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Does anyone know or remember the history of
how the Youth Study Center came to be ensconced on the Parkway in the first
place? It seems to me that the same argument was balley-hooed all over the
press when it was placed there. The argument that the
space could be better used for a museum because of its
location.
Sande
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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
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