Media in Two Minutes

Media in Two Minutes

Parking Meters on State Street
What happened to the ability to use your credit/debit card to pay the parking meters on State Street?  I was curious to find that the meter I tried no longer accepts them (i.e. it doesn't register the card), as did the 4 other meters I tried.

As process would dictate, I then tried to open a ticket with Media's incident management site, Public Stuff.  That's not working or accepting new incidents either.

Media's Starbucks Moving to a bigger location?
Don't be surprised to hear that Starbucks might quietly be looking for a new, bigger location here in Media.   Maybe even one with a drive-thru.

Lukoil on the corner of Baltimore Ave and Providence Road may be packing it in with the upcoming launch of the the Wawa (Dec 2016) just across the street.  What better place than to have a Starbucks with a brand new building on the site of the current Lukoil gas station.

Urbanization coming to Media.
When I saw this video last week of a conceptual overview of West End Flats, I noticed a name I hadn't seen before - BET Investments.  I find that interesting as they are the group that is also doing the development of Granite Run Mall.

I've heard good things about BET, but don't know why I haven't seen their name mentioned before about West End Flats.

Media's Farmers Market.
Apparently it's just not Pinocchio's restaurant that wants the Media Farmers Market moved, it's as many as five other businesses and the Media Business Authority who want it moved too.  So what does council president Brian Hall do at last Thursday's council meeting?  He decides to do nothing and let it stay where it is and have the same people oversee it that led to the initial allegations of unfair business practices, parking issues, traffic hazards, food trucks, public urination in yards and other unsanitary issues. 

I'll have more about this later in the week.  I'm also reviewing a financial report that I believe might be of interest too.  

ATM Helping the Community
Thanks to those who submit events and announcements they want posted on ATMpa.  Even though thousands of people run through this site weekly, it's not about money - I make $0.00.  I do it for the interest of the town.  So if there's something I can do to help, please feel free to reach out.

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