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It is being rebuilt. It will be somewhat better, and at least cleaner but the site is too small to really design it well.

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I liked 12 monkeys... Unfortunaely it sounds as if 5 of them may have died or at least gone solo...

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The City continues to work with the development community to adopt new rules. Unfortunately, without thier (at least grudging)support they will not fly. As for 4 corners, it isn't going to happen at the intersection like you may be referring simply because the size of the streets prevents it from wo...

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I can generally find a beer or two at any that I like but JC has more of them than Upstream. The Dundee scotch ale at upstream might be the best in town though IMO. I tried a 6 pack of the cherry wheat and didnt mind it. I also tried my first Empyrean beer and it wasnt too bad really either... Maybe...

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You didnt like Raccoon River? I have always had good food and drink there. It is indeed all about opinion. How about the Court Ave Brewery? Good luck for me too on that one. I'd take either of these over any of the other chains we are talking about. I may give Granite another shot but so far the ser...

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I am not too excited about this one. I was never very impressed with the Granite City in Clive. I am definitely a far bigger fan of the Rock Bottom in WDM (not Urbandale). Did I see somewhere that it was comming to town too? (or already here?)

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There are some traffic issues comming up that may change the layout yet again...

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Perhaps, but the zoning ordinance requires parking...

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Nothing is comming out but they might redo the existing stuff...

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They will have to find a place to provide parking as there doesnt appear to be any on site. Not a huge deal but will be necessary.

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You did relate cost to design. My point is simply that these are expensive enough that they could have done a lot of other things, had they wanted to(without regard to whether the should have).

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Can you say lawsuit?

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I would like to see our stats compared to the larger crowd because it did seem like we were not doing that fantastic!

BTW, I think there are actually a whole 2 of those top ten overall that are not burbs...

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There is precious little that those neighbors would have liked though. Besides, its not really for them to choose who goes there. Its pretty tough to pick and choose if your going to allow commercial on that site. Overall, its still a Wal-Mart but its the best one in town and thats a start. There is...

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I have not used a Mac in a good long time but have thought about buying one next time I buy a computer...
What I do know is that those commercials are freaking hilarious... When the PC guy just keels over backwards (crashes) I nearly wet myself

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I still wish they would have enclosed the north end and built Jacobsen at the south end... Those winds can be a bummer.

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There is now an arterial street improvement fee charged for new subdivisions but the disconnect between risk and reward is so skewed by the SID process that it does little to change anything - there are just nicer roads!

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After working in Iowa and then comming to Omaha I was amazed at the SID process. I am not a fan of the methodology or the outcome myself. Development should happen in cities, not outside of them. Financing should also not be done in such a way that developers have little incentive to control cost or...

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They should have been a little more careful in their financial planning! Unfortunately they may have gotten the short end but far more often the City gets stuck with extra debt and the SID residents taxes go down once annexed. The debt ratios allowed of modern SIDs are fairly high so its not often t...

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Didnt mean to be anonymous on that one... sorry

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Its pretty much official unless the planning board or council shoot them down! As the newscast indicated, the submittal has been made. It may not make it to planning board right away, however...

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Elkhorn is the focus now. Once that has been decided the focus can switch back to SIDs and things. The problem, however, is that the SIDs are so burdened with debt that there arent many areas the city wants right now...

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Its all still moving quite a bit and the latest plans dont really look like what is shown in this post... There is quite a bit of work left on this one... May make it to Planning Board this month though but I'd expect more delays.

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There is indeed a law (ordinance) regarding street naming and a number of conventions that are followed... First, Dodge had to change to W. Dodge road because it moves north and would have fouled up the rest of the grid. Second, most of the names used were decided a long time ago and so they may not...

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How about we rip down the city portion (what a dump) and rebuild plus a few more storys?

I'm sure that wouldnt save any money however!

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I'm about as tall as one can be and ever expect to be comfy (though not always) at 6'. I envy you taller guys on the court or golf course but certainly not in the plane or the theatre! I recently bought my first tix there for Movin Out and took the advice of the ticket window person. Should have bee...

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I think that the DSM issue got raised because they have done well despite a much smaller population. A worthy issue to be sure. In the end the Omaha metros numbers are growing and it certainly could provide increased opportunity if properly managed. Des Moines also seems to lack as strict of design ...

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I think that Best Buy was a more official part of MS but Lowes was more likely... I think its all one and the same and none of it is going anywhere fast...

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You may see a WM in North O sometime, its been considered by the folks in Ark. Normally cities are quick to annex Wal Mart If development is done right you wouldnt have to worry about annexing the WM after it opens. There should be no development occuring if its not already in the city. I can't adju...

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I have not liked that bldg since they started it. Just not my style I guess... I don't think it fits into its surroundings very well.

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Well, they have pretty much everything Omaha has for one, despite the lower population. I would say the amount and quality of development is of far higher quality (due in part to the suburbs greater requirements) as well. The market is also stronger in some ways as witnessed by the fact that the fai...

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The WalMart discussions were quite interesting and in the end Omaha is getting about all we could given the position we are in today. A couple of years from now we might be in a stronger position. Generally, however, all its ever about it how to dress up the box and how to obscure it with green. Wal...

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Thanks! No one wants to hear my opinionated behind otherwise so glad I found this site

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Numbers are important but buzz and good jobs and high incomes matter more when it comes to getting all this great stuff you are all talking about. Case in point, Des Moines has as much or more going on than Omaha in some ways and as stated earlier a smaller pop. If we can just get the Royals sold to...

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It may also be done with revenue bonds from the sewer fees, which, by the way may go up A LOT, and not just for those adjacent to these problem sewers.

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Well, bad news then, it will look more like a strip mall then the plan shown here...

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CU is the only team to not beat Neb lately

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The really sad part is that most of those pictures don't show anything new... That park has been mostly that nice for years since its last overhaul... In other words Omaha is even farther behind :) The new scoreboard is nice though. One of the best parts of Sec Taylor... (yeah yeah) is the views of ...

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A portion of the parking is below the building but there is still lots of lot

surrounding the building too... All in all this site should be part of the park system but no $$ for that! Its not bad though considering that.

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There really should have been an access to the east from the commercial corner. The plan for a bridge was indeed in place prior to all of the housing. Unfortunately, whining residents almost always carry a lot of weight (more so than good traffic planning anyway). The lack of a connection will, in t...

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