N&R Article on Change Coming to Glenwood

Joe Killian, in today's N&R, writes about some of the changes occurring and looming for Glenwood continuing a discussion started here on this blog a few days ago. I'm sure he's right that some people fear the changes; but I'm sure there are several that welcome the changes and others, like me, who are waiting to see how we as a neighborhood can help shape the change that's coming. Rather than change happening to us, I'm hopeful that change will include the existing homeowners in the neighborhood.

Even with our neighborhood plan, there are companies out there including Skeen Group and Ray Realty who believe that rezoning properties for a use other than planned for in the neighborhood plan is just a minor incovenience. Ray Realty is currently advertising their property fronting Freeman Mill as potential for commercial development when our plan clearly states that it is single-family residential, and, of course, Skeen proposed eliminating the zoning associated with 46 homes so that it could propose a massive student housing development which would have required a change in zoning.

And now we also know that many homes that Bulent Bediz owned, including those that he had in his son's name of David Bediz, are going to auction at the courthouse next Wednesday, Oct. 7th. A large number of homes becoming available is usually very attractive to investors especially since many of the Bediz homes are clustered close to each other.

I appreciated that Killian highlighted the fact that, in spite of what Mark Lindsay at the Skeen Group indicated to me, that the words they were using in their letters to residents were attempts instilling fear in the residents. No one likes to be faced with a choice of: If you don't do this now, X will happen. It's a common tactic used among scam artists and Glenwood would do well to keep our eyes and ears open to these sorts of developments.