That wasn't exactly the way the process was explained to Joplin City Council members last night, but that was it boiled down to.
The idea for using the Coca-Cola building as a post office was suggested long before anyone in this area had ever heard of Wallace-Bajjali and it was rejected at that time also.
Wallace-Bajjali is looking to lease the Coca-Cola building while it pressures the Postal Service. Don't be surprised if the building remains empty.
During last night's update, David Wallace also let the council know that he was having trouble coming up with the grocery store he promised at 26th and Main.
With the recent problems Wallace-Bajjali has had with the senior citizen units at 26th and McClelland, it appears that the only thing the firm has promised that has come to pass has been the addition of a minor league baseball team to Joplin.
Of course, Wallace-Bajjali, despite promising it when it came to Joplin, had nothing whatsoever to do with it. The process was started by the city's parks manager Chris Cotton.
Will someone please remind me why we need a master developer.
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By there being only one question ask after his bs I would they are on their way out.
All one needs do is take a look at the old Coke property and try your best to imagine a post office there. Even the wildest child's imagination would go blank. What happened to the old "we are waiting on soil tests to be performed" excuse on the senior center property? That was obviously a lie. How could soil tests be ordered when the original application had not even been cleared? Yes, I would think Wallace will offer to forego his five million dollar early release payment and just get be happy with the 1.5 million he has been given and get out of the whole mess. The city doesn't have to accept though. They may continue to insist that he buy back all this land for the millions in purchase prices in which he set the prices, and when he can't take him to court. If anyone at the city still believes any of his talk is real, then they need psychiatric help.
When your city leaders believe that the voters are stupid (a al Gruber) this is what you get.
They had absolutely nothing to do with the baseball team coming to Joplin. Their plan was a $10,000,000 ball park at 10th and Main. Do not give them any credit for anything that they had nothing to do with. At this point, they have not brought one thing to town and have not poured one square foot of concrete.
If you will check, that is what I said- Wallace'Bajjali had nothing to do with the baseball team coming to Joplin.
What's funnier? A Jonathon Gruber reference on the Turner Report or some anonymous falsely accusing Randy Turner of crediting Witless BoJolly with bringing the Blasters to town?
One reason we rebuilt our house in the tornado zone--we were promised upgraded commercial residential combinations along Main Street, including a grocery store so we could walk to get necessities and people would be living over their business and take responsibility for the area. What are we getting--a bunch of bars, open until long after working people have to go to bed. Yeah, we REALLY needed W-J.
223 where are the bunch of new bars on main street I would like to check them out? The old coke building will end up being a flea market annex
I have a plan to store rvs and boats in the coke building if the flea market annex falls through.
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