Well, among the facts that have been revealed are --
That the state store's current building has a chronically broken furnace;
That the state store's current building is in a less than optimal location
for retail expansion;
That the state store's current building is not large enough to expand its
wine selection;
That PLCB, whose store it is, is interested in moving it.
"Real community participation" went into these retail judgements, as they do
into every retail decision. But public meetings and listserve manifestos are
not the medium of choice for this input. Retailers get feedback from their
customers, who are the public that matters for such decisions, and base
their decisions accordingly.
In any event, they are not what zoning decisions are based on. A zoning
hearing is not a forum at which you can say, "I don't want Business X to do
business at Site Y because I personally want to make them do business with
me at Site Z instead." You can't be granted that power.
-- Tony West
----- Original Message -----
From: "UNIVERSITY*CITOYEN" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "University City List" <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2007 2:23 PM
Subject: Re: Why does the state store want to move (was RE: [UC] RE: [UC]
Re: KYW news story on religion in government [was: Re: [UC] Unrest ...)
Kyle Cassidy wrote:
Why not call whomever owns and runs the store and ask them why or if
they want to move? -- they can answer your question, nobody here can, we
can only speculate. Find out the facts and let us know what they say. As
we've seen, everybody speculating gets us nowhere. We have a tendancy on
this list to ask one another when we could be
asking the people who know, not the people who are simply convenient.
well, I think the tendency is for folks to form opinions without knowing
or revealing the facts, who then talk to newspaper reporters -- who
themselves don't know or reveal the facts but who then give the appearance
that real community participation is taking place.
http://tinyurl.com/22gslj
"Danny DeRitis, who is rumored to be the owner of the building that will
house the proposed wine and spirits shop, has not returned the several
calls made to his office by press time."
http://tinyurl.com/ysazo7
"The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board has denied the move will take
place, but both community officials and the building's developer have
confirmed that preliminary discussions have been ongoing."
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UNIVERSITY*CITOYEN
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