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What a Shame wrote on Sep 16, 2008 11:07 AM:
AS I HAVE STATED BEFORE: The taxpayers in North Bend should be up in arms about this entire situation and invade City Hall with their concerns about the City not resolving this situation. It is a total waste of taxpayer money and taxpayer for something as dangerous to drag on for this long. Residents get together and invade city hall, invade the city councel meetings or whatever it takes BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED because of the hill sliding or whatever.
Bob wrote on Sep 16, 2008 10:32 AM:
why doesn't the city condeme the property as a public nuience, abate the problen and put a tax lien on the property for all cost. Its much cheaper and quicker than going to court.
rick wrote on Sep 15, 2008 6:22 PM:
this is why i have nothing positive to say about local politics and the city of north bend.that house on top of the hill should have been ordered torn down by the city council over a year ago.
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Mike wrote on Sep 15, 2008 3:12 PM:
The issue at hand is that the Mongolian grill proprietors own 2/3 of the hill in question. Why haven't we heard anyone bring this up instead of blaming the city for everything? The grill owners knew what they were getting into with respect to their business and location.
patron wrote on Sep 15, 2008 1:51 PM:
Would be something if the house came down right after they closed down.
Then they could say i told you so.
But this is'nt the reason the place went under. Was the low quality food at the high prices. Gotta pay those loans, and no customers means no cashflow. Brand new resuraunts cost alot!
Then they could say i told you so.
But this is'nt the reason the place went under. Was the low quality food at the high prices. Gotta pay those loans, and no customers means no cashflow. Brand new resuraunts cost alot!
question wrote on Sep 10, 2008 10:56 AM:
re: used to live there's feedback.
Most everyone whose lived here any length of time knows of the historical problems with that lot.
how about the world does an article on that subject so they can educate everyone on the events leading up to this. There's a lot of finger pointing and sure, some parties might be guilty, but it's important to know that the restaurant shouldn't have been allowed to be built there based on geological events of decades past.
Most everyone whose lived here any length of time knows of the historical problems with that lot.
how about the world does an article on that subject so they can educate everyone on the events leading up to this. There's a lot of finger pointing and sure, some parties might be guilty, but it's important to know that the restaurant shouldn't have been allowed to be built there based on geological events of decades past.
Al on Virginia wrote on Sep 10, 2008 6:57 AM:
Incredible. Management and leadership in NB cannot meet their own deadlines much less enforce those imposed by them on others. We need to replace this entrenched bureaucracy with ordinary mortals who will put community first, and not threaten actions which they are afraid to take. They gotta go.
give me a break wrote on Sep 10, 2008 4:50 AM:
What happened to all the trees that were behind that house, holding the hillside together? Seems pretty easy to see the responsible party is the one who removed them. Now there are eighteen more people out of work and another business closed in our area. Good job North Bend.
USED TO LIVE THERE wrote on Sep 10, 2008 1:35 AM:
I do not understand why the Grill was built there in the first place. That hill has a history of sliding way back into the 60's. There used to be about 4 or 5 homes there. when the first slide happened, that should have been a warning sign. I do know that one house was hit by a slide, and i think a second one was tore down because of the hill. Why things where never corrected back then, and now before things like this happen. Now you have two people blaming each other, when the city should have either condemed the properties, or shored up the hill side. The city is also to blame as well. And what about the other homes on that hill. It's just going to be a matter of time before those homes are going to meet the same fate.
What will it take wrote on Sep 9, 2008 10:34 PM:
how long is the city going to drag its feet on this? until someone gets hurt or the Grill is damaged? the city has given way to much time to the owner and this issue of suing each other is just a way to bide time. Step in and get it done!!
CB Person wrote on Sep 9, 2008 9:36 PM:
Wake up City of North Bend. Now one less business and 18 people out of work. I think North Bend should pay these peoples unemployment.
Lets think about this one... wrote on Sep 9, 2008 3:56 PM:
Even with the house gone the mud will slide as well. I just won't be a house slide it will be a landslide. So remove the house, and let the mud slid and cover the Grill. So then it's a win win for both.
As for suing NB City and the Pancake owner for the cutting of the trees when they were trying to sell the property. Because we all know that NB City owns proterty that is apart of the sliding fact.
As for suing NB City and the Pancake owner for the cutting of the trees when they were trying to sell the property. Because we all know that NB City owns proterty that is apart of the sliding fact.
What a Shame wrote on Sep 9, 2008 3:55 PM:
Make this problem very simple> Citizens of North Bend should be up in arms about this dangerous dituation. The citizens of North Bend should invade their City Counsel meetings and insist that the City inforce their City Ordiences. What is the City going to do, just postpone and postone this problem until someone gets killed. TO THE CITIZENS OF NORTH BEND: If the City government handles this situation in the way that they have, which is mostly nothing, then they would do the same thing to YOU if something like this happened to you. Require that the City inforce THEIR OWN CITY ORDIENCES. Problem solved. What a total waste of tax payer money in government.....What a shame
rumor has it wrote on Sep 9, 2008 3:26 PM:
I just heard that the Mongolian Grill is closing it's doors after this Sunday.
nb resident wrote on Sep 9, 2008 2:59 PM:
my thing is that if the city had step in a lot soon then this business would not have to close an maybe this people would have been able to settle.....
Joe Sixpack wrote on Sep 9, 2008 2:59 PM:
It was a nice park at one time by the highway but greed took over all the people involved! The lots north of the house will be next for the World to write about and the city to get fees from. At least the World used the words like could be a,could potentially slip. They have a court date but what court house.
NB wrote on Sep 9, 2008 1:59 PM:
I cannot believe the City of NB has let this go on so long. It's their fault now the restaurant is closing and the owner built that for nothing.
Such a nice new building and can't use it with that unstable hill behind it.
Such a nice new building and can't use it with that unstable hill behind it.
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