{"id":4607,"date":"2010-12-17T13:45:11","date_gmt":"2010-12-17T19:45:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.flovalleynews.com\/?p=4607"},"modified":"2010-12-17T13:45:11","modified_gmt":"2010-12-17T19:45:11","slug":"dollar-general-seeks-plaza-madrid-site-but-council-has-doubts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flovalleynews.com\/?p=4607","title":{"rendered":"Dollar General Seeks Plaza Madrid Site, But Council Has Doubts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Carol Arnett<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Plaza Madrid was once again on the Florissant City Council\u2019s agenda Monday night.\u00a0 The council discussed a bill that would allow an amendment to the B-5 zoning of the property to allow for a Dollar General store.<\/p>\n<p>At issue for several council members is the upkeep and appearance of the center.\u00a0 The shopping center is in the city\u2019s Ward 8, represented by Councilman Mark Schmidt.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019d like to see the entire parking lot redone as part of the rezoning,\u201d Schmidt said. \u201cI will be submitting a revised bill to that effect.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The proposed plan would repair and resurface approximately one third of the existing parking lot near the Dollar General.<\/p>\n<p>Jeff Eisenberg, the leasing agent for Plaza Madrid, said that he hoped that Dollar General would become an anchor for the center. \u201cWe need foot traffic,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI agree that the whole center needs an overhaul, but meanwhile, some buildings leak and we have to patch holes,\u201d he said, explaining that updates have been deferred because of the lack of tenants in the center.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have a problem property,\u201d said Councilman Tim Lee. \u201cIf we have an owner who is not willing to invest in the property and community, than why should we amend the B-5 zoning?\u201d Lee said that since the area was annexed, residents have wanted something done with the center. \u201cIf the owner won\u2019t fix it up, he should sell it,\u201d Lee said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am very, very concerned about the center,\u201d Mayor Robert Lowery said. He added that he though fixing only one third of the lot would make the center look worse than it currently does.<\/p>\n<p>The council postponed the bill until the next meeting.<\/p>\n<p><strong>In other news,<\/strong> the council failed to pass two bills that would reduce council salaries and the mayor\u2019s salary as of the election in April 2011. McKay introduced both bills.<\/p>\n<p>The first, dealing with the council members, failed for lack of support for a second reading. The second, dealing with the mayor\u2019s salary, was tabled. McKay and Lee were the only two council members to vote against tabling the bill. Councilman Andrew Podleski re-cused himself from discussion and voting because he has declared his candidacy for mayor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Carol Arnett Plaza Madrid was once again on the Florissant City Council\u2019s agenda Monday night.\u00a0 The council discussed a bill that would allow an amendment to the B-5 zoning of the property to allow for a Dollar General store. 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