tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726606.post7496952190413751888..comments2023-11-03T06:29:15.083-05:00Comments on Quad City Images: The Great Wall of MenardsQuadCityImageshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07503485646277987317noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726606.post-76680881506796500262008-07-08T04:37:00.000-05:002008-07-08T04:37:00.000-05:00Menards is a chain of home improvement stores. I f...Menards is a chain of home improvement stores. I found out that your blog concerns the company. I did not have a chance to personally deal with the products and the services of <A HREF="http://menards.pissedconsumer.com" REL="nofollow">Menards</A>, but I did read a lot about it. The reviews are more negative, than positive. Consumers are not happy with the quality of goods and maintenance services. Check out www.pissedconsumer.com for more information.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726606.post-18961122110855780412007-12-08T13:44:00.000-06:002007-12-08T13:44:00.000-06:00Conservative Demo here:Ald. Meyer, there was a tim...Conservative Demo here:<BR/>Ald. Meyer, there was a time that I stood up on these local blogs defending your right to be heard and to be treated with dignity, but no more.<BR/><BR/>I still would wish that you were treated with dignity but your own actions seem to be making that impossible. You've learned that these bloggers are good teasing material and it seems as if you just can't give that up now. I thought you were smarter than they, and maybe you are - just maybe.<BR/><BR/>But Ald. Meyer, you are not wise: A wise man would know when to quietly leave the spotlight.<BR/><BR/>I now conclude Sir, that you are your own worst enemy and I, in the future will be more careful about which politicians I will be willing to stand up for.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726606.post-15699088376718654022007-12-08T10:32:00.000-06:002007-12-08T10:32:00.000-06:00By the way, I am not 8:29 AM. However, there are ...By the way, I am not 8:29 AM. However, there are many who share the view of 8:29.<BR/><BR/>Keith, you need to understand that your views simply are not shared by others.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726606.post-77781071992306791102007-12-08T08:50:00.000-06:002007-12-08T08:50:00.000-06:00Meyer:Knowing who I am doesn't change who you are....Meyer:<BR/><BR/>Knowing who I am doesn't change who you are.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726606.post-83711016982145916442007-12-08T08:29:00.000-06:002007-12-08T08:29:00.000-06:00Maybe Keith can go jump in a lake. What a complet...Maybe Keith can go jump in a lake. What a complete a**hole!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726606.post-65461890559542101292007-12-07T13:20:00.000-06:002007-12-07T13:20:00.000-06:00Conservative Demo here:Here we go again, people wa...Conservative Demo here:<BR/>Here we go again, people wanting Davenport to stand up and begin offering "incentives" to private (and I'm sure I'll get corrected if wrong, Menards _IS_ very single-owner private, not even stock holder kind of private) business.<BR/><BR/>Doggone it guys, a damn business ought to be paying its own way from its day-one and that includes paying up front for their utilities connections and necessary street/road improvements. If a business wants to be a business the owner needs to pay the costs and not be dipping into the tax-till to cover himself.<BR/><BR/>As for the old building, make the new zoning contingent upon the Menards owner paying _UP FRONT AND IN-FULL_ a cash bond large enough to cover any possible future city costs of demolishment just in case it ever comes to that. If Menards sells it or later actually demolishes it then give em back the bond.<BR/><BR/>Anybody remember the burned building on 3rd St that we the people had to demolish?<BR/><BR/>When a profit motive is involved, no man's word can be trusted.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726606.post-65396762179104172242007-12-07T11:46:00.000-06:002007-12-07T11:46:00.000-06:00QCII just got a camera this week, have been to the...QCI<BR/>I just got a camera this week, have been to the nursery site and need to go back after I get the riff of how to take and post pictures of the historical work building and the hundreds of trees.<BR/><BR/>7:17 a.am.Why don't you identify yourself.<BR/>KeithAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726606.post-73252533737365923942007-12-07T07:17:00.000-06:002007-12-07T07:17:00.000-06:00Menards new site and rezoning makes sense given th...Menards new site and rezoning makes sense given the comprehensive development plan and the majority of the existing surrounding commercial property. The small pocket residential neighborhood has seen the changes and most likely knew further development was inevitable. Knowing change was coming certainly could not make it any easier to find that the time had come. Menards plans to build the green space, berm and to provide fencing, along with Alta Vista's offer to plant trees, shows good faith efforts at being a good neighbor. <BR/><BR/>The existing store's reuse poses a major challenge. The surrounding commercial area next to the existing Menards site may help to attract development. It seems unlikely that a single tenant/owner will find the building suitable. Can it be renovated into a multiple tenant building? Is there enough value in the land to demolish the building and sell of parcels? Is there a developer willing to try? Is the city ready to help?<BR/><BR/>With Keith Meyer's obstructionist, negative thinking, angry ways removed from the council floor, there may be a willingness for the city to work with Menards for reuse.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726606.post-37188630287517044352007-12-06T22:52:00.000-06:002007-12-06T22:52:00.000-06:00There is the current Menards site and there is the...There is the current Menards site and there is the new Menards site.<BR/><BR/>Again, which site and why?<BR/><BR/>Maybe Keith could go walk the site and take a picture to post and explain the relevance of the photo.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726606.post-65096294803523009062007-12-06T20:34:00.000-06:002007-12-06T20:34:00.000-06:00QCI - I think what Keith is saying is that perhap...QCI - I think what Keith is saying is that perhaps you shoudl put you photo edge to good use and get a visual for us all. Plus - what the hell other property would we be talking about here? Oh - I don't know - say - the Menards property. Unless of course you were talking about the skatepark.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726606.post-41940647875097052372007-12-06T20:22:00.000-06:002007-12-06T20:22:00.000-06:00Keith:Which property? Why?Keith:<BR/><BR/>Which property? Why?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726606.post-8486295416632942022007-12-06T17:43:00.000-06:002007-12-06T17:43:00.000-06:00QCITake your camera and go out and walk the proper...QCI<BR/>Take your camera and go out and walk the property. Thanks<BR/> KeithAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726606.post-64012122965980950082007-12-06T08:26:00.000-06:002007-12-06T08:26:00.000-06:00The berm and trees are to appease the neighborhood...The berm and trees are to appease the neighborhood. The fence is the same type of fence Menards builds around all its outdoor storage yards to prevent inventory from disappearing in the night. It's a fine line that cities walk in evaluating the interests of the community at large vs. the interests of a few. Forcing landlords to take responsibility for buildings they abandon as a condition of rezoning is wise, but what's the penalty for failure to comply? Once the rezoning is granted, and the new store is open, what motivation does Menards have to keep up its former location (other than it looks better on the market)?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com