It's somehow comforting to know, as many of us figured, that the new Bristol Downtown Development Corp. has no more idea than anyone else what to do next with the downtown mall property, according to Jackie Majerus' must-read story in the Press.
By the way, attorney Jennifer Janelle, one of the downtown commissioners, is quickly proving one of the best choices for a city panel in a long time. She doesn't toe the line and she doesn't hesitate to ask awkward questions -- and demand answers. She's just the sort of bright outsider that is usually overlooked by city government, but shouldn't be.
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2 comments:
I have to somewhat disagree. From what I've read in the papers, Ms Janelle must be smart, but she seems to lack the experience/expertise to serve on this pannel. She also has come out with some odd sounding statements like, "Bristol needs more yuppies, like me". Sounds like a great theme to me for downtown...NOT!
She never said that Bristol needs more yuppies like her, she said that Bristol has many yuppies like her, only meaning that there are many families with working parents that want to have more things to do in this town for families. Yuppies is a bad term, but a recognizable one. She's right on target and is speaking the truth. We shouldn't be looking at the development of downtown with a demographic focus of the 50 year old male, but a wider demographic of family entertainment and facilities.
I wish she was running for mayor.
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