Comments on: Is This Design Good Enough for Bricktown's Gateway? http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2008/12/12/650/ The Oklahoman's Steve Lackmeyer covers downtown OKC brick by brick. Wed, 15 Feb 2012 13:34:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: slackmeyer http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2008/12/12/650/comment-page-1/#comment-1496 slackmeyer Wed, 17 Dec 2008 20:27:15 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2008/12/12/650/#comment-1496 Well Mike, maybe Bricktown isn't the right place for a station then..... Well Mike, maybe Bricktown isn’t the right place for a station then…..

]]> By: Mike http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2008/12/12/650/comment-page-1/#comment-1495 Mike Wed, 17 Dec 2008 06:13:40 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2008/12/12/650/#comment-1495 Remember the most important aspect of this Fire Station. Money. We who work for the Fire Dept. know that everything we have is the "Highest quality product that the lowest bid will buy"! I hope you arent hoping for something spectacular when the budget for the Station was something like 1.6 million in 2000 dollars. Remember the most important aspect of this Fire Station. Money. We who work for the Fire Dept. know that everything we have is the “Highest quality product that the lowest bid will buy”! I hope you arent hoping for something spectacular when the budget for the Station was something like 1.6 million in 2000 dollars.

]]> By: Jason http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2008/12/12/650/comment-page-1/#comment-1485 Jason Mon, 15 Dec 2008 22:17:07 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2008/12/12/650/#comment-1485 Sent mine as well! Sent mine as well!

]]> By: Andrew http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2008/12/12/650/comment-page-1/#comment-1484 Andrew Mon, 15 Dec 2008 17:21:48 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2008/12/12/650/#comment-1484 I sent mine! I sent mine!

]]> By: Seth http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2008/12/12/650/comment-page-1/#comment-1483 Seth Mon, 15 Dec 2008 17:01:13 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2008/12/12/650/#comment-1483 This is the response that I got from the City: "Thank you for your note and comments. I am copying Chief Bryant regarding your concerns and requesting he provide you with a response. Debi Martin" This is the response that I got from the City:

“Thank you for your note and comments. I am copying Chief Bryant regarding your concerns and requesting he provide you with a response.

Debi Martin”

]]> By: Andrew http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2008/12/12/650/comment-page-1/#comment-1482 Andrew Mon, 15 Dec 2008 14:47:45 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2008/12/12/650/#comment-1482 If you don't have time to write your own email, I'm sure Seth wouldn't mind if any of you copied his email and modified it as your own. If you don’t have time to write your own email, I’m sure Seth wouldn’t mind if any of you copied his email and modified it as your own.

]]> By: Seth http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2008/12/12/650/comment-page-1/#comment-1481 Seth Mon, 15 Dec 2008 06:48:41 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2008/12/12/650/#comment-1481 This is what I sent in today! "Dear Council Members, I am writing this email regarding the new Bricktown Fire Station that is under consideration. I would like to express some major concerns that I have about the design as proposed. Currently the Station designs that I have seen show it as a single level structure, situated a lengthy distance from the street front. While I have head other concerns about how it is not multi-level, and so on, and I also share those concerns. I am most deeply troubled about the lack of urban design that has gone into this station. I, and many others would like to see the city spend its funds on structures that fit the area that they are being built. Meaning, the station as proposed would look very nice, and fit in well in a more suburban setting. However as we all can agree, Bricktown is Oklahoma City's Urban Experience and I believe that we as residents should do everything that we can to keep that experience intact. So in closing, I would like to thank the city for considering the construction of a new Fire Station that would serve the newly found residents of Downtown, Bricktown and the other emerging districts. But please, consider the atmosphere that the station would be constructed in when selecting the design. Thank you for your time and efforts, Seth Rott" This is what I sent in today!

“Dear Council Members,
I am writing this email regarding the new Bricktown Fire Station that is under consideration. I would like to express some major concerns that I have about the design as proposed. Currently the Station designs that I have seen show it as a single level structure, situated a lengthy distance from the street front. While I have head other concerns about how it is not multi-level, and so on, and I also share those concerns. I am most deeply troubled about the lack of urban design that has gone into this station. I, and many others would like to see the city spend its funds on structures that fit the area that they are being built. Meaning, the station as proposed would look very nice, and fit in well in a more suburban setting. However as we all can agree, Bricktown is Oklahoma City’s Urban Experience and I believe that we as residents should do everything that we can to keep that experience intact.

So in closing, I would like to thank the city for considering the construction of a new Fire Station that would serve the newly found residents of Downtown, Bricktown and the other emerging districts. But please, consider the atmosphere that the station would be constructed in when selecting the design.

Thank you for your time and efforts,
Seth Rott”

]]> By: lasomeday http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2008/12/12/650/comment-page-1/#comment-1486 lasomeday Mon, 15 Dec 2008 05:33:14 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2008/12/12/650/#comment-1486 Thanks, I will email them. I was working on a final project for one of my classes, so I didn't have time today, but I will do it tomorrow when I finish my last presentation. Thanks, I will email them. I was working on a final project for one of my classes, so I didn’t have time today, but I will do it tomorrow when I finish my last presentation.

]]> By: slackmeyer http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2008/12/12/650/comment-page-1/#comment-1475 slackmeyer Sun, 14 Dec 2008 22:36:36 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2008/12/12/650/#comment-1475 It's in the post. Skip Kelly is at ward7@okc.gov and Meg Salyer is ward6@okc.gov It’s in the post. Skip Kelly is at ward7@okc.gov and Meg Salyer is ward6@okc.gov

]]> By: Dennis http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2008/12/12/650/comment-page-1/#comment-1476 Dennis Sun, 14 Dec 2008 21:39:28 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2008/12/12/650/#comment-1476 These pics (of the proposed BTFS) appeared on your blog a couple days ago without any narrative... I though you'd accidentally posted some student's school project. My thought, "sophomoric design" was not meant to be derogatory... Now it is. Now my additional thoughts are: it appears the value-engineering knife has cut too deep (at least I HOPE that’s the excuse for this simplistic design)! I would think more meat needs to be put on those bones... Please post the e-mailing address of our City Council and I'll be happy to air my thoughts. These pics (of the proposed BTFS) appeared on your blog a couple days ago without any narrative… I though you’d accidentally posted some student’s school project. My thought, “sophomoric design” was not meant to be derogatory… Now it is.
Now my additional thoughts are: it appears the value-engineering knife has cut too deep (at least I HOPE that’s the excuse for this simplistic design)! I would think more meat needs to be put on those bones… Please post the e-mailing address of our City Council and I’ll be happy to air my thoughts.

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