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POLL: Pick the Best Option for DuBois Property

Patch's "Visions for Vacancies" asks for reader input on vacant commercial properties

 
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Visions for Vacancies
The vacant, former DuBois Book Store property at 332 S. Lincoln St. on April 12, 2012.
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Earlier this week we asked you what you think would be the best redevelopment option for the vacant former DuBois Book Store property on South Lincoln Street.

We received lots of interesting suggestions, which you can vote on in the poll below.

The property has been vacant since DuBois Book Store closed in June 2011.

  • What would work at the old DuBois Book Store property?

    (Voting has been closed for this question)
    • Parking deck
        21 (25%)
    • Government offices
        1 (1%)
    • Upscale apartments
        11 (13%)
    • Sporting goods store
        3 (3%)
    • Swenson's
        15 (18%)
    • Small, experimental middle school to train Kent State students and diversity education options
        11 (13%)
    • Craft Brewery
        19 (23%)
    Total votes: 81
  • Your vote will only count once. This is not a scientific poll. View Results Vote!
Related Topics: Dubois Book Store, Vacant Land, and Visions for Vacancies
Don't see an option you like? What do you think would be the best redevelopment option for this vacant property? Tell us in the comments.

Paul Myers

9:04 am on Monday, April 23, 2012

A year round produce, farmer's market-type, store with an aqauponics mini-farm on one entire floor. This would also be a training farm tied into the university and the local schools. A self sustaining, hands-on lab for the science and business disciplines as well as a point of contact for local real food. A full kitchen for food prep and processing.

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Been There

9:04 am on Monday, April 23, 2012

what about low-cost housing for seniors? It is right across the street from Kentway, on a bus line, close to downtown and drugstores. Kent is in sorry need for this.

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Rebecca Hohenberger

11:20 am on Monday, April 23, 2012

I love the idea of a year-round farmer's market, but if not possible, parking! there is NEVER enough parking!

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Sally

12:15 pm on Friday, April 27, 2012

We are STILL looking for a site for which to relocate the historic Wells-Sherman House! Wouldn't this make a lovely place for it? We have some interesting ideas regarding a creative reuse for it, too, that would fit the University and our city quite well. Please consider it!

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