Dear SHCA Board members, It has come to the attention of the citizens of West Philadelphia that civic association boards were required to give the names of three of their association board members in order to be given a "representative" on the UCD Board. I've noticed that your, Barry Grossbach, has been chosen by UCD since the beginning and he has been listed as a "community representative" for years.
Could someone give me the names of the other two SHCA candidates in the years, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, and 1999? I'm sure that these names were reported in the newsletter to members. So if anyone could give me the links to these newsletter reports, that would be sufficient. Did the board have an election to choose the three names or was there a different process? Did UCD interview each candidate to assess compliance? Also could someone explain why the Spruce Hill Civic Association representative is called a "community representative" on the UCD web site? I honestly think someone from the association needs to send a letter to UCD explaining that this, "community representative" is a very inappropriate title and have it removed. UCD is making your association look very bad. There is a new term for the phenomenon, astroturfing, and it is a claim to fake grass roots support. Thanks for the help, Glenn Moyer PS: I noticed that the Squirrel Hill Civic Association does not have a UCD Board member. I'd like to publicly thank you and express my admiration of your association for not selling out the citizens of your area.
