Tony, I don't think this issue is steming from a news article. I have been here before. I sat on the 40th Street Corridor development committee with similar outcomes. Everyone knows about creating quick changes through L&I crackdowns, however it comes about.
Here is a suggested process or approach: First the corridor manager should contact L & I with the written support of the merchants and familiarize them with the UCD program goals and objectives. UCD should then request a program to educate the merchants on L&I issues and strike a deal for enough time to bring everyone up to code. During this time there should be access to funding to help the merchants achieve their individual business goals while giving them the sense that they are a part of the corridors future. S. On Fri, 10 Oct 2003 10:51:36 -0400, "Anthony West" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote : > This is a multi-part message in MIME format. > > > Michael wrote: > > I think that a lot of people have been unfairly dumping on Eli Masar. > > Eli has been instrumental in combating chronic illegal activity > > on/near baltimore avenue, and is a really nice, approachable & > > down-to-earth guy. Its funny how the City Paper has the nerve to > >defame him without consulting the neighbors forced to deal with the > >constant flow of problems spewing from Baltimore Ave. > > I've made a living in journalism for many years. Don't believe everything > you read in the paper. Any paper. > > What I've noticed about Massar is that, whether demon or nice guy, he's a > pretty *public* guy. He seemed quite comfortable with the microphone at the > last SHCA meeting. I doubt he would file a complaint about a business with > The Authorities without talking to that business first. So if a given > business was hit by L&I, but it has no record of a problem with Eli, it > seems unlikely that Eli caused their L&I problem. > > Of course Eli can cause an L&I problem. *Anybody* can cause an L&I problem. > Maybe Ray did. Maybe Michael did. Maybe I did. Maybe the A-Space did .... But > this sort of speculation leads nowhere. > > -- Tony West > > > ---- 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>.
