The Vintage: Be part of the solution, not the problem
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Mon, 09/26/2016 - 10:47am
Growing up here I remember yearly the Anderson Ranch Cattle coming through the streets passing by our front yard, It was a unforgettable experience! My open space was taken away by the “Friends of the Anderson Ranch”. Kim Anderson Colard, the property owner, addressed this on May 15 in a wonderful article. It is her personal property and she has a right to sell it and has been careful on what she saw fit for the area that would be appropriate for our community.
I have seen the plans and they are tastefully done with the intent to make better transitional living. The first meeting I attended was a lynch mob, It was really unfortunate that no one was listening. What does this say about our community? Would we allow that from our youth?
Change is difficult because people fear what they don’t know. Can you imagine what Carson City would look like if past generations did not allow any changes? My dad grew up here when the population was 500 and believe me, much of that generation did not like any of the initial growth that took place. Fortunately, there was a motivated and innovative few who had the dreams and aspirations for a better community. It is called development.
As far as the restaurant and hair styling salon, take a look around town, we have some wonderful restaurants and hair styling salons. Do you see all of Carson City going to one place? No, but this convenience for the vintage to allow those who don’t have the flexibility to travel is enormous. Let’s be realistic, I have worked on dining rooms of nursing care facilities that offer these conveniences to their guests and it certainly is not standing room only.
The interesting thing is that many of the people who are against “The Vintage” have done exactly what they are accusing the people who are developing the Vintage plan. You took away my open space when you built your homes, all in the name of development.
You are never going to please everyone, so you just hope that you can reach a neutral ground by having civilized conversations. All people deserve the right to be treated respectfully. You don’t have to agree and there is no right or wrong, it just is and nothing is so set in stone that it can’t be changed. Take a look around, things are always being upgraded but, you don’t know till you try. So, take time to listen to the other side and you might be surprised at what you will learn. Be part of the solution, not the problem.
God Bless,
Doreen Mack
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