Waterway Sumbits a new proposal here is why the City should say "NO"

Waterway is not letting go, and so shouldn't we. It isn't so much that we are opposed in principle to Waterway. It is a fine business, with good intentions. The thing is that the location is wrong.
It is true, right now we don't have other choices, the strip is run down, and does not bring much income. But is it a good enough reason to accept a bone thrown to us because we don't have alternatives "this instant"? Shouldn't it be better to find alternatives, to work with a strategy to improve the strip for the better, rather than realizing later that a big mistake (like the parking garage) has been made? The proposed gas station/car wash/convenience store will bring two full time positions that will increase the income COMPARED TO WHAT WE HAVE NOW!!! How about having something later that will bring more income compared to what Waterway will bring for decades? Bloggers have been asking for proposals, well we are not from the business world, but here are some:

1) How about seeking investors to build single floor senior assisted living units? We have plenty of seniors that love our community and would have the commodity of walking to the many stores that we have around... there would be managers, secretaries, nurses (more than 2) to bring income to the City...

2)How about finding investors to build a childrens' gym, we don't have one around, and that would have managers, secretaries, gym instructors (more than two)

3) An adult co-ed gym (Curves is for women only, there would not be competion there), Urban Active is at another level not everybody can afford it, trainers, managers, secretaries, you name it...

4) a Physical therapy/occupational therapy center, PT, OT, managers, secretaries....

5)A social services office with LISW for outpatient therapy, some LISW would love not to have to drive long distance to reach their offices, again look for the investors, (4 LISW, e.g, 1 manager, 2 secretaries etc, more than 2 managers)

We don't necesssarily need to put a pawn shop there to cut the losses, with a little of vision and entrepreneurship spirit, a lot could be done

Why take the bone?
The congestion on Warrensville and Lansdale, No matter of what the City and Waterway think, would be above their carrying capacity, why wait until it is too late, we repeat, why for once not do the right thing, before having to patch up something beyond repair?