seen in Seaside this morning

[Camellia]

It was distressing to walk through Seaside this morning and hear the sickening sound of a crane crunching up the kiosks which formerly lined the
Quincy Circle. One retailer I spoke to said the kiosks were in terrible shape, but surely they had another use/reuse than being reduced to piles of rubble which will now occupy more space in a landfill.

Do we have an award on this web site for the most un-green act of the year?
If not, I propose we start one. I nominate Seaside.

 

[joho]

Will the little pink houses be next to make room for condos?

 

[Kurt]

A few of the kiosks were moved to the croquet / pool area to find new lives. Seems though that uses for all of them could have been found somewhere in SoWal.

 

[hanuman]

The demolition of those kiosks in Seaside was very disturbing. I personally could have used all the kiosks for a project I am working on, they would have been perfect. I spoke to Seaside Planing Dept. who said that Seaside had plans to build boardwalks between them and they would use them for a day camp for kids, their efforts were allegedly thwarted by Seaside "residents" Canale, Rice and Nelson.

I also spoke with Robert Davis and asked him to stop the demolition and that I would promptly remove all of the remaining kiosks. He said that it would not be possible to get a permit for removal since they already had the permit for demo. and were underway in the demo process. He agreed that there was a better use for them but at this point Seaside was under such scrutiny by its "residents" that this was one battle they would not be fighting. The final decision coming from Todd Nelson if I understood correctly.

The scenario is unfortunate and frustrating, the outcome possibly the most irresponsible and contradictory behavior that I have witnessed. I considered a sit-in but reconsidered only because the kiosks are private property. Had they been property of the state or county I would not have hesitated. Last I checked we live in a free, albeit often absurd country, and Robert Davis has the right to destroy his own property no matter how wasteful. :nono1:

The other side to the story is that seaside owners were presented with the story of the kids camp but when "residents" checked with county about applied permits for the build-out and use of the buildings they found that Seaside had applied to use the kiosks for events, to hold weddings and private parties.

hmmm...always two sides

 

[Camellia]

they're history now

 

[Smiling JOe]

I really don't see what all of the fuss is about. Why the reaction over these kiosks, yet nothing about the tons and tons of wasted materials in construction dumpsters all over SoWal? There has to be enough good, yet wasted, materials in construction dumpsters to build a village of nice homes. Where is the daily outcry over that? Are we just too blind to see the forests from all of the trees blocking the view?

 

[GoodWitch58]

not to speak of all the materials destroyed when storms damage the beach walk-overs......and the get rebuilt and rebuilt...

 

[hanuman]

Indeed you are correct. there are larger fish. however I could have used those little shacks to fry a few of those big fish.

 

[Camellia]

and why worry about that isolated wetland when there's a bigger one that has already been filled in? Is that the logic?

 

[JB]

I really don't see what all of the fuss is about. Why the reaction over these kiosks, yet nothing about the tons and tons of wasted materials in construction dumpsters all over SoWal? There has to be enough good, yet wasted, materials in construction dumpsters to build a village of nice homes. Where is the daily outcry over that? Are we just too blind to see the forests from all of the trees blocking the view?

Because many people feel a connection with Seaside. It's a place where folks honeymooned, or had a first vacation with their children. People have a kinship with the place.

Personally, I think what they are doing, not only with the kiosks, but with the whole property, is borderline-criminal.