{"id":2494,"date":"2012-07-24T20:44:57","date_gmt":"2012-07-25T03:44:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=2494"},"modified":"2012-07-24T20:44:57","modified_gmt":"2012-07-25T03:44:57","slug":"gaining-grocer-in-eastbridge-town-center-size-able-problem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=2494","title":{"rendered":"Gaining Grocer in Eastbridge Town Center SIZE-able Problem"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>Forrest City President Phil Dargossi has long pointed out that the planned town center for Eastbridge (original estimate 2008) will be in place \u201cas soon as they can get a grocer into the space.\u201d Dargossi has pointed out several reasons as to why this is yet to happen, but none bigger than the fact that the area has yet to get interest from a major grocer, which would help stabilize and bring traffic to the area. Dargossi pointed this out in 2010. \u201cWe eagerly await a new grocer, which will help anchor the Eastbridge town center, and create the dynamic we are looking for.\u201d\n\nThe Eastbridge town center now comprises of a soon to open dentistry and a car wash. The Stapletonion had its team of independent experts look into the feasibility of a grocer in the planned town center. The team included traffic engineers, city planners, architects, and business experts. The research showed something that no one has yet talked about. \u201cAfter our team studied the options for a grocer in Eastbridge for the last four months, we learned a troubling truth,\u201d says project lead John Parker. \u201cThe Eastbridge area simply could not fit a major grocer, nor could it handle any traffic increase including entering and exiting the parking lot.\u201d\n\u201cWe considered a grocer half the size of the King Soopers,\u201d says Parker. \u201cEven one half the size, including stocking area and parking lot, would change the landscape. In fact, some homes would literally have to be torn down and the road completely redone. There is just no way a large major grocer could fit into that small area.\u201d\nCalls to Dargossi and Forrest City have gone unreturned. If these findings go unchallenged, it could prove to be a huge cover up and scandal for Forrest City. \u201cMy expertise is in city planning and design,\u201d says Parker. \u201cHowever, if Forrest City was promising builders and home buyers that they were going to get a town center and knew it wasn\u2019t feasible, I believe there would be a lot of legal implications.\u201d The Stapletonion will keep the community posted on any response from Forrest City.]]>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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