Middletown Forum : razing the Manchester? http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/ This is an XML content feed of; Middletown Forum : About Middletown : razing the Manchester? Tue, 06 Oct 2026 10:45:50 +0000 Thu, 16 Jun 2011 16:16:40 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 10.12 360 www.middletownusa.com/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=3837 Middletown Forum http://middletownusa.com/images/blog-logo.jpg http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/ razing the Manchester? : The buildings better not decay... http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3837&PID=27902&title=razing-the-manchester#27902 Author: Voleye
Subject: 3837
Posted: Jun 16 2011 at 4:16pm

The buildings better not decay too much.  I would hate to see the city get a letter from city code enforcement, telling them to make upgrades to the buildings.

]]> Thu, 16 Jun 2011 16:16:40 +0000 http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3837&PID=27902&title=razing-the-manchester#27902 razing the Manchester? : Voleye asks....."One stupid... http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3837&PID=27895&title=razing-the-manchester#27895 Author: VietVet
Subject: 3837
Posted: Jun 16 2011 at 12:42pm

Voleye asks....."One stupid question.    Dont you think the city would have done a study to see how much the building would have taken to repair BEFORE they took ownership of it?"

Excellent question. Might ask the same thing about the other three or so buildings the city purchased from the Thatcher estate and helped Sherry Garrett out from under properties that she couldn't unload in her lifetime. They are all sitting there decaying with no reason to assume that any monies are available to bring them up to date. Mold and other public health issues abound. They are all outdated for a modern business climate. No business will take them off the city's hands, especially in the current condition of both the buildings and the economy, plus the location is a definite negative. We are all wondering why the city bought these derelicts in the first place. One of many in a long line of screwups in city decision-making. JMO]]> Thu, 16 Jun 2011 12:42:45 +0000 http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3837&PID=27895&title=razing-the-manchester#27895 razing the Manchester? : One of the reasons the Manchester... http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3837&PID=27886&title=razing-the-manchester#27886 Author: Voleye
Subject: 3837
Posted: Jun 15 2011 at 9:45pm

One of the reasons the Manchester shut down is the lack of maintance.  The owners have neglected the building, electric, HVAC and roofs for so long, that there is no more band aids that will work.   I remember talking with several ballon pilots last year about the hotel.    Lack of warm water,  elevator would not work,  no air conditioning in the rooms or ballrooms.  So why would people visit the hotel and spend money there if the "experience" sucked?

One stupid question.    Dont you think the city would have done a study to see how much the building would have taken to repair BEFORE they took ownership of it?
]]> Wed, 15 Jun 2011 21:45:47 +0000 http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3837&PID=27886&title=razing-the-manchester#27886 razing the Manchester? : Will theeffect to city taxpayers,either... http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3837&PID=27266&title=razing-the-manchester#27266 Author: Mike_Presta
Subject: 3837
Posted: May 04 2011 at 4:08am

Will the effect to city taxpayers, either costs of maintaining/mothballing buildings or the possible revenue from Cinci State, be discussed during the budget discussions during the special--or is it a continuation of the regular--meeting to be held Wednesday--or is it Thursday--and will such discussions be televised???
 
Or will we taxpayers be expected to "trust" whatever is later reported to us???
]]> Wed, 04 May 2011 04:08:33 +0000 http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3837&PID=27266&title=razing-the-manchester#27266 razing the Manchester? : Bocephus wrote:Check out some... http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3837&PID=27263&title=razing-the-manchester#27263 Author: viper771
Subject: 3837
Posted: May 04 2011 at 1:15am

Originally posted by Bocephus Bocephus wrote:

Check out some of these Grand old buildings in Detroit that are falling apart seems like such a waste of history.
 
 
 
I agree.. it was really bad duing the era after the race riots.. a lot of these old buildings were burned. My wife's mom lived there at the time when she was little. It is pretty sad :(]]> Wed, 04 May 2011 01:15:25 +0000 http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3837&PID=27263&title=razing-the-manchester#27263 razing the Manchester? : You know, if you're going... http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3837&PID=27253&title=razing-the-manchester#27253 Author: middletownscouter
Subject: 3837
Posted: May 03 2011 at 8:14am

You know, if you're going to bring in a college campus in the downtown area, it is great that there's adequate parking in the area like a parking garage...oh, wait. Nevermind.]]> Tue, 03 May 2011 08:14:16 +0000 http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3837&PID=27253&title=razing-the-manchester#27253 razing the Manchester? : Check out some of these Grand... http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3837&PID=27248&title=razing-the-manchester#27248 Author: Bocephus
Subject: 3837
Posted: May 03 2011 at 12:55am

Check out some of these Grand old buildings in Detroit that are falling apart seems like such a waste of history.
 
http://www.businessinsider.com/yves-marchand-romain-meffre-ruins-detroit-2011-2#fisher-body-21-plant-19
 
 
]]> Tue, 03 May 2011 00:55:29 +0000 http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3837&PID=27248&title=razing-the-manchester#27248 razing the Manchester? : Maybe this is the answer to... http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3837&PID=27247&title=razing-the-manchester#27247 Author: Bocephus
Subject: 3837
Posted: May 03 2011 at 12:51am

Maybe this is the answer to Middletowns' problems just send us all the illegals (not the legal immigrants cause they all going to Detroit) LOL
 
 

Bloomberg: U.S. Should Make All New Immigrants Live in Detroit

Published May 01, 2011

| FoxNews.com



Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/05/01/bloomberg-make-new-immigrants-live-detroit/#ixzz1LGJHvSrg
 

Detroit needs residents. Immigrants want to live in America.

Michael Bloomberg says he's got a simple solution for both needs -- send all new immigrants to Detroit.

In a novel approach to immigration reform, the New York City mayor said Sunday that if he could have his way, he'd use the immigrant workforce to jump-start the Motor City's economy by requiring Detroit residency.

"The population has left. You've got to do something about that," Bloomberg said on NBC's "Meet the Press." "And if I were the federal government, assuming you could wave a magic wand and pull everybody together, you pass a law letting immigrants come in as long as they agreed to go to Detroit and live there for five or 10 years. Start businesses, take jobs, whatever.

"You would populate Detroit overnight because half the world wants to come here," he said.

Bloomberg has long advocated for changes in immigration policy. He said Sunday that America's "superpower" status depends on its ability to continue letting immigrants in.



Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/05/01/bloomberg-make-new-immigrants-live-detroit/#ixzz1LGJ7EsHn
]]> Tue, 03 May 2011 00:51:20 +0000 http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3837&PID=27247&title=razing-the-manchester#27247 razing the Manchester? : 409....I think you are totally... http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3837&PID=27245&title=razing-the-manchester#27245 Author: viper771
Subject: 3837
Posted: May 02 2011 at 11:44pm

409....I think you are totally right. MT had a parking structure and everything!!!]]> Mon, 02 May 2011 23:44:45 +0000 http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3837&PID=27245&title=razing-the-manchester#27245 razing the Manchester? : Mike_Presta wrote: Consider... http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3837&PID=27244&title=razing-the-manchester#27244 Author: 409
Subject: 3837
Posted: May 02 2011 at 11:41pm

Originally posted by Mike_Presta Mike_Presta wrote:

Consider the Swallen’s building.

This was also a large, city-owned building, structurally sound, in the heart of downtown, near Donham Plaza, and moth balled.

The city turned down an offer of over $200,000 from the Middletown Area Senior Citizens, who desired to use the first floor as an activity center and the upstairs as housing for seniors. Years later, when our city budget could no longer afford the cost of keeping the structure mothballed, the building was demolished.

If Cinci State decides against using the Manchester, you can look for the same fate to befall that structure.

Why??? Because City Hall routinely violates both its own ordinances and the Ohio Revised Code regarding the disposal of City-owned real estate!!!

 
Think we missed the boat`
 
 
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