And speaking of the Bolsover project, there’s an update in the Examiner on the reaction to City Council’s decision to let it go forward.
At the annual meeting of the Southampton Civic Club, Councilwoman Anne Clutterbuck said she supported the Lamesa Properties development that on “first glance” she considered “ugly” and “high.”
“It was a really tough decision,” she told fellow residents, later adding, “Make no mistake about it, this project will be built” with or without the abandonment.
Clutterbuck said she believed the development would satisfy market demand for both upscale retail shops and condominiums, thereby keeping out “another, say, 27-story project.”
It would also include green space, better flood-control measures and 53 more parking spaces than required by city ordinance. Of that, it would add 19, most likely metered spots on Kelvin and Morningside streets that would be available to the public, she said.
However, the Public Works recommendation requiring the installation of left-turn lanes on both streets where each intersects with Rice Boulevard would appear to eliminate an equal amount of street parking.
I wonder what the alternative is to Weingarten’s River Oaks shopping center makeover. Could it be worse than what is currently planned? At least for Council Member Clutterbuck, that’s not her problem – the River Oaks shopping center is in Ada Edwards’ district.
