Health & Fitness
St. Charles! You're about to be mauled by a mall
Why is it, like an inebriated Texas hold 'em player, municipal bodies never seem to know when to cut their losses? I understand we frail humans have a hard time letting go of things, but aldermen really oughtta know better.
The most recent example of this special lack of foresight comes at the hands of the St. Charles City Council who, despite an all too obvious DNR order, believe they can bring the Charlestowne Mall back back to life. And you thought Dr. Frankenstein faced a daunting task!
Giving a new definition to the word "optimist," that group is willing to bet $20 million in sales tax receipts - the largest incentive package ever offered by the city - that it's gonna happen.
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And the folks who purportedly will bring it to pass, Krausz Companies of San Francisco, want to downsize and rework the virtually empty mall, renaming it, "The Quad St. Charles." Yikes! That doesn't exactly say "retail" to me. It sounds a lot more like something you'd find on a college campus.
Despite all that wishful thinking, it isn't going to happen and here's why:
