Sura 9:5
And when the sacred months have passed, then kill the polytheists wherever you find them and capture them and besiege them and sit in wait for them at every place of ambush. But if they should repent, establish prayer, and give zakah, let them [go] on their way. Indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.
Even better is 8:12 in which it is commanded to behead the unbelievers
I am with you, therefore make firm those who believe. I will cast terror into the hearts of those who disbelieve. Therefore strike off their heads and strike off every fingertip of them.
Inshallah may Islam make itself known to the world inshallah
The biggest problem with this development is that the neighbors don't seem to understand that this property WILL change whether they like it or not. They have already shot down the potential to build a decent retail center that would have likely improved home values (similar to the Village Shops) when they defeated the zoning change. So now this is the only viable solution. The developers invested $4.3 million dollars and they're not going to waste that on a low return on investment by turning this parcel into a public park (are you kidding me with that suggestion!), school or church. In fact, if they were to turn it into a church, you can bet that the only church that could afford to build on such land would be a mega church and would likely have a greater negative impact on the surrounding neighborhood. Let's face it, the neighborhood opposed to this development missed the chance to make this property into something special and now has to live with the consequences. Living in PV myself (near the Village Shops) I can tell you that from the standpoint of the city, this development represents one of the only times we can expand our tax base without actually increasing taxes. The residents in the area need to WAKE UP and start providing meaningful suggestions (building a stone/landscaped wall around property to shield their homes, placing villas on the outskirts of the property to mask the interior 3-story complex, etc...) if they want this to be successful in the end.
First of all, shame on The Pitch for its irresponsible and baseless headline. It " ... isn't getting much resistance to its plan ... "? According to whom? To Tutera, obviously. Did the reporter attend the May 7 meeting? It was full of opponents, and not just MVNA members. Unfortunately, most of the proponents left the meeting before hearing the well-prepared and eye-opening presentation about the density of the project and its impact on property values. Another important fact left out of this article: the project includes more than villas and senior living. It also includes a skilled nursing facility, which is basically a second-tier hospital for rehabilitation and recovery. Who wants that in the middle of a residential neighborhood? Plus, I feel sorry for all those who spoke in favor of the project May 7 because they wanted to retire in PV. Do we know the price point of these villas and this senior living facility? I bet most of those speakers won't be able to afford living there. Besides, the big trend in senior living is aging at home. I'm afraid PV is turning into a community of elderly residents. Nothing against old people (heck, I'm 56), but I like age diversity. A previous poster is right when he said we'll drive all the families with children south to Blue Valley and Olathe. Tutera is a devious, low-cost developer. This development is not right for Prairie Village. Period.
Actually the problem was the majority of people that bought the low rate plan, NOT how much the high rate plan was, that area has a high lower income ratio to medium income ratio. I would venture to say almost 75-25. Most people would get the 1.5-3Mb plans because that worked just fine. Latency was low so Netflix ran just fine over the one tv or computer, and gaming was never an issue. Even when they ran a special for a 10Mb package nobody wanted it because what they had worked just fine.
On top of all that, an installation to a home that did not have prior service would cost roughly 800-1200 dollars for all the equipment and labor. So for a $14.95 customer the ROI on that stinks!
Heck I am hoping Google comes to my neighborhood because I want the "free" 5 Mb plan because I don't need it for anything more.
If they lead with anything other than Jodie Whatsherface for Michael Jackson, I'm all in.
The problem is that the project is far out of scale with the space. Turning this much green space into parking lots and dense 3 story buildings is way out of character with the area. Something on a smaller scale would be ok, but what they are planning is HUGE. Also, the headline of this article is way off. There is significant opposition to this plan.
Free speech works both ways.
Speaking of which, anyone know if we'll ever get "The Naked News" in Kansas City?
This is prime real estate (hence paying so much over appraised value) and Prairie Village should be happy that the Tutera group is purchasing it instead of some out of state firm that will develop it into a retail shopping center or apartment complex. Think of the alternatives; a liquor store, convenience store, restaurant, auto parts store, Wal Mart! Sure it would be nice to have it as a park or for more homes, but the reality of it is that just isn't going to happen. And if it was to happen, the houses would be so massive that people would complain about that. Just be lucky that the worst thing that will happen to neighbors is an old person "escaping" or the sound of an ambulance every once in a while.
Uhh yeah 'not tired' I do have a family connection - which I just wrote about in my post.
I wasn't speaking to the issues with the development - I could care less since I don't live in PV. It doesn't impact me. I was just agreeing with 'son' that Lucille, who runs the Atriums, is a fine woman.
Not surprising.
I work for Geo-Tel (http://www.geo-tel.com) and we take fiber optics data and lay it over GIS software, basically making fiber optic lines viewable in a spatial map-like environment. We help local governments, city officials, and urban planners find new ways to increase their city’s connectivity by analyzing existing fiber infrastructure. This allows them to make wiser and more fiscally sound decisions when it comes to expanding upon the telecom infrastructure.
Don't worry the council will cave to the NIMBY crowd. So far the only alternative anyone has proposed is more low density development with houses on 1-3 acre lots. You know while crying about the loss of green space if the school is torn down.
I don't think I would want to live next to such a dense area. Apartment complexes are bad enough with extra traffic/noise but this place will have a food service center so trucks will be coming and going from the area at different times. Won't there also need to be other services? What about ambulances coming and going?
Should play well with the terrorists in Lee's Summit.
The concerns that the neighborhood association has with this development is that it is MASSIVE! Our property is extremely close to the devolpment and feel that it would tower over our property and is not compatible with the neighborhood. It is surrounded by beautiful homes. It is like putting a huge development complex right in the middle of a neighborhood! I wonder how many of the people that are in favor of this project, would want this in their backyard??!!.... including the developer?! How woulod he feel to have a massive development that is three stories high approx 75 feet from his property line??!! After reading the article, I wonder how the Pitch came up with the sub- title, "The Tutera Group isn't getting much resistance to its plan to wall off a chunk of Prairie Village for the Medicare set"? Obviously the Pitch has not attended ANY of the neighborhood meetings where Tutera and his swashbuckling sidekick attorney presented their case in which not one neighbor spoke in favor of the project...interesting!
I think you people should read the entire article. You obviously have a family or financial relationship with the developer. Perhaps you work for Parris communications...the developers public relations firm. It speaks volumes when a developer has to hire a PR firm to post on the internet. The article speaks to several controversial issues on both sides. Perhaps the developer is anti- neighborhood or anti- youth. THis Nimby term is straight out of the PR playbook. Prairie Village is already over-bedden for retirement centers compared to the rest of Johnson County 2:1. The "Y" generation ,ages 17-34, is coming -at 86 million people- bigger than the boomers (80 million). If Prairie Village continues to build retirement centers and close schools the coming generation of children will be headed to Blue Valley and Olathe. Why not build a residential developement for families and children. If one buys the land before it is rezoned or contingent on a Special Use Permit shouldn't he expect a divergence of opinion? The surrounding neighbors property rights are just as important as the developers.
I agree about the Atriums and Lucille. We have a family member there, and it has been a life-saver.
With the aging populations, it's a simple fact that we do need more facilities for the elderly, especially for those with medical needs and dementia that the rest of the person's family just isn't equipped to deal with. Getting all NIMBY about these facilities seems pretty short-sighted and selfish.
Geez, no wonder Linkcity NEVER made a profit...their prices are horrible.$130/month for 30megs?
I concur with son - Lucille is a saint. My grandmother in law lives in the Atriums, and anytime there has been an issue she has bent over backwards to make it right.
Re: “Google Fiber bails out North Kansas City's fiber-optic misfire”
The residential rate for 3mb is $25 bucks a month and I would LOVE to have Google operate liNKCity and use Northtown as a testing ground. I can't wait to fire DirecTV, et al.