Re: [UC] Neighborhood Conservation District Bill passes City Council

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In a message dated 6/4/2004 12:59:08 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:    Under the legislation, a neighborhood conservation district can be sought in    two ways: through a community group application, Is there any definition of a "community group".  It seems that I could get together with my next door neighbor and my friend who used to live around the block (but now lives in Cape May) and call ourselves a Community Group.  Which is fine with me; freedom of association means we can get together and form groups and call ourselves whatever we want, and freedome of speech means that this group can petition the government.  If the government assumes that these three people actually represent the neighborhood, that's their problem.  The community still gets a chance to vote it down.    or through a petition signed    by 30 percent of property owners who live in the community. Interesting - renters don't get a vote, and absentee landlords don't get a vote. These comments are good, but -- other than the "renters" part -- have actually been taken care of in the fine print of the ordinance. And, ostensibly, housing providers will look out for the interests of their tenants.   For more details about the bill, you can read it online at www.iconworldwide.com/histodis/bill040156.htm.   Or, be sure to show up at the SHCA meeting on Tuesday when many of us opposed to the historic nonsense will explain how this bill is a better way to achieve the aesthetic preservation underlying the whole issue.     Always at your service and ready for a dialog, Al Krigman PS: Remember the SHCA meeting on June 8. An opportunity to vote on whether SHCA should withdraw its support of the historic district nomination. A chance to learn about Neighborhood Conservation Districts as the preferred alternative to historic designation to preserve the aesthetic qualities of an area at a much lower cost to residents.