NWI INGO General Post - Part 14

[jedi]

'Unprecedented' development in works for Crown Point; cost is estimated up to $250 million | Lake County News | nwitimes.com

It will be some nice competition for south lake mall area.
Plus spur development of more residential further south.
Jedi is old cause all jedi could think of was the negatives this will cause. More traffic, more people, store jedi does not need nor want, etc...

 

[lonehoosier]

'Unprecedented' development in works for Crown Point; cost is estimated up to $250 million | Lake County News | nwitimes.com

I like it. Its close enough that I'd utilize it for shopping but plenty far enough away from me that I won't have to deal with it on a regular basis.




Nothing. A big fat nothing.

It will be some nice competition for south lake mall area.
Plus spur development of more residential further south.
Jedi is old cause all jedi could think of was the negatives this will cause. More traffic, more people, store jedi does not need nor want, etc...

I just hope they have the three lanes in each directions on I-65 done before that.

 

[KLB]

I just hope they have the three lanes in each directions on I-65 done before that.

I think they pretty much do North of there, although the third lane is not in use yet.

 

[jedi]

I did not see a timeline for this project to be done.

 

[aclark]

That shopping center is a terrible idea. We were at 109th and 65 and the traffic was terrible and they were planning a shopping center there. We moved down to 231 and 65 for those reasons among others. Traffic is tolerable around here but does get rough at peak times. This development would make it that much worse and bring in a bunch of **** the town doesn’t need. Let’s keep it around the rt30 area and let Merrillville/Hobart deal with the ****.

 

[KLB]

That shopping center is a terrible idea. We were at 109th and 65 and the traffic was terrible and they were planning a shopping center there. We moved down to 231 and 65 for those reasons among others. Traffic is tolerable around here but does get rough at peak times. This development would make it that much worse and bring in a bunch of **** the town doesn’t need. Let’s keep it around the rt30 area and let Merrillville/Hobart deal with the ****.

You moved too close to it. Urban areas always creep ever outwards.

I just hope I am far enough out to make it through my lifetime before it hits near me.

 

[2A_Tom]

That shopping center is a terrible idea. We were at 109th and 65 and the traffic was terrible and they were planning a shopping center there. We moved down to 231 and 65 for those reasons among others. Traffic is tolerable around here but does get rough at peak times. This development would make it that much worse and bring in a bunch of **** the town doesn’t need. Let’s keep it around the rt30 area and let Merrillville/Hobart deal with the ****.

You need to move to Tere Haute to get away from the Lake County sprawl.

 

[melensdad]

The shopping center idea is inevitable.

It will happen. Sooner or later.

This is a proposed outlet mall. Those malls are generally thriving in this era of failing retail store because they offer values and selection that cannot be typically found in department stores and traditional malls. The fact that they also throw in a movie theatre, bowling alley and a couple hotels makes this more of a "lifestyle" center which, again, is more likely to thrive longer into the future.

There is a reason I moved where I moved and after owning this land for 26+ years the urban sprawl is still NOWHERE close to me. Pick and choose wisely and you don't have to get stuck with this stuff in your back yard.

Traffic is hell up there, its getting worse.

LONE's point about 3 lanes each way is a good one, and given that this thing would take 2-3 years to pass & build it is very likely that the road will be wider before the ribbon cotton ceremony.

ACLARK is correct that the side roads there suck for traffic, with any luck some of those will be widened as part of the project with lights for traffic control too. BUT the reality that the politicians see is that there will be lots of tax revenue coming in from that land, many of the users will not be voters, so those people will create jobs for people who might actually be voters and the tax dollars can be used to buy off the voters. If someone lives in a surrounding neighborhood and doesn't like this they should move now, not later. It will get worse for them. Tax revenue is stronger than a pissed off neighborhood of voters.

 

[darkkevin]

Great. I get my new toy Saturday, have the day off today and the weather sucks.

new toy huh? whatcha getting??

 

[darkkevin]

GSD

gun shootin dog?

 

[Ericpwp]

The sign has been up for the outlet mall in CC Hills for like ten years.

 

[KLB]

gun shootin dog?

My Omega 300 can got out of jail finally. Of course I don't have any subsonic 300 BLK yet, but that will be solved soon now.

 

[melensdad]

The sign has been up for the outlet mall in CC Hills for like ten years.

There are signs up in other areas too.

None of those affect this development.

The county wants it. The city wants it. A developer apparently has the funds to build it and wants to build it.

The current land is zoned industrial but used for crops, so it is basically yielding nothing in terms of taxes to the county/city. A simple re-zone and its business and there is a $150-$250 Million dollar development sitting on top of that crop land that now generates all sort of taxes for the greedy politicians to fight over. The fact that the city/county are not offering TIFF or similar financing is even more appealing to the politicians who want to start spending the money they think they can glean off of this project.

My Omega 300 can got out of jail finally. Of course I don't have any subsonic 300 BLK yet, but that will be solved soon now.

SWEET

 

[KLB]

Yeah it is. It will pull double duty on the 300Blk and on my 6.5 Creedmoor bolt.

The rain and melted snow has my property looking like there is a stream running through it right now though, and the front pasture looks like a big patch of swamp. It is going to be a while before I can make it out back to use it.

 

[GhostofWinter]

gun shootin dog?

German Shepard Dog.

Although he WILL be acclimated to gunfire, I doubt I’ll ever let him actually do any shooting....

 

[2A_Tom]

Why ever not?

 

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[Snapdragon]

It will be some nice competition for south lake mall area.
Plus spur development of more residential further south.
Jedi is old cause all jedi could think of was the negatives this will cause. More traffic, more people, store jedi does not need nor want, etc...

I think this will be the final nail in the coffin for Southlake Mall.

 

[darkkevin]

I think this will be the final nail in the coffin for Southlake Mall.

then the riff-raff that has plagued it for the last couple decades will probably move right into the new one in CP