It's worth noting that, according to the November issue of the UCHS's newsletter, their recently elected president, Mark Stuart, is an employee of Penn, at their Veterinary School. Could that be a factor in their apparent non-interest in Convention Hall and the Commercial Museum?
http://uchs.net/Newsletter/pdf/2004-11.pdf
a long-time board member of uchs had this to say recently about the vet school's expansion:
Melani Lamond wrote [11/20/04]:
I'd like to add that we are VERY lucky to have a world-class veterinary school and hospital within walking distance of our houses here - there are very few vet schools in the entire country, so this is an amenity that few neighborhoods can match. If you've ever had a seriously ill pet requiring surgery, or the need for a veterinary emergency room in the middle of the night, you know what a relief it is to have state-of-the-art care readily available. And if you spend any time there, you become aware of how far other people are traveling to avail themselves of services we take for granted here.
Well, the vet school needed more space, and this solution was very creative. Penn bought the former gas station in the middle of the street, figured out how to reconfigure the street, and traded the gas station land for land which was part of Baltimore Ave. I think this is about the best thing Penn has done since I've been paying attention!
it would seem that a uchs board member can applaud penn's expansion and encroachment so long as it's for a good and worthy cause. at the same time, I've heard uchs board members on this list applaud the idea that historic districting is a good tool for stemming penn's encroachment:
http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg01475.html
"Spruce Hill needs all the help it can get. (and this goes for all of UC). Our battles are never-ending, and the empowerment afforded us by an HD gives us a little more of an edge in the battle against the outside forces [massive absentee-ownership and encroachment by an expanding university] impacting our neighborhood."
......... laserbeam� [aka ray]
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