Syracuse, we are not alone in our fight to maintain a sense of place in our neighborhoods. While Eastwood compromised its unique neighborhood feel to end up with another national chain in its business district, it is still fighting to keep that store from overwhelming the gateway to our community.
We are not Walgreens. We are Eastwood. Our overlay district guidelines were put in place to protect the one thing we can sell to potential investors in our neighborhood: a unique place called Eastwood. The look and feel of our neighborhood is our identity, it’s our “brand.” Fill James Street with national chains and we lose that identity.
The proposed ground (“monument”) sign violates the overlay ordinance in three, possibly four different ways – it puts the Walgreens over the limit for sign square footage, puts them over the limit for total number of allowable signs, it is a ground sign, and, depending on how you define “animated, ” it has an animated component.
So who else is facing the same problems with Walgreens and why are they fighting to keep Walgreens out of their neighborhoods?
Five Points, East Nashville, Tenessee
The list goes on.
From: Maumelle, Arkansas, Friday, October 10, 2008
Walgreens may look at locating its new store in North Little Rock after Maumelle city officials rejected on Monday night the chain’s request to erect a computerized sign….Alderwoman Jan Hogue said she was opposed to electronic signs because of the aesthetics and trying to keep signage on Maumelle Boulevard to a minimum….When Witonski moved to allow the sign, Mayor Mike Watson warned the council, “Once you do this, you’re gonna have every business in Maumelle asking for one.”
Boston has it right:
Come to the Planning Commission meeting on Monday, April 6 at 6:00 pm in City Hall or
write to the Commission before that date:
Ms. Heather Lamendola
City Zoning
201 E. Washington St, Rm 211
Syracuse, NY 13202
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