Tony G, the Mays make it official
Posted on November 25, 2009 at 1:27 pmFrom a release:
Jack May and Tony Giarratana announced today that Giarratana will no longer serve as master developer for May Town Center.
Giarratana was retained in October 2007 to coordinate planning and zoning aspects for a mixed-use development in Bells Bend that became known as May Town Center. Two years later, May and Giarratana have agreed not to extend their relationship.
“Without a specific timeline for the project in place at this time, we feel that this direction will allow the most flexibility for May Town Center while allowing Tony to pursue his other interests,” said May. “We appreciate Tony’s efforts throughout the past two years and will continue to evaluate next steps for our Bells Bend property,” added May.
“I continue to feel strongly that two-acre subdivisions as currently zoned is not in Nashville’s best interest,” said Giarratana, “smart sustainable growth in development of the May property is critical to Nashville’s ability to compete for corporate retention and relocation.”
“The Tennessee State University Research Park and Center for Sustainable Agricultural Research will serve as the catalyst for world-class research in Nashville and I look forward to seeing that vision realized,” added Giarratana.
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This is a tragedy for Davidson County. Maytown Center would have provided a strong alternative to Williamson County and Cool Springs for corporate relocation and residential growth. Right now, Davidson County absorbs the lion’s share of costs associated with a major metro area, but Williamson reaps the benefits. Who does it serve to chop this area up into subdivisions, instead of having a world-class planned development???
Baloney, TN…approving Maytown would have been akin to the city giving financial backing to a brand-new harness and buggy factory in 1920…and the subdivisions won’t happen, either, because there’s nobody going to buy new subdivision houses, especially ones way the heck out at the end of a two-lane, deadend road…the Mays seem stuck in the deluded idea that things are going to continue more or less as they have for the last sixty years, but the good/bad news is that things will never again be as “good” as they were until recently…the Mays ought to accept that they got burned on a real estate deal, quit throwing good money after bad, and donate the land for a park/agricultural uses.