Thursday, July 16, 2009

Columbus - An Economic Development Leader?

Had a chat with a couple of good friends yesterday. The Columbus City Administrator and our Economic Development Director. I think our Administrator has been here a little over two years. Our ED Director has been working a little over a year. We are in the middle of a recession and there are new business’s popping up all over the place in little old Columbus. We have a major development with an old blighted property on the edge of town. A new business in one of the strip malls. Several new shopkeepers downtown. A large state of the art dental clinic under construction near the hospital. A new community based Entrepreneurial/Economic Development Center opening in the fall. And Columbus is being touted a national leader in alternative energy and conservation efforts. That’s all pretty exciting.



Right now our city government is leading the way in community and economic development, energy conservation and downtown redevelopment. I wondered if I would live long enough to see anything like that happen. Hat’s off to my friends Boyd and Steve. Since their arrival things are changing in a really positive fashion and that is great news for everyone in Columbus.



The Show Phaeton is nearly complete. I’m really pleased with the way things are coming along. All the paint work and striping is completed other than a little touch up. The wheels will go on tomorrow.



The seat has been striped and installed. The body is now mounted on the chassis. The existing upholstery and dash look nice. We will be making a new leather bound rubber mat to place on the floor for the drivers area.



The body color is black with a vermillion stripe. It’s looking really sharp.



Dale finished striping the spokes on the wheels yesterday as well. New seals, pack the bearings and install the wheels today. We will go with some new brass caps to dress it up a little bit. It should be sitting on the floor of the showroom by the weekend.

Have a great day.

Best!
Todd

34 comments:

Rod said...

Columbus has been rediscovered!! Awesome!!!!

Kim Bates said...

OK- is it just me or does anyone else think it is bad space and money management to move the police out of city hall, leave a void there and spend very large amounts of money on 2 buildings instead of using the space in City Hall and tearing down that piece of crap Anchor bank building ( would make a lovely green space). What is the plan for the space in City Hall? I have a feeling the group wants to get rid of it...

Anonymous said...

Beautifull work!

Our town is not faring as well as Columbus. Real estate values are still too high for a space hungry labor hungry specialty business like carriage restoration.

Cara

Toddersville said...

Cara,

That's one advantage to having a depressed town for decades! Hopefully things start improving for everyone soon.

Best!
T

Toddersville said...

Kim,

I think the police station purchase was a very good move. It's the perfect property for that use and the price was REALLY right. Has to be the least expensive police station in history. I personally don't think there is anywhere near enough space in the existing city hall to house the police in that building without adding on or moving the senior center. I have no idea what is happening with the newly discoved space but there are many great uses for it. As for the Anchor Bank building I would have just as soon seen it gone too but I am pleased something is happening with it. It's been an eyesore for far too long. Putting it to use one way or another is a good thing. Seems to me the City has been so starved for space for so long I can't imagine it's going to go to waste. I don't think it reflects well on the city to have our ED Director in a hallway.

Best!
T

Kim Bates said...

OK- I really don't mind the police moving but couldn't they use that space for Steve and Megan? Then tear down that eyesore and make a green space. It just seems like there is a lack of real planning. Oh well...just my whining for the day!
Nice carriage pics! I must start taking some more of my work and keeping up to date on my blog....you must not sleep! ha ha

Toddersville said...

That would have been my preference too but I don't want to be king either so...

Toddersville said...

I guess I'm just pleased something is happening. I'm so sick of looking at that blight that anything is better than nothing. In the long term so the City has a couple hundred thousand in the building. Get 10 or 15 years use out of it and it can always be torn down if there is a better use. The mistake is not in fixing it up. The mistake was moving it there in the first place. So unfortunately now the taxpayers have few good options left.

Kim Bates said...

Well- you have a better attitude than I do right now but it's out of my control anyway so why waste valuable energy on that! Thanks and have a great weekend! Hi to Cheryl,too!

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