Comments on: Metropolitan Market Grand Opening Event (Photos)

By: ape

ape — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 00:58:45 +0000

you sound like a bored housewife.

By: Soozcat

Soozcat — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 23:47:59 +0000

Well, there goes my diet.

By: Tia

Tia — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 21:53:13 +0000

Did they really add square footage to the center? It doesn't look much different to me, apart from the fantastic facade renewal. Megastore may be a bit of a stretch. PCC should be OK. They are a niche grocer providing products and information that no one else does.

By: mavio

mavio — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 19:27:06 +0000

To Jamie and NewtoKirkland. How about we have all the employees of this megastore come park in front of your house?

I am not against progress as my livelihood depends on it. However, I feel the City Planners made a mistake by letting the shopping center add as much square footage as it did without any added parking. And, they did this in a residential neighborhood.

The rumor now is that PCC will be forced out of business and maybe MM will take over their parking places. I rather doubt that.

BTW, Jamie, would your comment to me be characterized as “nice”?

By: Patty Tucker

Patty Tucker — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 19:23:52 +0000

We were so disappointed in the market. So small and overpriced. We will have to continue going out to Central Market in Mill Creek where they have huge selections of everything and fair prices.

By: NewtoKirkland991

NewtoKirkland991 — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 06:00:37 +0000

oh my gosh get over it. your city is actually getting something nice and so deal with it.

By: Jamie

Jamie — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 08:17:47 +0000

If you have nothing nice to say, than keep your comments to yourself. Just be happy that this addition opens opporunity for more employment. If you can come up with a way to build a great structure without making noise than please teach us something.

Best regards-

By: mavio

mavio — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 03:27:10 +0000

I live on 106th about 1100 feet from the new metropolitan market. We have put up with construction noise 24/7 for the last three months. This is in violation of the city ordinace prohibiting construction activities between 7 pm and 7 am Monday through Friday, 7 pm to 9 am Saturday and no construction activities on Sundays or holidays. Ii am well aware of this as I am a contractor who does work in the city. I know that exceptions can be made upon application but only if the work is inside and no noise will be made that bothers nearby residents. We have heard the beeping of trucks and boom lifts backing up in the middle of the night for three months. Construction workers cars have been illegaly parked on the East side of 106th also during that time with no tickets being written.

Now the market is open and the traffic is horrible. We have a hard time just getting to our house and the road is now blocked with illegaly parked cars and cars in a que waiting to get into the parking lot.

I am happy the city is receiving additional revenue from the sales tax except food doesn't have sales tax. What prompted the city to allow them to add square footage to the existing building without requiring more parking? The only good news is that the police are now ticketing the many peole who continue to park illegally on 106th, even when the no parking signs are highly visable and the rest of the cars parked there have tickets on thier windshield. Makes you wonder about the intelligence of the Metropoliton market shopper.