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The Irony Of It All
Brad Hollerbach

Are SEMO Parking Lots Violating City Zoning?

Posted Monday, April 6, 2009, at 8:22 AM

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  • I'm pretty sure the University isn't bound by city ordinances, city building codes, etc. Not positive but I think that is the case.

    -- Posted by devin on Mon, Apr 6, 2009, at 8:58 AM
  • I'm with you Brad, I think we are due a refund! Of course, because this is SEMO we are talking about the city will allow them to do whatever they darn well please anyway.

    -- Posted by farmwife2 on Mon, Apr 6, 2009, at 9:26 AM
  • They might not be bound by city ordinances, but it is in pretty bad taste to tear down 5 building that are in fair condition to replace them with a gravel parking lot that will just make Broadway look even worse. Thanks SEMO. I hope a junior college comes to town and you have to start competing. I know how much Lord Dobbins hates that idea.

    -- Posted by CeilingCatKnowsBest on Mon, Apr 6, 2009, at 10:11 AM
  • The parking lot isn't going to be gravel.

    -- Posted by devin on Mon, Apr 6, 2009, at 10:23 AM
  • You are right.

    http://www.semo.edu/news/index_21645.htm

    Wish they would finally build a parking garage, instead of leveling half a block for parking.

    -- Posted by CeilingCatKnowsBest on Mon, Apr 6, 2009, at 10:53 AM
  • It may not stay gravel, but i bet it will be gravel until, how'd they put it. . . "when future funding becomes available" so we're looking at, at least 2-3 years at best.

    -- Posted by Bushman_212 on Mon, Apr 6, 2009, at 11:00 AM
  • The original proposal was for a gravel lot. However, the Regents had concerns about this and instead instructed the administration to have it paved.

    My understanding is that while the paving is more expensive, they are saving some money by leaving the area on the east side of Pacific as green space until sometime in the future.

    Thanks for reading.

    -- Posted by Brad_Hollerbach on Mon, Apr 6, 2009, at 11:19 AM
  • The cost of demolishing those buildings and putting in parking lots has been estimated at over one million dollars, there is an estimated budget deficit of one million dollars. How about we put off the parking lot issue and keep things running without cutting jobs in this time where jobs are harder and harder to find. You won't hear about it in this paper or from KFVS but right now pay cuts and employee layoffs are being seriously concidered at Southeast. I knew that stuff like this would happen as soon as Dr. Dobbins' contract was approved.

    -- Posted by mynameismud on Mon, Apr 6, 2009, at 12:24 PM