Last night the Planning Commission voted to keep the Westmoreland Shopping Center zoned SPUD instead of reverting it back to C-1. This is a small victory, as the Cangelosi family merely seeks to zone it to whatever will get it sold as quickly as possible. C-1 zoning will allow that, but would permit the building of a big box retailer or other uses incompatible with the Mid City area. SPUD is a slightly more involved zoning designation that basically requires the developer to employ higher densities and more smart growth principles key to improving our area. To read more about it, see the article on the Advocate's website: http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/latest/99291829.html

Anybody interested in going to the Metro Council meeting where the decision will be finalized, let me know.

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