Yes I agree. And thanks to you and Al for the clarification.
Glenn
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From: "ana kostich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Glenn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, February 15, 2008 4:12 PM
Subject: RE: [UC] Dance floor and live entertainment
Well, singing and dancing for hospital related extended stays - is surely
an interesting moment. That must be a proven method for dropping off the
worries the loved ones of the sick people [and children!] do when they are
majorly stressed.
Penn should be ashamed of this one. For once? It is surely more cost
effective to work on owned land than to pay [a few mils] for the site that
would both serve their purposes and allow them to express those purposes
openly as well as to contribute to the neighborhood. There are blocks on
commercial streets a little more west that would happily absorb all of
that. They could have a hotel equipped for longer stays for parents,
visiting scholars and students, hospital related guests and whoever else
[and there are 'else'] for whatever duration, as it is supposed to be with
the right to turn suites into whatever and - could bring something of
value to the wider neighborhood. There is nothing wrong with Chestnut
Street further west. There is something Potemkin villages like in this
whole elitist, egotistic scheme.
One thing, Hilton has nothing to do with any of this. That's a brand, like
many other possible ones simply bought by the developer to attract guests.
The brand is promised that the new hotel with their name would be at the
standard they have set for that brand which in turn serves as a
'guarantee' to wide groups of possible users. Could have been many others.
Ana
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [email protected]
Subject: [UC] Dance floor and live entertainment
Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2008 13:19:06 -0500
I don’t believe anyone has reported to the list about Penn’s secret
attempt at an "accelerated zoning" process. The hotel developers applied
to zoning Jan. 18th. (Al's post came in just as I prepared to send this)
The hotel was rejected Jan. 30. Just like the PHC rejected the hotel and
then approved it, the developers will need to circumvent the laws using
some backdoor approach.
Consider the following data that was exposed Wed. night. The Hilton
developers want live entertainment and a dance floor! Like the forgetful
Spruce Hill zoning committee, Lussenhop forgot to tell us this until it
was revealed in the REAL DATA, which we can analyze.
Neighbors, the extended stay label is simply an industry term. It
describes rooms with microwaves, etc. It has nothing to do with the
actual length of stay for guests. Hilton will maximize profits by having
overnight guests paying higher rates. All of the data the developers
continue to thrust on us is to deceive us.
The first report by the Daily Pennsylvanian was our first clue and the
dance floor simply confirms the Hilton business plan. The DP called the
hotel a less expensive option for Penn parents. It’s total crap that
people flying in from Alabama to stay by their family’s bedside will come
back to the hotel for dancing and live entertainment. As one of our
neighbors pointed out, they will stay near the airport since they can’t
afford upscale hotels.
The hotel will be used for overnight guests and parties after Penn
football games, etc. It will be used for parents to drive in to visit
their kids in Campus Apts. All hotels have extended stay options. The
data Lussenhop is providing (at what one neighbor called "dog and pony
shows") are called red herrings.
No cars, limos, or taxis will ever be an issue for neighbors according to
Lussenhop "data."
Neighbors, Penn closes down streets and tows residents’ cars, as it
pleases, to serve its clients. On St. Patrick day, Penn closes down
streets near the bars for the drunken student orgies. When Judy Rodin
gave a speech in Clark Park in the late ‘90s, I was luckily sitting on my
front porch when the tow trucks came.
Without notice, tow trucks removed people’s cars so that the limos and
SUV’s could roll in for her speech.
After Penn football games, some of the hotel guests will have parties. It’s
not just the 120 cars that will roll in that day, but the hundreds of
guests rolling in for the parties and dancing. I have no doubt that the
Penn police will close the street to locals and start the towing.
Just watch what happens on 39th St between Walnut and Chestnut on St
Patrick’s day!
We know, without doubt, that we can’t trust these developers because they
have tried so hard to eliminate our voices from this process.
But let’s look at the real data. Right on the rejected zoning
application, everyone can see that Penn refused to tell us about the
dance floor and upscale shows. One of our neighbors pointed out that if
the guests turn out to be upscale gentlemen, the live entertainment might
very well be girly shows.
Stay strong neighbors,
Glenn
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