The Montrose Land Defense Coalition: Not In My Empty Lot!

Hey, check this out - the "Montrose Land Defense Coalition" has started a petition to prevent a chain store from popping up at the corner West Alabama & Dunlavy.

The petition is directed to Mayor Annise Parker, and reads:

We support the use of the former site of the Wilshire Village Apartments on Dunlavy and W. Alabama for civic spaces in order to enrich the Montrose community. We are opposed to the appropriation of the land for a chain supermarket that will displace existing business and stifle the opportunity to maintain the integrity of the Montrose community, which has been and continues to be a great draw for tourism and gives vitality to the people living therein.

The land at W. Alabama & Dunlavy was the former site of the Wilshire Village apartment complex - a beautiful but poorly maintained facility that was torn down last summer. You can read much more about it on Swamplot.

To sign the petition, visit http://www.petitiononline.com/mldc.

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