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Old 12-01-2014, 03:25 PM
 
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Considering the wrought-iron fences that just popped up around the property, it looks like the old 4-acre Pergament building is finally going to get demolished.

This website says that it'll be replaced by a fitness center, a potion shop, and a crappy Chinese food place. Nice.

I had hopes that the entire property, along with the 1.6 acre empty parking lot behind it, would be made into some much-needed public parkland.

Long Island is just getting concrete-er and grayer by the day. Where did all the green go?
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Old 12-01-2014, 04:03 PM
 
Location: under the beautiful Carolina blue
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They are FINALLY tearing that place down?! Wow.

We practically lived there when we bought our house in 1997, lol.
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Old 12-01-2014, 04:14 PM
 
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You were hoping that the owners of the land was going to donate it to the public and convert it into green space?

Does this really happen much outside of TV shows.
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Old 12-01-2014, 04:17 PM
 
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You were hoping that the owners of the land was going to donate it to the public and convert it into green space?

Does this really happen much outside of TV shows.
A man can dream, can't he?
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Old 12-01-2014, 08:13 PM
 
Location: Former LI'er Now Rehoboth Beach, DE
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A former neighbor was a Pergament manager and there was some problem that the owner and the town or county were involved in trying to remedy. Mineola schools approached the owner to rent the land to park the school buses in the rear parking lot. The owner had to decline.
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Old 12-01-2014, 08:39 PM
 
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A former neighbor was a Pergament manager and there was some problem that the owner and the town or county were involved in trying to remedy. Mineola schools approached the owner to rent the land to park the school buses in the rear parking lot. The owner had to decline.
That would be convenient. The high school is across the street.
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Old 12-02-2014, 03:02 AM
 
Location: Former LI'er Now Rehoboth Beach, DE
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That would be convenient. The high school is across the street.
Exactly what they were thinking but the district was turned down by the owner, I will try to see if I can get the details.
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Old 12-02-2014, 06:28 AM
 
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Pardon me but what is a potion shop?
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Old 12-02-2014, 07:34 AM
 
Location: Long Island
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hey how do you know the Chinese food will be crappy? You mean Americans don't like Americanized Chinese food?

As far as green space, I'd normally agree with you but this is Jericho Tpke. Nobody is looking for a park and it adds very little economic value to an area like that. Aside from community parks and the tiny ones strewn throughout neighborhoods, there are still plenty of parks on LI. http://nysparks.com/regions/long-island/default.aspx
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Old 12-02-2014, 12:36 PM
 
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Pardon me but what is a potion shop?
I was wondering the same thing, if you go to the link in the OP it says a Vitamin Shop will be coming to that location.
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