University Daily Kansan, October 31, 1984
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CAMPUS AND AREA
Proposed mall concerns neighborhood
By CHRIS BARBER Staff Reporter
Despite support from the City Commission and the Downtown Improvement Committee,some people living near the site of the proposed riverfront mall fear the development might adversely affect the area,a neighborhood representative said this week.
Barry Shalinsky, president of the East Lawrence Improvement Association, said the association had three concerns about the mall: traffic, safety near the river and possible increased property taxes.
"We have a long-standing policy that opposes any development that would increase traffic or threaten housing," Shalinsky said.
The proposal for the mall came earlier this month from Steve Clark.
of Steve Clark Commercial Real Estate, 1611 St. Drive. Drives Drive. Clark has asked for an extension on the lease under the riverfront Bowersock Mills Buildings, east of City Hall.
CLARK PLANS TO build a 190,000-square foot mall in the Bowersock buildings and in over the City Hall parking lot.
Shalinsky said he had talked to Clark briefly but had not heard from him recently.
Clark said yesterday that he had tried to get in touch with Shalinsky several times but had been unable to.
"I want to hear their concerns and respond to them," Clark said.
Shalinsky said traffic was the neighborhood association's main interest. Clark's proposal includes extending Connecticut, Rhode Island and New York streets north to serve traffic around the mall.
"We don't want to have commercial traffic routed through residential streets," Shalinsky said.
HE ALSO SAID he wanted consideration given to safety near the river because bringing more people to the riverfront could increase the danger of a water accident.
The development also might increase property values in the area, he said, thereby raising property taxes.
The association has not met concerning the proposal, but it could support the development if it was guaranteed consideration of these concerns, he said.
Clark said he had not conducted a traffic study because he wanted to wait until the City Commission had made a decision on his project.
"It would be folly to spend money on traffic studies, surveys and so on.
if we haven't received an agreement from the city," Clark said.
LANCE BURR, ROUTE 3, a member of the East Lawrence Improvement Association, said yes to not put Clark with Clark and liked his proposal.
Burr also said he thought the riverfront mall would draw business on him.
"Now it's time to go to step two. This could be the biggest economic boom to downstreet that we've had."
"It iture looks like he's on the right track," Burr said. "If he follows through with his proposals, it could be a real plus to the city."
Clark's proposal was referred to city staff earlier this month by the City Commission for additional work concerning the technical aspects of the proposal. The proposal expected to come before the commission later this year.
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