Re: [UC] 4600 Market Street

[Krfapt]

Maybe I'm missing something...   I can see but not necessarily agree with concern over centralizing the city's homeless services at 46th & Chestnut, and believe that if this had been more than a rumor when the question arose, it should have been at least discussed with "the community" in an appropriate public forum. This, because clients could conceivable be coming and going on their own, and some could conceivably have a propensity toward exhibiting antisocial behavior.   But what's the problem with Relocating the Youth Study Center to the area in back of the office building and homes on in the 4600 block of Market St (and 4600 block of Haverford Ave)? Youth Study Center is, I believe, a euphemism for "juvenile jail" -- and I don't think many young miscreants come or go on their own. Also, I don't believe there have been any incidents in the elegant Parkway neighborhood where it's now located -- on property that could certainly benefit the whole city were it used for the Barnes Foundation, complementing the other museums and cultural facilities in that area, rather than as a lockup.   If the above is true (and, as I said, I may be missing something), I don't see how "the system" has failed. Our representatives in City Hall shouldn't be obliged to consult constituents on every issue, certainly not those that don't actually affect them -- given that this is a judgment call. And the free press, the fourth estate, has served its role of informing the public in case it does affect us but Ms Blackwell and others either didn't realize that it would or had other priorities in mind and didn't care (not that I believe either is the case!).   Al Krigman