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"Furthermore, this sign decision is a positive indication that the fix isn't always in and that the Nutter administration does care about public process. It may not always get it right, but it is trying to move in the right direction."
With the greatest respect for you Andy and other city employees, NO; you are not correct about this. This is important and I’d like to take the time to explain. A comparison between public hearings and healthcare research will make the point. I spent many years in that field. If a researcher is presenting his findings and detailing an elaborate comprehensive research design, when a group of his peers shout out, “you falsified your data;”--- The presentation will stop. All value for the study and the researcher’s findings and conclusions is gone. It’s like building a skyscraper on quick sand; it won’t stand. Mr. Altman is not moving towards a fair understandable process for transparent city planning. He is/was a commissioner for the PCPC. He attended the May 20th , public hearing, attended by dozens of our neighbors. The public record of that meeting has been falsified and then offered to the public. Mr. Altman has responsibility for those false records, that false data. The Philadelphia Historic Commission also offers a false record of public hearings. I witnessed the PHC refuse to allow one of our neighbors to make an independent record of a public hearing asserting interchangeably that “transcripts” or “minutes” are produced. At this point, we move beyond the assumption of complete incompetence in developing this falsification of records system. Now, we have a system that seems designed to cover-up wrongdoing and backroom deals because these commissions actively interfere with citizen efforts to bring forth truth and transparency. It is unclear if Andrew would have been arrested had he recorded the event. Most Philadelphians cannot attend these hearings nor maintain notes during long delays such as the delay between PCPC hearings, May 20 and September 16. Honest and accurate public records allow the only possibility that the process can be transparent and respected by all Philadelphians. The Levy/Altman panel being reported had no value other than as deceptive propaganda. How empowered do our neighbors feel as citizens when they read the false records of a proceeding they witnessed personally? After almost two hours, I gave exact quotes of false testimony, exact dates, and the location where the actual tape of the PHC hearing was located. In the false PCPC record, all of this was removed. In fact, I, a citizen, was completely eliminated from the public record. I am invisible. My presence in the room was not recorded because I wasn't part of the group with an attorney.
It is not believable that Mr. Altman wants to create a fair and transparent process. While the public is already disempowered at the hands of our city government, this “reform” can only be interpreted as an attempt to completely eliminate any public participation in the planning process and eliminate any remaining safeguards against ruthless corporate power unleashed in backroom pay to play deals. Do you see why Mayor Nutter’s June 17 speech is viewed as a series of platitudes? This rhetoric is not believable. The Mayor wants to vastly increase power to a PCPC which has zero credibility. False public records of public hearings are as basic a problem as falsifying data in healthcare research!!!!!! The skyscraper on quick stand does not stand! That is far from the correct or ethical direction for this city government. Thanks for your attention. Respectfully, Glenn -----Original Message--------- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see |
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