Animanialmanac OP t1_j9q3fpf wrote on February 23, 2023 at 7:39 PM

Reply to comment by soundslikemold in Committee approves $9 million for troubled Edmondson shopping center, vote goes to Council by Animanialmanac

Thank you for the insight. I’m glad people like you are on here to explain the details. I’m not business minded, I live in Southwest Baltimore and work with residents from the Edmondson Village area. I know this shopping center needs help, I don’t know enough about business to understand the details of this.

I’m your opinion is this something we residents should protest so city council doesn’t approve it?

soundslikemold t1_j9r60u1 wrote on February 23, 2023 at 11:43 PM

I really can't say. There are some questions that this raises, but if the alternative is to let the shopping center fail and loose retail for the local community, that's not great. I don't think anyone else is stepping up to revitalize the area.

Getting any investment in many neighborhoods is difficult. Is a less than perfect developer better than no one? Probably, but it is at the cost of 14 million in state and city money. Could that money be better spent to help the community?

Animanialmanac OP t1_j9rkgne wrote on February 24, 2023 at 1:27 AM

The shopping center has been failing for at least four decades, most of my adult memory. It’s hard to believe no valid investors were found in all this time. Thank you for your insight.