Why are we even mentioning Cox Creek Parkway? That is the worst road in the entire city. It would take forever to get to the hospital with all that traffic. That is a poor idea. And Hwy 72 East also. The east Florence location is ideal once Helton is complete in my opinion. Wouldn't it be something to build a state of the art facility and have the patients dying so the good people of Creekwood can get to the mall easier?
@ Seeweed Sorry for you loss my friend
I would like to see them build it on the other side of Helton, the where the old stove foundry used to be. They wouldn't even have to tear down any houses right there. It's already vacant.
That property isn't seven acres--that's the minimum needed. If Mr. Richards still owns that lot, he should be set to make quite a bit off it now.
Originally Posted by Mikus:
I would like to see them build it on the other side of Helton, the where the old stove foundry used to be. They wouldn't even have to tear down any houses right there. It's already vacant.
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Think environmental cleanup problems.
Originally Posted by CrustyMac:
Originally Posted by Mikus:
I would like to see them build it on the other side of Helton, the where the old stove foundry used to be. They wouldn't even have to tear down any houses right there. It's already vacant.
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Think environmental cleanup problems.
It would take just one two-headed baby...
I thought I read that they had taken care of the environmental issues. Oh well, I'm sure they will find somewhere else that is suitable if they must have all of the property they want to build at Brandon.
Smoothcat: You're right about it being a central location for people on both sides of the river. But 200% of appraised value is insufficient to allow people on subsistence living to move anywhere. They don't have anywhere to move, and no money to spend on improved living arrangements. They's poooooor peoples!
It's not just a hospital that's moving to the area. There will be pharmacies, medical device companies, doctors' offices that will need to be on the property--or very closeby. I would hate to invest in building in this neighborhood--if I was in an affiliated business.
Time for RegionalCare to regroup. Time to get the ball rolling. It's unfortunate that all the competition (Keller, Huntsville Hosp. and competing dialysis centers) have put the State board of needs' hearing until November--6 months too late. They're just pi__ing up a tree--trying to minimize any clinics and services to eliminate as much competition as they can get.
TO HUNTSVILLE HOSPITAL: You had your chance to buy ECM, and you passed. If I need special medical care or specialized surgeons, I'm heading for Nashville, Memphis or Birmingham--not Huntsville Hospital. You can just keep your nose out of our business in the Shoals. We don't need you.
Originally Posted by Bamaman1:
quote:Smoothcat: You're right about it being a central location for people on both sides of the river. But 200% of appraised value is insufficient to allow people on subsistence living to move anywhere. They don't have anywhere to move, and no money to spend on improved living arrangements. They's poooooor peoples!
It's not just a hospital that's moving to the area. There will be pharmacies, medical device companies, doctors' offices that will need to be on the property--or very closeby. I would hate to invest in building in this neighborhood--if I was in an affiliated business.
Time for RegionalCare to regroup. Time to get the ball rolling. It's unfortunate that all the competition (Keller, Huntsville Hosp. and competing dialysis centers) have put the State board of needs' hearing until November--6 months too late. They're just pi__ing up a tree--trying to minimize any clinics and services to eliminate as much competition as they can get.
TO HUNTSVILLE HOSPITAL: You had your chance to buy ECM, and you passed. If I need special medical care or specialized surgeons, I'm heading for Nashville, Memphis or Birmingham--not Huntsville Hospital. You can just keep your nose out of our business in the Shoals. We don't need you.
How is 200% of appraised value insufficient to allow someone living on a tight income from moving anywhere else? For the folks that are owner/occupants, it's a windfall. They get 200% of appraised value +, in a crap economy and buyers' housing market. Houses are TOUGH to sell right now. If it's fully paid off, go buy another home..there are plenty on the market now. If someone's house is on the low value end of the spectrum, say $35k, there are still good houses for sale in the Shoals area for around $50k or so..North Florence, Norwood Pk area, near UNA. I mean no offense to anyone living in Weeden Heights, and don't mean to discount sentimental value, but it would likely be an upgrade to a much nicer neighborhood, in terms of crime statistics, home values, etc.
For those renting and forced to move, unfortunately, that's the nature of a lease - it's not their property, terms can change, the property owner can decide to get out of the business. There should be plenty of time for anyone to find another home to rent, as there doesn't seem to be a shortage of rental properties in the area. This is a huge heads up.
For those who are only ****ed because of sentimental reasons, I'd hate to see any house that was in my family bulldozed. Declining neighborhoods (cheap real estate) often become redeveloped. One of the malls in HSV, the old Heart of HSV Mall, was built on former low income housing. A housing development is in the process of being razed to develop mixed retail/residential and another Publix. It's progress as they say.
Originally Posted by Mikus:
I thought I read that they had taken care of the environmental issues. Oh well, I'm sure they will find somewhere else that is suitable if they must have all of the property they want to build at Brandon.
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1. I don't think anything was done environmentally to that property since Mr. Richards just wanted to move his metal plating business there. I don't know if he sold the property when he was refused a permit to do so or not. I haven't seen any reports of new owners for the lot.
2. As stated earlier, that property isn't large enough, so RC would have more property to buy. The adjacent properties are all zoned for business, but RC would still face owners who might not want to sell.