Well, as an East Brainerd resident, I do most of my shopping at Hamilton Place. I really don’t want to see it become the next Northgate, or god forbid, Eastgate. I know there are a lot of greedy, corrupt people at CBL, but come on. They are talking about a half a percent. That’s fifty cents for every hundred dollars you spend. I definitely don’t want to see rent go up for stores at Hamilton Place. I used to work in one and the rent was outrageous. I mean, don’t get me wrong, the store made plenty of money and our boss was very fair with the wages, but higher rent forces out stores that might have been able to make it if they could have weathered the current economy until a democrat is elected in November. It is in our best interest to keep Hamilton Place vibrant and successful because the better they do, the more quality stores will want to open locations in Chattanooga. I would love to have the convenience of having some of the stores that are in Atlanta’s malls right here in town. I have always said that Hamilton Place would benefit from a parking garage. If they do that, they can continue to expand into the areas that are currently just flat parking lots. If they had two large complexes adjacent to the mall-proper, then everyone would have close parking and the remaining open space would be used for more retail development. It is better than tearing down homes and trees to clear new land for development when so much is currently available. If it comes down to a decision of not doing it versus the public paying for it, I am all for throwing in a few cents of every purchase towards building a much better complex that will attract high-end retail stores to Chattanooga.