Future developments for 2216 warrensville Ctr. Rd.

First and foremost, let me say that had we not fought Waterway from the beginning, residents of Lansdale and Bushnell would have had a noisy (read website with excerpts from Councilman Consolo on noise levels of the activity) neighbor in their backyards. So, should Waterway be allowed in that site, at least their lives would be less disrupted. Is that such a bad thing? For you that don't live there does not make a difference, but to those residents it does.
Secondly, always considering the possibility that Waterway shall be allowed to build their car wash, should these residents get a cul de sac, would that be so bad? What's wrong with improving the living conditions of your fellow residents?
Thirdly, if Waterway will not be allowed there is simply because legally it is not fit to be there. There is a law (however old, nobody contested it before) that says that there are restrictions for a business to be developed in that strip, and Waterway's type of business fits in those restrictions, why should we close an eye? The fact that the operation is noisy is a proof in itself that the business is not a buffer, and that the operation interferes with the quality of life of their residents.
As for the business that will come there, operations such as Mc Donald's etc., are on the same level as Waterway, so they do not fit in the definition of businesses that can be used as buffers. They lower the quality of life of the residents of those streets.
There are other options out there that can be beneficial to everyone and if greed does not take over, they should be considered carefully: a cultural grocery store, that collects the history of a proud nation and serves a big portion of this community, is something that should be highly regarded. It could even be good advertising for the owners of the strip, should they be in need of any. So there are alternatives out there that can be considered and that can help the City with its tax revenues, the residents with their peace, and all of you with a solution that is not a threat for anybody.
If only, for once, the right choice was made, everything could be very simple.