Oops!
In my Guest Column in today's More San Pedro, I found a typo that seemed to change the direction of one of my questions to Mr. Bisno.
In the column, it was written "Where is the benefit to those of us who don't want businesses within a 5-mile radius?" What I really submitted was "Where is the benefit to those of us who don't own businesses within a 5-mile radius?" See the difference?
Mr. Bisno claims that there would be great economical benefits for businesses within a 5-mile radius of his 2,300 home development. That may be quite true. I have written that these same businesses may incur added costs for increasing their parking or build size to accommodate the added business. If the 2,300 homes were built and businesses within a 5-mile radius did get more business, who would be affected during the course of business and parking lot expansion? You get the brass ring is you guessed all of us who patronize the businesses.
What do you think might happen if businesses in the 5-mile radius choose not to expand their selling space, staff, and parking lots? Who would suffer then? I suggest we all would.
In my imagination, sometimes I see myself getting ready to pass through the front door of Albertson's or Ralph's. Just before I pass through the magically opening doors I pause. Then I turn around and look. What I see is 300 more cars trying to get into whatever parking space may be left.
I want businesses within a 5-mile radius of whatever is built in Ponte Vista. We all use businesses to make our lives easier. I am not for going back to the old days of waiting for the man with the vegetable cart to pass along our streets to sell food we don't grow ourselves.
My wife and I do not own a spinning wheel and even though I did have a forge, I am not very good at making my own hand tools. I digress....so sorry.
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