tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7385359808043148998.post5081771754424917872..comments2024-03-28T03:23:42.275-04:00Comments on Digital Notebook: Can Phoenixville's Success Happen in Pottstown?Evan Brandthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00978107579447279224noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7385359808043148998.post-42662485844312408502018-11-11T18:19:22.058-05:002018-11-11T18:19:22.058-05:00This is a great point, Anonymous.This is a great point, Anonymous.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00907375521448363291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7385359808043148998.post-11675849016039762632018-11-10T13:25:01.226-05:002018-11-10T13:25:01.226-05:00You only need to live in pottstown is if you want ...You only need to live in pottstown is if you want to send your kids to pottstown schools. Once pottstown has first class schools, people will move here, and property values will rise.Michael Wilcoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06112852511965541051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7385359808043148998.post-79096777038856370772018-11-10T07:08:24.594-05:002018-11-10T07:08:24.594-05:00Vision and realistic expectations are two differen...Vision and realistic expectations are two different things. Is it possible Pottstown recovers and turns into a Conshohoken or Phoenixville like town? Maybe. In the near term? Highly unlikely. I laugh when members of Hobart Run and outside speakers try to assess Pottstown. The reason why is because unless these members work for the Borough or have an inside source to the top leadership they only have 1/2 the story. This means they really don't know what the issues are behind the scenes and don't even know where to start to research these issues. You doubt this statement? Without doing research answer the following questions. The heads of each department. How long they have been employed. What are their strengths and weaknesses. What are the pending issues facing the Borough in 2019 that have not made the headlines. What are the issues before council at the next meeting. That's right. You don't know the answers but you think you know the town.<br /><br /> If you open a business in Pottstown that is NOT retail you have a chance of being successful. If you open a business that is retail, especially on High St, your chances of success are slim. Success is defined as making a significant profit over the long run not just keeping the lights on. <br />Next time you meet a Pottstown business owner ask them this question. If you know what you know now would you ever have invested in Pottstown? If you could get the money and time back that you put into Pottstown would you take it back and go in a different direction?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7385359808043148998.post-91681208487397493012018-11-10T06:45:57.388-05:002018-11-10T06:45:57.388-05:00If train service were the ticket to redevelopment ...If train service were the ticket to redevelopment and increases in property value, Norristown would be a Paradise. And of course, you hear no mention of low income residents and how any large scale redevelopment will affect them. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7385359808043148998.post-56272086010673947022018-11-10T05:16:07.856-05:002018-11-10T05:16:07.856-05:00Maybe it’s you decades of disappointment with Pott...Maybe it’s you decades of disappointment with Pottstown that keep you from having vision. Anything can be done if you develop a plan and resources. You’re right Phoenixville doesn’t have 422 traffic, they have local traffic to gat to 422. And it is only 10 min closer without traffic... as far as train service, things take time. It’s a benefit that it has been discussed for years now. They know what doesn’t work so they can determine what will. It the kind of negativity that you posted here that keeps Pottstown stuck. No solutions just complaints about how bad it is and it won’t work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7385359808043148998.post-34414869819983295612018-11-09T23:43:55.464-05:002018-11-09T23:43:55.464-05:00They only allow people to these meetings that will...They only allow people to these meetings that will not ask the tough questions or raise concerns. Yes men/women is all they invite. It's been this way for years. Hence the condition of the townAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7385359808043148998.post-5265675687034900522018-11-09T22:50:51.881-05:002018-11-09T22:50:51.881-05:00How do you hold a meeting about the future of Pott...How do you hold a meeting about the future of Pottstown without a single person of color in the room? Seems to me that this meeting pretty much IS the problem, not the cure. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7385359808043148998.post-48727578370783821172018-11-09T17:48:40.773-05:002018-11-09T17:48:40.773-05:00Positive comments are great but these people who h...Positive comments are great but these people who have the positive attitude really don't know about how bad the problems inside the Borough really are. They are not discussed in social media. Those who know choose to keep the issues privateAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7385359808043148998.post-32640282007906896252018-11-09T15:31:35.779-05:002018-11-09T15:31:35.779-05:00Maybe start by burning down America's Best Val...Maybe start by burning down America's Best Value Drug Den and Crack Whore Inn. That place isn't any worse than the crap hole Manny's dad ran AKA: The Wall Block Hotel.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7385359808043148998.post-45513369377766973962018-11-09T14:30:40.967-05:002018-11-09T14:30:40.967-05:00I am sure Evan will agree that these conversations...I am sure Evan will agree that these conversations of the revitalization of Pottstown happened 5, 10 and 15 years ago. Nothing happened then so why should we believe it will happen now?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7385359808043148998.post-23190106002311147672018-11-09T13:44:52.868-05:002018-11-09T13:44:52.868-05:00Or you could do what demutis did and start big fir...Or you could do what demutis did and start big fires for insurance money. Or burn down the section 8 housing that is getting built so when phase 2 of phoenix village gets built, it wont hurt prices. Also having JD councilman in your pocket helps.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7385359808043148998.post-51484548086364389592018-11-09T10:42:49.458-05:002018-11-09T10:42:49.458-05:00Maybe the recommendations make sense but they dont...Maybe the recommendations make sense but they dont account for the poor leadership in Pottstown, the infrastructure or taxes. You could go buy a 1990 chrysler k car with no engine and no doors for $20,000 at a junk yard. You could then restore it spending another $20,000. Is the car now worth $40,000? No way. That is Pottstown. No matter how many studies, how many experts chime in, or how much paint they throw at high street it is just not worth it because the town refuses to change and the people allow leadership who are inept to remain. Its sadAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7385359808043148998.post-79188546354503408422018-11-09T09:54:07.714-05:002018-11-09T09:54:07.714-05:00I headed a NYC Local Development Corp., many of th...I headed a NYC Local Development Corp., many of the recommendations make sense. What is needed is "buy-in" by the local government, business and civic leaders. Pottstown can rise again, it has to WANT to do it. Webmasterdadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11763696602665388253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7385359808043148998.post-9041494091238092552018-11-09T09:50:31.554-05:002018-11-09T09:50:31.554-05:00His pie in the sky comments are mostly only dreams...His pie in the sky comments are mostly only dreams. Train service would be great but has been discussed for decades so realistically that is not happening soon. Our tax money has paid for the same assessments of Pottstown's potential and they never amount to anything. Phoenixville is much more appealing than Pottstown for 2 reasons. No horrible 422 traffic east bound at rush hour and closer to Philly. In these 2 issues Pottstown cannot compare. Pottstown leadership has been a failure and doesn't improve because voters and council refuse to make changes. I could go on and on. This guy has good intentions but he obviously doesn't have decades of experience with disappointment in Pottstown. Wait until next recession and we will see all these High Street businesses once again go out of business.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com