"Joe:
I don't know exactly what's up, but an entire city block is chain linked fenced off where there were previously private sector buildings. All of the private sector commercial offices and retailers are closed, empty and chain-linked off. There is Whiting Turner Construction trailer on the North side of Bateman St. behind the old Salisbury Office Supply - kind of hidden. Which, incidentally, is yet another business that has been purchased by the Government - Wicomico County Elections Board.
About the only thing I do know is that I heard the college had entered into some Confidentiality Agreements with certain private sector individuals concerning procurement disclosures. On all of the Confidentiality Agreements I have read, it says that no party is allowed to divulge certain business details.
It looks as though the College may have purchased them all including Hagemeyer Electrical supplies.
Things are very quiet on Disclosure of this information because of all of the adverse publicity concerning - Socialization - the exodus of private sector businesses from the area including, Dresser, Purity Bacon, John Deere Landscapes, and the sale of the Allenwood Shopping Center which sold for more than $300,000 than the appraised value. At the very minimum though, we need an informed Society.
Maybe its time for SBYnews to enlighten our public once again."
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It's the new SU parking garage -- over 700 spaces -- and has been mentioned in the Daily Times, etc., in recent months. It replaces the parking eliminated where the new building has been built at Rt. 13 & College Avenue.
ReplyDeleteThe Bateman Street/Div. Street intersection is to be realigned and upgraded, but the City will pay most of that cost.
THE COLLEGE PLAN HAS BEEN IN EFFECT FOR MANY YRS NOW. THEY PLAN TO SEIZE PROPERTY FROM NORTH BLVD SOUTH OF ALLENWOOD SHOPPING CENTER.EVERYTHING EAST TO SOUTHDIVISION ST. EVERYTHING WEST TO RIVERSIDE DRIVE.ITS BEEN GRADULY HAPPENING FOR YRS.DRESSER PLANT WAS PART OF THAT BUT SOMEHOW IT FELL THROUGH.
ReplyDeleteJoe, It's going to be parking for SU, not SSU. LOL. This is long over due and needed before I started there in the 80's. I remember seeing cars parked all up on the grass off of Rt. 13. That fence was put up to prevent parking anywhere and everywhere. There has never been enough parking there and they have always resisted the parking garages stating that the strata in the ground couldn't handle it. Funny thing is they are planning a second parking garage.
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Link has pic and all.
http://www.salisbury.edu/newsevents/fullstoryview.asp?id=3663
Friday, August 01, 2008
Construction to Begin on SU Parking Garage
By Ben Penserga
Staff Writer
The Daily Times
SALISBURY, MD---Construction on Salisbury University's $16 million parking garage will begin in August and should be completed by next summer.
The three-level structure on the corner of Wayne Avenue and Bateman Street will provide the university with an additional 850 parking spots once completed, said Greig Mitchell, SU's vice president of administration and finance.
While parking at SU has not been a problem -- the school has been using the parking lot at the vacant Dresser property for spillover -- the location of the new garage will be more convenient to people since it is closer to the school's athletic fields, Mitchell said.
"What's good about the parking lot is it is adjacent to venues where many people like to congregate," he said.
Construction of the garage is another leg of SU's 21st-century facilities master plan, which was introduced in 2003. Mitchell said the year deadline for the garage is meant to ensure there will be enough parking spaces when construction for the Perdue School of Business begins in late summer 2009.
Mitchell said the school will lose about 250 spots for students due to that construction, but those lost will be absorbed by the new garage.
"We'll still get much more than we give," he said.
Funding for the construction will in part be covered by the auxiliary fees -- which usually pay for things such as parking -- from students, Mitchell said.
Mitchell said once the garage is completed, it should fit in with the aesthetics of the rest of SU and bring more continuity to a campus split by Route 13.
"That part of campus (where the garage will be located) has always been seen as very different," he said.
And although environmental considerations usually do not factor into parking garage designs, Mitchell said they have taken measures to make the structure as "green" as a possible, such as the use of light-emitting diodes. LED lights have proven to be more durable and have a longer life compared to conventional lights.
"It's quite attractive, actually," he said of the overall design.
Reprinted courtesy of The Daily Times
In case I forgot to include it the first time.
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Friday, August 01, 2008
Construction to Begin on SU Parking Garage
By Ben Penserga
Staff Writer
The Daily Times
SALISBURY, MD---Construction on Salisbury University's $16 million parking garage will begin in August and should be completed by next summer.
The three-level structure on the corner of Wayne Avenue and Bateman Street will provide the university with an additional 850 parking spots once completed, said Greig Mitchell, SU's vice president of administration and finance.
While parking at SU has not been a problem -- the school has been using the parking lot at the vacant Dresser property for spillover -- the location of the new garage will be more convenient to people since it is closer to the school's athletic fields, Mitchell said.
"What's good about the parking lot is it is adjacent to venues where many people like to congregate," he said.
Construction of the garage is another leg of SU's 21st-century facilities master plan, which was introduced in 2003. Mitchell said the year deadline for the garage is meant to ensure there will be enough parking spaces when construction for the Perdue School of Business begins in late summer 2009.
Mitchell said the school will lose about 250 spots for students due to that construction, but those lost will be absorbed by the new garage.
"We'll still get much more than we give," he said.
Funding for the construction will in part be covered by the auxiliary fees -- which usually pay for things such as parking -- from students, Mitchell said.
Mitchell said once the garage is completed, it should fit in with the aesthetics of the rest of SU and bring more continuity to a campus split by Route 13.
"That part of campus (where the garage will be located) has always been seen as very different," he said.
And although environmental considerations usually do not factor into parking garage designs, Mitchell said they have taken measures to make the structure as "green" as a possible, such as the use of light-emitting diodes. LED lights have proven to be more durable and have a longer life compared to conventional lights.
"It's quite attractive, actually," he said of the overall design.
Reprinted courtesy of The Daily Times
Realize that SSU is one of Salisbury's main economic engines. Granted the organization does NOT pay any taxes but we the public are footing the bill, I don't want to be taxed on my taxes. Just think of how those properties came to the market, was there thriving business there? Was another company bidding/fighting for the same location? Would they sit empty and be allowed to decline? And the most important question, Will SU improve the property and surrounding property values?
ReplyDeleteI don't know why the person who wrote this post doesn't research the university records and ask them about their plans rather than posting about a government plot at socialization.
They are going to build a parking garage......
ReplyDeleteI would estimate that the Socialization process of the US is about 50% complete.
ReplyDeleteYou are now hearing about it almost daily from all of the major networks including, Fox News, CNBC. Well reknown commentators including Bill O'Reilly, Jim Creamer, Larry Kudlow and Joe Kernin now speak daily about US formations of Socialism as being our new economy.
Salisbury is no different. But for the educational institutions to try and hide behind a 'facade' is really uncalled for.
It Is What It Is, government takeover.
If memory serves me correct they purchased Hagameyer (the old Tristate Electric) many years ago. This is nothing new.
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How 'bout the Fratelli's/SU housing deal -- pretty darn sweeeeeeeeet, I'd say! Check it out, Joe.
ReplyDeleteHagemyre moved to the other end of the bypass on Rt 50. The state paid big bucks for it. As far as the office supply the original owner of that building still owns it according to property records. What happened to their business is what happens to all of our local business when the corporate giants come to town. When our own local people stop supporting local business then they have no choice but to close their doors to minimize their losses. As far as Salisbury University is concerned they are a growing university and expansion in that area is wise for them because it is close to their main campus. The fences are a security measure that are necessary in a construction zone to minimize theft and injury.
ReplyDeletesu is building a parking garage there. They bought all that property over 1 year ago.
ReplyDeleteSSU and Governments same old spin machine.
ReplyDeleteYou take a little bit this season, then a little more the next. Pretty soon it is palatable for the public to start to accept.
Same scenario with the college.
i liked the bacon smell better.
ReplyDeleteBen,You stated parking has been no problem at SU.Where the hell you been residing on the campus??
ReplyDeleteHagemeyer (Tristate) had a lease that expired earlier this year, so they had to move out. This was known for some time and no big secret.
ReplyDeleteThe property was sold by Tristate Holdings back in 2006 for over a million dollars.
Response to 8:50 Post
ReplyDeleteMaybe the college should have consulted with the overall business development plan for the County before embarking on more Socialism. What is even more astonishing, is the amount of property they are exempting - out from the overall tax base as a result of college land procurement. This equates to higher taxes for the rest of the tax base and ordinary citizens.
1+1=2 not 3. Moreover, if you also take into account the astronmical residential takeovers on college avenue one has a legitimate case for the Socialism argument.
And, if I were to assign a grade for your analytical background info. . . you would have failed my Economics 101 class.
This point was well validated long ago even when former City Councilman CT Webster was in office. He presented the argument many times before City Council meetings.
Sorry-all I can think about when I read this article is the MANY jobs that were lost from businesses on this city block that have shut down or relocated......
ReplyDeletedidn't tri-state electric go belly up anyway?
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ReplyDeleteI agree, SU, should have done an economic impact statement and held a public hearing on the matter before any expansion occurred.
Their administration is in error. I would hope that any further federal, state or local aid would be withheld until a comprehensive economic impact plan was unveiled before the general public.
As far as Confidentiality Agreements, most of the former business owners could be sued for divulging the information to the public. But SU should have held hearings on these condemnations and land purchases.
The University is also building a new Perdue Business School across from Pat's Pizza on the site of the old campus police station.
ReplyDeleteHey Joe, I heard the University Police have entered into an mutual aid agreement with the city to assist the City Police at numerous student housing projects. (i.e.) University Village, University Park, Sea Gull Lane Apts,etc...and SU cops will have jurisdiction on city streets as well. What the heck is going on?
ReplyDeletedidn't tri-state electric go belly up anyway?
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Hagemeyer bought out Tristate in the early 2000's. Tristate did not go belly-up.
Rexel bought out Hagemeyer earlier this year, and then sold the North American operations to Sonepar - a French competitor.
Hagemeyer's lease was up earlier this year, so they built a new facility on the West end of town in the new Westwood Business Park.
Totmom, no jobs are lost when a business is relocated. They merely commute to the other end of town, in a new facility.
ReplyDeleteI still deal with the same folks in the new place that used to work in the old place.
I agree people should do their research before posting stupid comments. The building where the Elections office is according to public records is still own privately and I know for a fact that the county rents that building from the gentleman. The electrical supply house relocated. The gymnastic place built there own facility in fruitland. And as others have stated when the larger franchise office supply places come to town they tend to put the locally owned business out. SO with all that being said,,,,,,Does anyone realize just how much money SU brings to the local economy in an indirect way.....Students spend alot of money in this town, without them our town would be worse off more so than it already is.
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ReplyDeleteApparently you haven't heard about the Salisburys 'Brain Drain' concept.
No one ever returns.
I hear that Allenwood shopping center and the BBt bank are closing in order for the University to build a 5 story student dorm. Upon completion, the businesses would return to the ground level. The girls at the bank confirm that they will be moving south of this location. The same family owns Pinchers and Fratellis, so Im not sure where they would move to while construction is underway.
ReplyDeleteSU doesn't have a parking problem, if the fat lazy students would get off their butt and walk, they would find that there is ample parking. Everyone wants to arrive 5 minutes before work or their class and expect to be able to find a parking space. NOT!
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