It seems like some of the residents of Independence Township are upset at the fact, there are people who want to save the Lincoln National Bank in Avella. A sign was placed on the Bank Building that reads, “Tear down the Bank, 50,000 wasted.”
Now, it is fine if they feel that way, everyone has a right to their opinion. However, they should be asking questions like:
Where is the local tax money going? For what this area has to offer (not much) the taxes are outrageous.
Why are zoning laws not being enforced? The town needs curfew, and noise enforcement.
How is it they were able to come up with the money to build an unnecessary township building, yet there is no money for things that the township needs done?
Well, maybe the township building is not unnecessary, but it is too extravagant. There are places that could house the township, at a fraction of the cost.
Why isn’t the main reason the township can’t attract business here being addressed? (The lack of police protection)
So why should it bother these people that the money is being raised privately? One thing you can count on from the people of this town, is every time someone is willing to put the effort into bettering the community, they shut it down. Mostly because there is no money in it for them, or someone will have something they don’t. After living here all of my life I have seen the petty vindictiveness stifle the growth of this town, dragging it to where it is today.
I don’t understand the original residents of Avella, the original families I should say. They are willing to set back and watch the town and area become a “Rural Slum”. I hear a lot of complaints from the locals but it stays there, it never moves forward. Now with the economy at the worse I can remember, it will be harder to take action to reveres the decline. I believe that change is a good thing. However, only if that change is in a positive direction, and I feel that renovating the Lincoln National Bank (with private money) is a step in the right direction.
ABA, 4/22/08
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January 6, 2009 at 10:03 pm
I grew up in Avella and have since moved away (not far, but I now live in Pittsburgh). My husband and I have talked about someday building a house back in Avella – he loves the country and my family has land there… which I’ve come to appreciate more as I’ve gotten older. However, I could not agree more with your comments above and it has unfortunately put a damper on my desire to move back there. There is an odd mentality to a lot of the people in Avella that definitely hinders the development of the town, as well as its sense of community. Avella could and should be a quaint rural town with lots of charm that attracts residents and visitors…