Last night there was a sort of town meeting about the parcel of land at the end of my street where all the footballers park. The land is under contract to be sold, and the developers wanted the input of the surrounding community before they started any design work. See coverage, and a quote by yours truly, at the Press Citizen.

Let me tell you, this whole thing is going to be a disaster/fiasco. They want to put condominiums there targeting "high end sports fans". No. If they put condos in there it's just going to go to students. The overwhelming opinion of the community is if it has to be developed, let it be less properties at higher prices. I'll bet my entire life's earning power that there are enough doctors at the University hospital that would jump head over heels to get high-end housing right there within walking distance.

At least they are sold on the idea of not letting there be any through-way through that parcel. That would be a traffic nightmare. It's going to be a traffic nightmare as it is, as they want to add 75 units to that 9 acre spot. Condominiums my ass. Too bad this is Iowa City property and not University Heights property. University Heights residents are notoriously tight-assed, and would never let this go through. As it is, I will be completely surprised if there isn't a faction that tries to put together people to buy the property themselves and turn it into a park. Wouldn't that be stuff for Hollywood?