Is Skyland Ready To Be Naylor Dupont's Commercial Center, Again?

By Mel Dyer

All of the speculation about Skyland Town Centre is very exciting.

For those of us, who remember when Skyland gave us a movie theatre, a Sears & Roebuck department store, a Safeway AND a Giant, a drugstore, a gentlemen's club, Discount Mart, Gussini Shoes, Blockbuster, law offices, a diner...[Sigh] it's especially exciting, because we remember when Skyland was our commercial center! Trust me, ..the excitement and the optimism is justified.

Should this new Skyland be Seven Bee's town center again, and is that neighborhood, ready? Can it be? Here are some selections from our latest poll...

1) The new Skyland should be 7B's town center, and the neighborhood is ready.

2) The new Skyland should be 7B's town center, but, the neighborhood is NOT ready.

3) The new Skyland should NOT be 7B's town center, and the neighborhood is NOT ready!

4) We sheeple of 7B don't need a 'town center' and should continue to dump our consumer revenue into other districts, giving them more influence, Downtown.

Hope it makes you think. Hope you'll participate. You'll find it on the right, just under our 'Statehood Fun' poll - have a look!

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