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		<title>Palenick and Council Cronies to use strong arm tactics</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2008 16:12:02 +0000</pubDate>
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Over in the county seat, Gastonia citizens are experiencing yet another turn from the litigious-minded city manager, Jim &#8220;Big Plan&#8221; Palenick.
 
Why not force a business to GIVE their land to the city through the eminent domain process granted to public entities? The issue is the bank building and land within &#8220;Big Plan&#8221; Palenick&#8217;s downtown renovation. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=belmontfrontporch.wordpress.com&blog=796522&post=986&subd=belmontfrontporch&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Development to reshape Cramerton</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2008 04:38:59 +0000</pubDate>
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The new development called Villages at South Fork  along with any earlier plan simply called Lakewood Village will bring 1,409 &#8220;upscale&#8221; housing units to the Town of Cramerton along with a combined 170,000 square feet of commercial space over the next 5 to 7 years.

Of course, this development impacts the whole area, and most importantly the school [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=belmontfrontporch.wordpress.com&blog=796522&post=934&subd=belmontfrontporch&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Wow ! Newcomers make another impact</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2008 16:38:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[See The Spectacular 33 N. Main Renovation Thursday
    
What a difference in the building at 33 N. Main in Belmont from August to March! 
And here’s your chance to see the renovation that owner Richard LaVecchia has achieved as the new Designing Brides and the relocated Peppermint Shoestring hold an open house and grand opening [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=belmontfrontporch.wordpress.com&blog=796522&post=920&subd=belmontfrontporch&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What Makes a Great City?</title>
		<link>http://belmontfrontporch.wordpress.com/2008/03/05/what-makes-a-great-city/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2008 19:43:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ We thought you all might like to look through this check list. While we have a lot of things to work on , we all agree that YES, Belmont is very good already, and is &#8220;becoming&#8221; a great city. 
This a reprinted article from Project for Public Spaces (PPS):
Is Your City a Great City?
Take a look [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=belmontfrontporch.wordpress.com&blog=796522&post=900&subd=belmontfrontporch&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Pittenger property plans shown</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Mar 2008 15:59:28 +0000</pubDate>
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The Observer is reporting today that the plans for the 1,100 acres below South Point HS have been shared with city planners.
Almost 3,000 new homes are planned, along with a 36-acre &#8220;regional&#8221; park, and an additonal 30-acres for an elementary school site.
It is great to see their plans, but some of the land reserved for [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=belmontfrontporch.wordpress.com&blog=796522&post=895&subd=belmontfrontporch&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>North Belmont Elementary students learn about air pollution</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Mar 2008 15:07:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Keep Belmont Beautiful continues to serve the community through education and involvement.
 (Gazette Photo submission by KBB)
A recent Gazette &#8220;submitted&#8221; article talked about a program delivered at North Belmont elementary school that was funded by a grant called, Planting the Seeds of Learning.  
We applaud the efforts of the small group of volunteers, all neighbors and friends, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=belmontfrontporch.wordpress.com&blog=796522&post=892&subd=belmontfrontporch&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Ribbon-Cutting Tuesday, March 4, at Stowe Pointe Community</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2008 19:44:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[New Montcross Area Chamber member, Stowe Pointe, invites fellow members and friends to a catered lunch, prize giveaways, a ribbon-cutting and tours of the newly decorated Winslow II model on Tuesday, March 4, from 11 AM until 2 PM 
 
(Lennar Homes rendition)
Stowe Pointe is a Lennar Homes community at 405 Stowe Road, which is off South Point [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=belmontfrontporch.wordpress.com&blog=796522&post=875&subd=belmontfrontporch&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>SBA Loans to businesses affected by drought</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2008 21:33:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[At the last city council meeting, two local business owners pleaded with the council members for relief from water use restrictions.
Hoagland Landscaping and Southern Roots (the former Low Meadows) expressed concern that the cities and towns of the region had a mish-mash of rules governing what could and could not be done during each particular [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=belmontfrontporch.wordpress.com&blog=796522&post=861&subd=belmontfrontporch&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Crowded house in Gastown watches council commit millions</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2008 16:27:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Big Plan&#8221; Palenick had his vision and confirmation of at least 3 more years of job security voted in by the Gastonia City Council last night, 5-1. Even tenacious city-cheerleader/mayor Jennie raised her hand in the vote. We wondered about that, was she worried about a tie? 
  (Palenick considering the mind-meld technique)
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		<title>Consultant not sold on Gastonia&#8217;s plans for downtown convention center, hotel</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2008 22:02:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Aren&#8217;t we surprised?
Gastonia&#8217;s super-secret-deal $16,000 contract consultant backs off his own report. Could it be that Atlantic Hospitality Advisors are worried about the possible business connection back to &#8220;Big Plan&#8221; Palenick?
We have to give a lot of credit to councilman Kirlin for wanting to explore this issue in more detail.
 (Gastonia City Councilman, Dave Kirlin)
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