According to the Rock Hill Herald Online, “This policy allows only monument-style signs that are no more than 10 feet high, featuring no more than 200 square feet of sign surface on each side. That rules out the towering pole signs and billboards that have dominated much of Cherry Road.”

The city agreed to immediately pay up to 60% of the cost of replacing non-conforming signs, with that amount being reduced over time, and none of paid in 2010.

The idea behind the policy was to clean up the commercial section of Rock Hill, but if it’s taking almost 7 years to complete, how much of an effort is the city really making?  Believe me, I’m all for doing whatever it takes to clean up anything that devalues anything about our beloved Rock Hill SC so I definitely appreciate Love’s taking down the sign, but at what point do we get serious and make a concerted effort to really make it happen?

I don’t have a list of businesses or signs that don’t comply with the policy, but it would certainly be interesting to see a list of everyone that’s complied and those that have yet to fall in line.

According to the Charlotte Observer today,

“At the worksite, at Fifth and Pine streets, workers streamed out of the tower at the shift’s end Monday, carrying an assortment of items, such as ladders, buckets and drills, which workers often leave overnight. Workers with four subcontractors, along with half a dozen Griffin employees, said they had been told that work may stop because of unpaid bills. Employees also removed R.J. Griffin signs from fences and used cranes to hoist portable toilets and other heavy equipment to the ground from The Vue’s upper floors.”

While it’s highly unlikely the work stoppage will last long simply because I seriously doubt the Charlotte city leaders want such a large real estate project just sitting unfinished, it definitely points to the fact that the regions real estate market isn’t completely out of the woods yet.

While home sales have picked up in the lower price brackets ($100-150K) things are still a little slow in the upper price ranges.  That’s not to say house aren’t selling, it just means they’re not selling as quickly as they did prior to the current economic downturn.

The restaurant boasts Executive Chef Bryan Lindsay who has 16+ years experience as a chef in various locations, including New York City.  Menu prices vary with most entrees being under $20.

According to General Manager Selena Kelleman, “We thought this was the perfect place. There is nothing else like what we offer in this area.”

To me, this just shows how popular the Baxter Village area is.  Vacancies don’t last long and when one business does leave, it’s not very long before another, high quality commercial venture takes it’s place.  As the Charlotte NC area continues to grow, I predict that the Fort Mill SC and Rock Hill SC areas will benefit as people move further out from the center of the city.  This in turn means we’re looking at increased property values and improved services.

This new addition is certain to help the downtown Rock Hill area and will hopefully encourage other businesses to move into the downtown area.

You can read the entire article from the Rock Hill Herald right HERE.