Brian Siano wrote:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Lewis Wendell's comment, the UCD has only been working on a BID
scenario for approximately two years is so off the mark, I can only
assume the current UCD Board treats him as some U.S. Presidents have
treated their chief press officers - don't give them all the facts so
their responses will be plausibly earnest, though unknowingly
incorrect because they don't need to know the whole truth and the big
picture.
Actually the BID scenario has been in the works for two years. At least.
two years at least? one might even say, since the start:
from penn's almanc, june 1997
http://www.upenn.edu/almanac/v43/n36/ucd.html
How will these service be paid for?
UCD's service program is estimated to cost over $4.3
million annually. The institutions have already
voluntarily committed to fund over 70 percent of this for
a five-year period. Over time, it is hoped that the
business sector of University City and the residential
sector will see value in the services and help sustain
and improve them as well. The institutions believe the
best way to gain support for this, however, is to prove
the value of the services by beginning in Au gust on the
basis of institutional support.
Will assessments be levied in University City to finance
services?
Some SSD's, like Center City's, are made up of private
property owners who support a property-based assessment
to raise the necessary funds. In University City, because
of the extent of property held by institutions, a
voluntary route of funding was taken. Any long-term
funding plan will involve institutions, businesses and
residents working together in an open and public manner
to develop and approve it.
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