Below is a forwarded message from Andrew Zitcer. Since he was referred to on this list, I thought he should have the chance to explain things from his perspective. Please read below.
Gina Renzi Coordinator The Rotunda 4014 Walnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19104 Tel. : 215-573-3234 Fax : 215-898-2167 http://www.foundationarts.org X-Authentication-Warning: www1.martnet.com: Host ns5.martnet.com [146.145.176.3] (may be forged) claimed to be localhost.martnet.com Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: "Andrew Zitcer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Gina Renzi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: Re: [UC] 40th st. corridor meeting--summary? Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 11:34:06 -0500 X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Importance: Normal X-Authentication-Info: Submitted using SMTP AUTH at out004.verizon.net from [68.163.53.194] at Thu, 19 Feb 2004 10:34:09 -0600 Gina- Please forward. Penn stated that it does not want to play a major role, in the sense of not putting up more Freshgrocers and Bridge Cinemas. In the opinion of the person who said the remark (Omar Blaik, VP for Facilities and Real Estate) it is time for more grassroots and small-modular development. That is precisely why I have been hired as a cultural asset manager. My job is to connect the dots and to work with all the parties who want to be part of 40th street. I will not be building any buildings or doing any major development projects--just doing more things in the spirit of the Rotunda and the Slought Foundation or Free Library. Anyone who wants to talk more about my role can feel free to email me at [EMAIL PROTECTED] I have to warn you, though--I cannot answer questions about Penn's "grand plans"--I am not privvy to the deep workings of Penn's expansion. I am a low-level person who is working with culture and community life on and around 40th street. Andrew ---- 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>.
