Des Moines council member tells Git'N Go to 'be a good neighbor'

The conversation came up at a council meeting Monday as the convenience store requested a zoning change next to its location on Euclid Avenue

The conversation came up at a council meeting Monday as the convenience store requested a zoning change next to its location on Euclid Avenue

OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS LOCATION. THAT’S RIGHT. STACEY. AND THE PROBLEMS HERE ARE NOT EVEN RELATED TO THE APPLICATION TO EXPAND THIS GETTING GO. BUT THE CITY SAYS IT WANTS THINGS TO IMPROVE HERE. THIS HOUSE ON THE WEST SIDE OF GETTING GO IS GOING TO BE TORN DOWN ON THAT. THERE IS NO ARGUMENT FROM THE CITY. BUT GETTING GO IS REQUESTING A ZONING CHANGE TO ALLOW IT TO EXPAND A PARKING LOT TOWARD THE HOUSE. AND COUNCIL MEMBER LINDA WESTERGAARD TOOK THE OCCASION MONDAY TO BRING UP REPEATED AD ISSUES AT THE BUSINESS. SO WE HAVE DOUBLE THE NUMBER OF POLICE CALLS TO THE GET GO. THEN OTHER LIKE TYPE BUSINESSES IN THE AREA. SO IT IS A DETRIMENT TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD WHEN WE HAVE THAT MANY POLICE CALLS AND THAT MANY ROBBERIES. DAVID CAVIN WAS ON HIS WAY TO GETTING GO TO GET A DRINK WHEN WE MET HIM. HE LIVES A COUPLE OF HOUSES DOWN AND HAS PERSONAL EXPERIENCE WITH THE PROBLEMS. POLICE ARE JUST TRYING TO GET TO THE BOTTOM OF ALL THE DIFFERENT ROBBERIES. THEY STOP FREQUENTLY AND ASK IF WE’VE GOT EXTERIOR VIDEO CAMERAS THAT ARE RECORDING OR, YOU KNOW, JUST THINGS TO GET TO THE BOTTOM OF WHO’S DOING THE THE ROBBERY, ROBBING AND WHATNOT. AS IT HAPPENED, A POLICE VEHICLE WAS PARKED OPPOSITE THE GAS STATION TUESDAY AFTERNOON, THOUGH IT WAS NOT RESPONDING TO A CALL THERE. ON MONDAY, A REPRESENTATIVE FOR GET AND GO TOLD THE COUNCIL THE BUSINESS CANNOT CONTROL BAD BEHAVIOR IN ITS STORE. THIS SIMPLE ACT OF ROBBERY AND THE CONGREGATION OF PEOPLE CANNOT BE CONTROLLED BY ME OR ANY ESTABLISHMENT. HE ALSO MENTIONED THIS FENCE LINING THE PROPERTY DESIGNED TO KEEP THE GOINGS ON AT THE GAS STATION FROM GETTING INTO THE NEIGHBORHOOD. BUT THE COMPLAINT CALLS FROM NEIGHBORS KEEP COMING IN. NOW GETTING GO SAYS MOST NIGHTS IT ONLY HAS ONE EMPLOYEE WORKING AT THIS AND OTHER STORES. WE’RE LIVE ON DES MOINES, NORTH SIDE. ANDREW MOLLE

Des Moines council member tells Git'N Go to 'be a good neighbor'

The conversation came up at a council meeting Monday as the convenience store requested a zoning change next to its location on Euclid Avenue

A request for a zoning change next to a Git'N Go on Euclid Avenue turned into an airing of grievances on Monday, as a Des Moines City Council member pressed the convenience store about a series of neighborhood complaints. The location at 816 E. Euclid is hoping to expand its parking lot to the west, where a vacant house currently stands. The store is requesting a zoning change to add parking once the house is torn down. Though the request is unrelated to neighborhood complaints, they came out at the meeting. "Can you please try to be a good neighbor and have some conversations about what we can do to make the relationship with the neighborhood and the Git'N Go better?" asked council member Linda Westergaard, who represents the area. She said the store has double the number of police calls than other similar businesses in the area, often involving robberies."Neighbors tell me it's so loud that their windows rattle from the high music that's being played," Westergaard said.Git'N Go had a representative at the meeting who responded that a lot of the trouble was out of the store's hands. "The simple act of robberies and the congregation of people cannot be controlled by me or any establishment," said Thomas Moreford.

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The location at 816 E. Euclid is hoping to expand its parking lot to the west, where a vacant house currently stands.

The store is requesting a zoning change to add parking once the house is torn down.

Though the request is unrelated to neighborhood complaints, they came out at the meeting.

"Can you please try to be a good neighbor and have some conversations about what we can do to make the relationship with the neighborhood and the Git'N Go better?" asked council member Linda Westergaard, who represents the area.

She said the store has double the number of police calls than other similar businesses in the area, often involving robberies.

"Neighbors tell me it's so loud that their windows rattle from the high music that's being played," Westergaard said.

Git'N Go had a representative at the meeting who responded that a lot of the trouble was out of the store's hands.

"The simple act of robberies and the congregation of people cannot be controlled by me or any establishment," said Thomas Moreford.

Des Moines council member tells Git'N Go to 'be a good neighbor'

The conversation came up at a council meeting Monday as the convenience store requested a zoning change next to its location on Euclid Avenue

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