Waterway withdrew its application

On January 6, 2009 a letter was sent to Mayor Beryl Rothschild from Waterway Gas and Wash Company:

The letter states:

"Dear Mayor Rothschild: It is with regret that I must inform you that Waterway Gas ad Wash Company wishes to withdraw its application for zoning for the property located at 2216 Warrensville Center Road, University Heights, OH. The demands of those in opposition to our development have simply overwhelmed Waterway, and we have terminated our contract with the landowners. As I stated at our very first meeting, and still firmly believe, this location would have been a positive development both for the residents of University Heights and Waterway. I am sorry we could not bring the plan to fruition.
We wish all the best to you and those in your community, and hope to cross paths again with all who have worked so hard to support Waterway.

Sincerely,
Michael P. Goldman
Vice President, General Counsel
Waterway Gas and Wash Company"

So, it is over.
Many things could be said, but the most important ones are the thanks that go to all who helped to support this cause.
To the three generous, dedicated lawyers, to the residents that actively invested time and energies in researching, evaluating, analyzing all the possible consequences of the implementation of an operation like Waterway on a road as busy as Warrensville Center Road.
Kudos to the merchants that sustained our cause, and helped us by letting us distribute fliers into their shops, and posted them in their windows. Thank you also for talking to your customers about it, thus raising awareness.
Finally, we want to thank our Council members that listened and realized the problems Waterway would have imposed on the residents of Lansdale and Bushnell Rds.: i.e. continued high noise levels throughout the carwash hours of activity,
and, consequently, decreased quality of life for the residents of these streets. They also evaluated the effects of the increased traffic load on Warrensville Ctr. Rd.
To all of you that have been commenting on this blog, it may be true that we do not have a sound sense of business, but it is also true that the people out there that should, don't as well.
There has been a proposal to expand the property to make a medical building, that nobody would have opposed, and it was denied. It could have been worked out, but it was denied.
There had been an offer to purchase the property to do the "cultural shopping center" you were making fun of, and it wasn't taken seriuosly, now we don't have Davis Bakery, Abba's, Empire Kosher Chicken, the Judaic Bookstore, and many more that have been driven out of this community. We could have had local businesses that people loved and supported, and instead we keep looking for businesses that do not care if they have to pack up and go, leaving empty spaces like Tops... Who do you think is being more myopic? Is the lack of greater vision, is the philosophy of better few dirty dollars now and who cares what happens later better than planning? If that is what it means to be naive and to not have business vision, we are glad we lack it, because keeping going in that direction is the best way to ensure that the City will keep sinking. Do you see what is happening at Cedar and Taylor? Wasn't that a nice development too? University Square? How many do we need? Isn't it about time that we support the good businesses that people around here are willing to support, care about, and get to know?
We fought the expansion of JCU, the strongest business we have, the one we should have fought to help grow, for 27 years, how myopic is that?
Sorry guys, we keep missing your point.