Right now the Whole Foods site in Gowanus seems to be damned if it don’t. In addition to needing a full new building permit from the DOB, the DEC still has to approve the grocer’s plans to build on a wetlands. Even though construction can’t actually begin on the store, in mid-March the DOB put a stop work order on the property that’s only been partially lifted for contractors to make the site safe by erecting a better fence. The DOB entry on the stop work order says that “hazardous conditions were observed during inspection” and that there was a “failure to safeguard public & property” because the construction fence was down. (The fence’s failings have been well-documented by us and Gowanus Lounge.) The ceremonial groundbreaking for the store happened in ’06, and plenty of people are wondering whether it’s ever actually going to be a reality. With that in mind, it’s poll time: