as Rhodes stated--it is an option to purchase, with "due diligence" to be performed.

The man who spoke before Council was an agent for the search firm hoping to sell or lease the property to the theater chain and/or restaurants

 

the area was supposed to go to high-end medical and professional jobs--now it will revert back to minimum wagers, and won't have any allure to entice higher-end employees to move into the area(city taxes)

 

I believe that Cheesecake Factory was one of the restaurants pumped by our city govt. after their Vegas junket.

 

Last couple of times that I went to Danbarry, it smelled like someone had peed in the corner, and the soundtrack was uncomfortably loud. Not to mention slim attendance. Had a great pinball machine in the lobby though(now gone).

 

With the new Liberty I-75 mega mall probably coming, the Towne Mall area will unfortunately struggle with left-overs and hopefully some variety shut out from the newer, larger mall.

 

Hey--I want the best for our town and area.

It matters what we all think and want though.

 

jmo

 

hey mtown--happy with the new Chamber leader?

I like the choice!

I don't buy it.

For years a Showcase Theater was in Norwood serving a population of several hundred thousand.  Showcase had to close the Kings Island location for lack of business.  Middletown is less than 15 min. from the West Chester AMC Theater's 18 screens.  I don't know how many are in the Dayton Mall area, but there are already enough movie screens to serve the outskirts of the Middletown area and the local 8 screen first run theater is enough for the local population.  Besides, it's not an uncommon American thing to have to drive a few extra miles to go to the movies.

I don't buy the story the city is pushing.  If you read between the lines, the investor group said they have to do traffic studies.  It's not a straight purchase, it's an option to purchase.  This reminds me of when the city leaders went to Las Vegas and when they came back the mayot (misspelled on purpose, sorry, I can't help making fun of a desperate custom license plate)... so anyway, that person stated some restaurant was now interested in Middletown.  I forget which restaurant it was, but it was one of those chain restaurants you find in places like Centerville or West Chester.  He pumped out the story and of course, it never happened.  Sometimes city workers are out trying to find interest in the city and get a little colorful with the promoting.  It gets an extra look from an investor, but after they do their studies they end up backing down from whatever project they were going to consider.

I remember a former city manager quoting a national news article that put the "Hamilton-Middletown" area as one of the best places to live in the country.  The city manager back then (before Gilleland) went on to say he wasn't surprised because of how incredible Middletown was.  If anyone read the article they would know the title of the area had nothing to do with the location being promoted in the article.  The area that made the "Hamilton-Middletown" location one of the best in the country was the "West Chester/Liberty" suburbs.  So you see, sometimes desperate people cling onto any little false hope they can grab.  Maybe I'm wrong, but that's probably what is going on with the movie theater investor group.

 

Which movie Theater was recently remodeled?  My son was at Danberry in February and again in early June and says there has been no remodel.  he and his friends now go to Lebanon, West Chester & Hamilton for the movies. 

Pacman