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Visions for Vacancies: What Should Replace Office Max?

This week's vacancy feature is the former location of Office Max at the Kmart Shopping Center in West Babylon.

Gone for over six years, the former Office Max location is a glaring vacancy in the Kmart Shopping Center. The huge retail space has been empty for nearly six years after the Office Max Corporation closed up six stores nationwide.

The former office and computer retailer's location at 1000 West Montauk Highway in the Kmart Shopping Center has had no change since it left in 2006. The space is buffered to either side by Kmart and a Sears Appliance Outlet. The shopping center also has a few other smaller shops and an Apple Bank. Across Montauk Highway is the Great South Bay Shopping Center, also with a in its largest available space.

What would you like to see become a part of this shopping center? With the ample amount of space and parking, the center could afford to add a number of higher end retail or box stores to enter the vacant storefront.

Tell us: What stores would you like to see enter the former Office Max storefront? We'll make a poll this Friday with your responses!

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Adam Crowley May 15, 2013 at 06:53 pm
As I explained, my post was made on behalf of another village resident. However, I did take theRead More time to read the statute and do have an independent viewpoint on this subject. While I do not feel that all dogs require a muzzle at all times, if you have a dog that you know to be a threat to other dogs or humans, you would have a duty to take measures to eliminate that threat before bring that dog into public. If that measure is a muzzle, then that's what must be done. As my post indicated, I believe strict enforcement would be exceedingly difficult and, perhaps, unnecessary (at least with respect to the muzzle requirement). However, a total lack of enforcement is dangerous and unacceptable. I think a little common sense goes a long way and I have confidence that those charged with enforcing the Village code could do so selectively. I understand that selective enforcement may be a concept that many feel uncomfortable with. However, just because the law requires a muzzle, that is hardly a reason to disregard it in its entirety and allow dogs with vicious propensities to roam around unleashed. I will leave it up to Village lawmakers to remove the muzzle requirement (and suggest that they do so) if that is what it would take to make people comfortable with the leash requirement.
Concerned Citizen May 15, 2013 at 05:37 pm
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