Offer tax incentives to redevelop south University Drive between 13th Avenue South and 32nd Avenue South.

This neighborhood is frequently the first part of Fargo out-of-state visitors see when they arrive from Minnesota and it doesn't make a good first impression.

North of I94, the former Mobil station across from Sanford Clinic needs to be used. The hospital has squatted on that property for years and it's an eyesore. The strip malls along University could use an updated look. The former Jake's Tesoro/Dave's Amoco at the intersection of 13th and University is outdated as a service station. There's not enough room for a proper convenience store, which seems to be a necessity in this day and age. It needs to be razed and developed into something for which parking and ground pollution aren't a factor.

The University Drive redevelopment south of I94 in the nineties was an improvement, but falls short of what's needed. No offense to K-Mart, but they're not getting the job done. We need modern Big Box retail down there, or perhaps an events/convention center of some kind. Something to draw traffic from outside the neighborhood.

The strip malls in the area are a revolving door of fly-by-night tenants in many cases, and the former Amoco station next to Taco Bell is an eyesore too.

Tax incentives and/or exemptions would encourage renewed interest in this area. There's a sizable residential population in the area to patronize the new establishments too. Something needs to be done before the area gets into a death spiral.