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I don't mean to imply that neighborhood groups are Fascist, but they can be totalitarian. My neighborhood organization always seems to Know what is Right for the residents of Prospect Park. Consider the story in the Tribune about the attempt to turn Fraternity Row into a historic district (a veiled attempt by opponents of LRT to block its development).
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Both historic designation and LRT could be beneficial to the University/ Prospect Park communities. I find it unfortunate that people (fraternities) have lost respect for the places that there 'brother's' worked hard to build decades ago. Deferred maintenance and lack of basic values has plagued many of these once symbolic homes surrounding the U of M. Simple things like painting every 7-10 years and keeping that ratty old velour cough off of the lawn would be a start. Many 'Frats' were built to last a century and many have but sadly basic measures were not taken to sustain the structures. Now the HPC must get involved before these pieces of the neighborhood history rot into the ground. Certainly a clause could be worked in to allow for future LRT service (a tremendously good idea) to link our sister cities.
Perhaps this could be related to a change in our value system from the turn of century to now. Party now, consequences later.
Self proclaimed preservation buff,
Sean Ryan Audubon
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