Two companies that would be neighbors of the relocated Drop Inn Center in Queensgate are expressing concerns about the plan.
A city council committee , and Tuesday it heard from representatives of two companies that say they need more information.
Richard Posey is with K4, an architecture, design and construction firm with a facility in Queensgate. He said one issue is security and safety for employees.
鈥淢any of the perceived fears around these types of centers are just that, they鈥檙e fears and they鈥檙e perceptions,鈥� Posey said. 鈥淏ut quite frankly those perceptions actually have more consequences on human behavior than the reality of things.鈥�
Officials with the Drop Inn Center and 3CDC, which is helping with the location, have been meeting with nearby neighbors in Queensgate. They are working on an agreement to satisfy the various concerns.
Jerry Reichert is with CBT, an industrial automation supplier with two facilities and 155 employees in Queensgate. It is located north of the proposed Drop Inn Center site.
Reichert said he wants Council to consider his firm鈥檚 business issues and mitigate some of its risks if the plan moves forward.
鈥淲e have no aspirations or intentions to be unjustly enriched from these options,鈥� Reichert said. 鈥淩ather we are only focused on perpetuating, protecting the long-term interest of our customers, suppliers, employees, family members and the city.鈥�
Reichert said the center relocation does not make sense with the city's plans for redeveloping Queensgate.
City council could vote next month on an ordinance that would allow the Drop Inn Center relocation to move forward.
Construction on the new facility could begin this summer and be completed in the fall 2015.
