It's really annoying. Why spend all that effort animating the buildings and writing code for associated character tasks, only to have them a one time usage deal or limited availability? By adding new tasks and using more animation it keeps the game fresh. Doing the same tasks over and over again is starting to lose its appeal, it was great to have some new places to send the characters. The more animation in our towns the better right? I just don't understand why they have to take away those tasks and render a building static and boring. The house of evil shop had a wicked animation and I'm still gutted they took it away, now the flashing lights of the ice cream parlour have gone and the ape in the putting green moves no more - shame on you EA. why are you removing the things which make this game great? :evil:
If you've purchased a building, you should get to keep the tasks associated with it.