07-08-2010, 07:02 PM
ClassicalLib17 Wrote:O.K., you got me. I don't think like a lawyer. I was referring to the current developer who is looking for a 3.8 million dollar draw from the Tax Increment Financing District. Unlike you or I, most people are extremely wary of Waukegan and only come here when they have to. First time visitors, most likely, leave with a negative impression. What comes first, the cart or the horse? Believe me, if they actually build it, it will end up like the Chateau. Remember Marquette Place? You just develop an intuition, after a while.I have to agree with you... BUT, there are a lot of people 35 or so miles to the south who DON'T have a negative image of Waukegan. They not only don't have the negative image of Waukegan that say someone from Libertyville has but they can accept a good degree of urbanness and not be as hesitant to enter a neighboorhood because there is low income housing nearby. Understanding and exploiting this is one important key to the success of an Eastern Waukegan revival.