Towne Mall makes list

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   Actually, don't be surprised!  If the State okays the "slots in race tracks" deal, I would expect the folks who move and shake Lebanon Raceway to relocate closer to an I-75 exit, midway between Cincinnati and Dayton.  Of course, Kohler and the champaign and caviar crowd won't allow such things near Middletown, so all of the jobs and taxes will probably go to Monroe.

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Mike_Presta Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List MUSA Council Joined: Apr 20 2008 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 3483	Post Options Post Reply Quote Mike_Presta Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Jun 30 2009 at 7:43am
	Actually, don't be surprised! If the State okays the "slots in race tracks" deal, I would expect the folks who move and shake Lebanon Raceway to relocate closer to an I-75 exit, midway between Cincinnati and Dayton. Of course, Kohler and the champaign and caviar crowd won't allow such things near Middletown, so all of the jobs and taxes will probably go to Monroe.
	“Mulligan said he ... doesn’t believe they necessarily make the return on investment necessary to keep funding them.” …The Middletown Journal, January 30, 2012

VietVet Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List MUSA Council Joined: May 15 2008 Status: Offline Points: 7008	Post Options Post Reply Quote VietVet Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Jun 30 2009 at 6:59am
	49% occupancy seems a bit high doesn't it? We must be patient with CBL. Things move very slowly in this town sometimes- he-- most of the time, they don't move at all. Make Towne Mall a casino. It is right at the exit. It would pull from all areas. It is convienient to hotels/ restaurants/some shopping and it would bring revenue in so that Gilleland and her merry men could spend it on anything except what we really need for this town!!! While we're at it, take Mike's suggestion and make the upcoming vacant K-Mart a casino along with the old Target store down on South University. Three casinos would generate alot of cash for this town. Hey- don't stop there. Let's plop a couple of gambling boats down on the river by the West Middletown bridge to liven up the downtown area, fill the Manchester Inn once more, and showcase that asset we call Bicentennial Commons/AK pavillion. There you go- we've redefined the town from a rust belt steel town to the little Las Vegas of the Midwest.

Mike_Presta Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List MUSA Council Joined: Apr 20 2008 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 3483	Post Options Post Reply Quote Mike_Presta Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Jun 29 2009 at 9:12pm
	I can't wait to see the list of "Top Ten BOOMING Former Downtowns"!!! I expect to see us as #1 on that list, or at least in the top ten, according to what we keep hearing from City Hall.
	“Mulligan said he ... doesn’t believe they necessarily make the return on investment necessary to keep funding them.” …The Middletown Journal, January 30, 2012

Vivian Moon Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List MUSA Council Joined: May 16 2008 Location: Middletown, Ohi Status: Offline Points: 4187	Post Options Post Reply Quote Vivian Moon Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Jun 29 2009 at 6:16pm
	Well now we have made yet another list. How many more lists do we need to be on before this City wakes up and decides to do something about what is really going on in this community? How much lower can we go?

Smokey Burgess Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List MUSA Resident Joined: Jun 04 2009 Status: Offline Points: 172	Post Options Post Reply Quote Smokey Burgess Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Jun 29 2009 at 5:03pm
	The pending fate of the Towne Mall reminds me of the former NFL quarterback "Dandy" Don Meredith. He used to say to Howard Cosell as a color analyst on Monday Night Football, "turn out the lights, the party's over!"

Pacman Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Prominent MUSA Citizen Joined: Jun 02 2007 Status: Offline Points: 2612	Post Options Post Reply Quote Pacman Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Jun 29 2009 at 4:52pm
	Towne Mall, Franklin, Ohio. (49 percent; $207). This aging structure between Cincinnati and Dayton has been troubled for years, as the owner, CBL & Associates, and local officials have deliberated over whether to tear it down and build something more modern. Towne Mall has one of the highest vacancy rates of any operating mall, with more closed stores than open ones. A decision on the mall's fate is supposed to come soon.

Pacman Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Prominent MUSA Citizen Joined: Jun 02 2007 Status: Offline Points: 2612	Post Options Post Reply Quote Pacman Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Jun 29 2009 at 4:30pm
	Were you expecting anything else? Lets see we will let you know in 30 days isn't that what CBL said about 360 days ago.

Hermes Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Prominent MUSA Citizen Joined: May 19 2009 Location: Middletown Status: Offline Points: 1637	Post Options Post Reply Quote Hermes Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Jun 29 2009 at 4:20pm
	http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Americas-Most-Endangered-usnews-1952033275.html?x=0&.v=1 Towne Mall made the list for one of the 10 most endangered malls.
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