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Thu Mar 01, 2007 12:15 pm
The purlieus of Louisville, KY
carla griffin wrote:I too hope NC works; there's obviously a great deal of time, money and planning put into it and it's quite pretty. I also like the way the architects have strayed away from the usual multiple, shallow gabled, faux creek-rock facades that have been so popular here for far too long. I was just wondering if the human, social element can be reproduced.
I don't know how much the NC condos cost but when I looked the houses started at around 3 hundred G's. At that price it will eliminate many families and singles from being able to live there. (No argument that this is true for many subdivisions or developments that are out there.) So where will the labour force come from to work at the jobs in the stores within NC? In other words, how many of Karems dishwashers, food servers and bartenders can afford to live in NC? It seems when your residents don't actually contribute to the growth and health of your area that you lose that 'community' feel. You can argue that the NC residents contribute to its own growth and health by financially supporting the shops and stores found within but in my opinion it doesn't register the same sort of 'ownership' that working, worshipping or schooling your children in your community does.
Again let me stress I'm not saying this is right or wrong or the way everyone should live; this is merely an outside observation that it takes a great deal more than a bunch of people who want to live in an old Louisville style home in the suburbs to recreate what a true community is.
(Apologises for the numerous run-on sentances.)
C. Devlin wrote:Where is Nortons Commons? If I want to get there from 65 South out of southern Indiana, how do I get there?
Jay M. wrote:I 65 south, exit to I-71 north toward Cincinnati, exit at the Snyder Freeway (I-265) south, then take first exit (Highway 22 - Brownsboro Road), take a left at end of ramp onto Hwy 22, go to Highway 1694 and make a left to NC. See map at link.
jzegart wrote:First to those who expressed: "That's why it reminds me of EPCOT. All looks...not much heart and soul." You are soooooo wrong. We have something that is very special to Norton Commons- A strong sense of Community!
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