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Build a Commercial District at a Major Intersection

The Journal News reports that the Patterson Chamber of Commerce is starting a petition drive to support Paul Camarda's proposal to build Patterson Crossing shopping center at the intersection of I-84 and NY Route 311 [Topix.net].

The $100 million Patterson Crossing would include a Costco warehouse store, a Lowe's home center and several other stores, according to Carmel developer Paul Camarda. The proposed 410,000-square-foot facility would sit on 90 acres on the Kent-Patterson border near Interstate 84. Most of the site is in Patterson.

The Putnam County Courier's coverage has a slightly different slant.

The entrance to Patterson Crossing will be located in Kent with the center itself in Patterson. Camarda has been individually meeting with property owners in both towns whose lands abut the proposed shopping center and in a number of cases has offered to give the landowner anywhere from 20-feet to 50-feet of his property as a gesture of good faith.

Citizens of the Town of Kent link to PlanPutnam's pictures of Mr. Camarda's presentation, but it is difficult to determine the scope of the proposal from them. I expect it won't be much different from the Home Depot-plus-Kohl's development mentioned previously, which would be a shame. The intersections of major roads are good places for commerce. What you want to avoid is making it hostile to pedestrians — because pedestrians are shoppers. Cars do not shop; people do.

(Maps at National Geographic and TopoZone.)

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