.com/?p=558#comment-6368 [...] The problem for them is that they have run against the feisty West Oak folks who have are battle-scarred and savvy from past fights for their neighborhood.  Their fear is that a change in zoning here represents a commercial expansion into their neighborhood.  They are hoping to appeal to the long standing “stated” policy of the city that it fight vigorously to protect the integrity of neighborhoods.  The stability of this neighborhood has been compromised by bad zoning decisions over the years (see all the apartments on the West end of the street).  By banning together and ultimately earning Historic District status, these neighbors have displayed the best of civic virtues in fighting to protect a beautiful part of town.  Read our earlier account of this issue here. [...] [...] The problem for them is that they have run against the feisty West Oak folks who have are battle-scarred and savvy from past fights for their neighborhood.  Their fear is that a change in zoning here represents a commercial expansion into their neighborhood.  They are hoping to appeal to the long standing “stated” policy of the city that it fight vigorously to protect the integrity of neighborhoods.  The stability of this neighborhood has been compromised by bad zoning decisions over the years (see all the apartments on the West end of the street).  By banning together and ultimately earning Historic District status, these neighbors have displayed the best of civic virtues in fighting to protect a beautiful part of town.  Read our earlier account of this issue here. [...]

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