From Racine County Eye:
By Heather Asiyanbi in Business, Government · September 2, 2015
**Updated 8:30 p.m.
"The deciding vote to reject once and for all a new CVS Pharmacy was cast by Mayor John Dickert.
"Despite his best efforts to get fellow alderpersons to reconsider,
Henry Perez was unable to garner the necessary support to approve a new CVS Pharmacy at the corner of Ohio Street and Washington Avenue.
"The Journal Times reported that a vote was held Tuesday at the Common Council meeting and the proposed store was rejected again, but the original count of who fell on which side was unavailable. Wednesday afternoon, the newspaper listed Dickert’s vote as the tie-breaker.
"CVS was rejected 8-7.
"The new store was planned at more than 13,000 square feet and would
have replaced its current store a half-mile east at West and Washington
and that store would close.
"CVS had an option to purchase the buildings housing Racine Cyclery,
American Coin, the vacant building in between and the empty cash store
next door to Racine Cyclery. The store also was going to buy at least
three homes and level it all to make way for the new pharmacy and
parking lot.
"After an August 3 vote denying the necessary rezone request,
Perez attempted to introduce a reconsideration measure, but because the
discussion was not noticed on an agenda and wasn’t compelled by an
alderperson who was on the winning side of the denial vote, the rest of
the council could not legally address it.
"During the meeting Tuesday, Perez asked for a vote sending the matter
to the Committee of the Whole, but board President Dennis Wiser instead
directed the issue to a vote, the story continues.
"Perez and several other council members expressed concern
about holding the vote so quickly because Jim Kaplan, a key supporter of
the store, had to leave early and was unable to vote. [My emphasis - Orbs]"
Read more: http://racinecountyeye.com/cvs-vote-fails-at-common-council/http://racinecountyeye.com/cvs-vote-fails-at-common-council/
Stinker!
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5 comments:
He just loves to turn down jobs for Racine. Dickert is a total &*^&^% and is not a mayor for Racine.
Obviously not, SER. Sad state of affairs. You have to wonder about his rationale.
Why would you not want a CVS Pharmacy? This guy is too much.
Regardless of any political action or reaction: The residents of the neighborhood didn't want it. The corner is too busy, and the slope of the road is bad, there. It caused an early displacement of existing businesses. There are many, many more open lots which could have sufficed. It just was a bad deal from the start, in my opinion. CVS only wanted it to be in direct competition of the nearby Walgreen's. (one on every corner) That seems to be the only businesses we can get around here: drug stores and check cashing rip offs.
KK, that's the first complaint the neighbors have, increased traffic and the big trucks will ruin out street.
Walgreens has a stop light by their entrance and exit, why can't the city put one up for CVS?
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