Hey now, hi now, ho now....we haven't forgotten Ardmore in our flurry of other development news that just sucks (sorry, but if the descriptive adjective fits, it fits)...and before we get into our Cricket picking, are there any questions for the township or chosen developer for Ardmore? Ask now.

But back to our regularly scheduled programming: Our pals at S.W. Land Associates (who seem to hail residentially from Radnor Township, right?) are still in a developing state of mind for Cricket Avenue. There's the continuing saga of 130, the beginning saga of 106 ....Can we say Cricket Ave in Ardmore is a street of unease?

When we last checked into 130 Cricket Ave (covered here and here just to name a couple of posts), we had wondered as to the state of the appeal S.W. Land Associates - they filed suit in Montgomery County after they were a developer told "no" (can we say we figured they would either do that or come up with the ultilmate developer threat : "if you aren't good neighbors we'll put up a WalMart"?) So anyway, we noticed a new attorney in town for them, as well as the spin doctor who used to be a Main Line Health Mouthpiece (as in Bryn Mawr neighborhoods bye -bye) ? So now on www.montcopa.org there is something new under the suit they filed (which taxpayers are paying for since LMT had to defend):

Case Details
Case Number 2007-31356
Commencement Date 12/17/2007
Case Type Appeal from Zoning Board (Non Gvmnt)
PFA Number
Caption Plaintiff SW LAND ASSOCS LLC
Caption Defendant ZON HEARING BD OF LOWER MERION TWP
Judge ROGERS
Sealed No

....Docket Details
Sequence 36
Filing Date 4/15/2008
Docket Type Order
Docket Text (SUR PETITION TO INTERVENE IN LAND USE APPEAL) OF 4/14/08 ROGERS, J ARGUMENT AND HEARING SCHEDULED CC

Hmmm...so it's not over and NOW we have to deal with the potential of another bad plan on 106 Cricket? And we are just supposed to trust them? We're supposed to believe they have the best interest of a community they just want to develop in as opposed to live in? We are just supposed to trust developers in a real estate market that IS firmly in the toilet and a national and regional and perhaps even local economy is blaring recession? What they are doing really has nothing to do with Ardmore's overall redevelopment plan, and this is what worries us when talking about Ardmore redevelopment. HOW MANY DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS CAN THE LITTLE TOWN OF ARDMORE HANDLE WITHOUT EXPLODING?

Now what is curious is we are asking once again if these folks at SW Land only have options to buy 130 and 106 Cricket Avenue? We do not see them listed on the property records on www.montcopa.org:

PARID: 400013652006
STUARD C WALLACE JR & MARIE E 106 CRICKET AVE
Deed Book and Page 4876-00260

PARID: 400013688006
STRAUSS BONNIE 130 CRICKET AVE
Deed Book and Page 5510-01901

So, people of Cricket Avenue, how do you feel about this development? Still wondering like we are how we can trust a developer who will sue to fit their square peg into the round hole at 130 Cricket?

Now maybe if they had completely walked away by now from 130 Cricket we wouldn't be so uneasy, but they haven't. Is it that they have to be right at all costs? Have to develop at all costs? And also (just curious), is it super bad mojo to build over a funeral home like it is a cemetary? We only ask because it seems to be an issue with those who believe in Feng Shui:

astro-fengshui:

"Seeking Harmony: When a house is built, the first concern is the choice of site. A house isconsidered fortunate if it is conformable to its surroundings. The following are some of the findings of Feng Shui studies in the old days which may still hold true today.

Government offices absorb the necessary "sheng chi" or vital energy leaving practically nothing for neighboring buildings. Therefore it is not advisable to live too close to government offices.

....It is not advisable to live near a graveyard or a funeral home. Sorrow is contaminating.

....It is not advisable to live near a brothel where evil energy hovers.

It is not advisable to live near a casino where crime sprouts.

.....It is not advisable to live near a hospital. Sickness destroys vital energy.

A dwelling should not be too much taller than neighboring houses. To stand out prominently also destroys harmony.

And.....

Feng Shui Consultations and Services
"Space Clearing, Energy Adjustments, Dowsing, and Earth Energy Problems

One of the most powerful uses of Feng Shui is to adjust the energy of a site through transcendental rituals and ceremonies. The following Feng Shui "Major Adjustments" are available as part of a Feng Shui Consultation or can be performed independently.

“Yu Wai” Exterior Ch’i Adjustment
This major adjustment is a blessing ceremony that encourages growth, luck and prosperity. Typically performed when moving into a new home or business location, it can also be used during times of bad luck, as a cure for predecessor problems, or when under spiritual attack. It can correct the effects of an inauspicious site, such as a home or business located on a burial ground.

Sealing the Doors
Sealing the doors is a major adjustment to be used when a building's occupants are experiencing bad luck, threats, lawsuits, sickness, death, or predecessor related problems. It can be performed for protection when living near a funeral home, cemetery, or a church that holds many funerals."

OhMyApt
"I need advice. We are moving #76330 On Sunday, January 13, 2008 agent99 said, I need advice. We are moving into a nice upscale apartment complex, it is a big complex but next door is a funeral home not close but it is next door. Should we move there. Thanks for advice.

reply Hi, My husband myself and #76329 On Sunday, January 13, 2008 Guest (not verified) said, Hi, My husband myself and our 5 year old son are moving to an apartment that has a funeral home next door,it is a large beautiful upscale complex,should we not move there?
reply no, a funeral home leads to #78739 On Saturday, April 26, 2008 Guest (not verified) said, no, a funeral home leads to bad luck and lots of bad energy will flow throw."

Anyway.....we think that perhaps Lower Merion Township needs to do something about Cricket Avenue, right? Residents: you have to show up at this meeting and be heard. If you have an opinion pro or con development, show up and be heard.

(For other small neighborhoods with development concerns, please feel free to check out this post, and soon we will be checking back on Central Ave in Bryn Mawr which will undoubtedly be hashed out at a public hearing )