Re: [UC] Campus Inn
In a message dated 12/27/2008 12:47:31 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, campio...@juno.com writes: I don't yet have the words to properly express the depth of my disappointment and sense of betrayal that some SHCA Community Leaders are willing to cede the character of the neighborhood, near the Trolley Portal, while guaranteeing inconvenience and risking catastrophe. What an elegant bit of damnation by faint praise. Look at the people on the SHCA Board of Directors and think about the shameful way the organization's most recent election was held. The SHCA Community Leaders are, by and large, young newcomers who haven't a clue about the sensitivities of the folks who built the neighborhood by investing their lives in it while the flight to the suburbs was at its zenith. We certainly need youth and new ideas, but not leadership from people who don't understand but do disregard the people they're supposed to be leading. And, much as I hesitate to say it because it may sound like a rebuke to earnest and well-meaning people, many of the more long-standing members of the SHCA Board are there because the anointed know they'll either keep silent about things they don't like, or the deck has been stacked so if they speak up, it's ineffective (witness, for the latter, the impact or lack thereof of the two resignations over the decision to take a no-position position on the Campus Inn -- such that newcomer-puppet-president Ed Halligan could get away with the outright lie to the Historical Commission that SHCA was evenly split because the community was evenly split). Always at your service and ready for a diatribe -- er, dialog. Al Krigman **One site keeps you connected to all your email: AOL Mail, Gmail, and Yahoo Mail. Try it now. (http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dpicid=aolcom40vanityncid=emlcntaolcom0025)
[UC] FW: Woodland Terrace Fundraiser Invitation
Forwarded on behalf of Woodland Terrace Homeowners Association Fund the Fight to Prevent A Precedent and Preserve Our Historic Neighborhood Come to a wine and cheese fundraiser to support neighbors opposing the proposed 10 story hotel at 40th and Pine Streets Sunday, January 4, 2009 5:30-7:30 4107 Pine Street RSVP 215-386-6659 $30 minimum donation, please; more welcome! Please make checks payable to Woodland Terrace Homeowners Assoc.
[UC] Save Our Libraries, hearing on court case Monday. December 29th at 10
Save our libraries! Come to the hearings! Come to the people's indictment! Two lawsuits are being filed against the city to postpone the closure of the 11 libraries slated to close on December 31st. We need you to come support this fight against our neighbors and families, who need these libraries to stay open citywide! WHEN: Monday, December 29th at 10 am Tuesday, December 30th at 10 am WHERE: City Hall, Room 426 Let's pack the court room! Bring all your friends and family! The People's Indictment Against Mayor Nutter WHEN: Tuesday: December 30th at 9:30 AM WHERE: NE Corner of City Hall Come hold the mayor accountable for breaking public trust! for more info on the library closings, check out : http://www.savekingsessinglibrary.com/ http://coalitiontosavethelibraries.blogspot.com/
Re: [UC] Campus Inn
Liz, Truthfully to portray the chief concern of Philadelphia City government as 2009 is ushered in, is not advocating. It's just reporting. The chief concern of City government at this hour, like most other jurisdictions across America, is to sustain its local economy. If zoning regulation helps to sustain that economy, zoning will do quite well without my advocacy. If zoning regulation is perceived by local deciders to hamper this economy at this hour, then regulation enthusiasts face a challenge I recommend they respond to smartly. Guy has shown just such a sensible response. I can't speak to the nuts and bolts of his particular plan for 40th Pine, but he acknowledges the value of continued expansion of Penn to all Philadelphia. That's what critics of the Campus Inn need to do if they wish to be taken seriously by the deciders. UC-list is not a cross-sample of Philadelphia. 99% of Philadelphians today don't remember the taking of Spruce Hill to build the Superblock in the 1960s, which was University City's Nakba. Of those few who do remember, nobody outside this neighborhood gives a hoot any more. Black West Philly as a whole made out like a bandit from all the jobs generated by Penn's growth; it has generated two of the last four Mayors. Raising the specter of Demon Penn of course will foment us locals, but it's meaningless at the citywide level. In 2009, Philadelphia will need Demon Penn more than ever, because Demon Penn isn't broke. That doesn't mean Penn's neighbors have to roll over and wave their legs. But they should study the macroeconomics of keeping a big old Northeastern city alive, because that's where we all live. -- Tony West When you miss both my point, and the purpose of Zoning Regulation, by a mile, I read your response as advocating. I will continue to point out that the Zoning Codes, Historic Designation, Building Regulations and Height Restrictions all existed BEFORE the purchase. The Buyer - Owner has the burden of Due Diligence. The codes are designed to protect neighborhoods from 800# gorillas, whether they be Meat Packers, Soap Makers, or Universities. They are designed to protect neighborhoods from the arrogance or abuse that can follow money or overly aggressive ownership. Liz You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named UnivCity. To unsubscribe or for archive information, see http://www.purple.com/list.html.
Re: [UC] Campus Inn
Anthony West wrote: Liz, Truthfully to portray the chief concern of Philadelphia City government as 2009 is ushered in, is not advocating. It's just reporting. The chief concern of City government at this hour, like most other jurisdictions across America, is to sustain its local economy. If zoning regulation helps to sustain that economy, zoning will do quite well without my advocacy. If zoning regulation is perceived by local deciders to hamper this economy at this hour, then regulation enthusiasts face a challenge I recommend they respond to smartly. nice try, tony, but at this hour, the question is not whether a campus inn at 40th and pine can sustain or hamper the local economy -- not when penn owns so much other property on which to build a campus inn. and the question is not whether a zoning change at 40th and pine can sustain or hamper the economy -- not when penn owns so much other property with the zoning it needs. so you're still advocating for penn here, not 'just reporting'. the question today is whether a developer should change the existing zoning at 40th and pine, for a purchase that penn made 5 years ago, at the permanent expense of our neighborhood. .. UNIVERSITY*CITOYEN You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named UnivCity. To unsubscribe or for archive information, see http://www.purple.com/list.html.
