>From Inquirer, http://www.philly.com/inquirer/local/20100314_Incoming_Drexel_president_has_ambitious_plans.html
'At F&M, Fry launched major land-development projects, which caused friction. "Too many times the deals are done before they are announced to the local neighborhood. That creates distrust," said William Cluck, a lawyer representing a citizens group.' Citizens, Using civic associations to divide communities (The Penn/Drexel Process) is covered in Corporate Community Destruction 101! The key to the process is that leaders of insular civic associations want power over their neighbors. Divide and conquer, back room deals, only work if association leaders are willing to betray their communities. Here is a link from a Philadelphia attorney's publication describing the corporate divide and conquer process, "Obtaining Zoning Variance For Commercial Use In A Residential Neighborhood." "Without community involvement, the potential opposi- tion from the residents could have doomed our client’s proposal. Consequently, we initiated contact with the residents before applying to the Zoning Board. We identified a local community group which had fought aggressively against “undesir- able” uses. The community group greatly appreciated being consulted and provided some suggestions to our client’s representative who attended one of their meetings." Fall 2000 http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:_2VsLU4jk5oJ:www.finemanlawfirm.com/publications/Fall_2000.pdf+obtaining+zoning+variance+for+commercial+use+in+a+residential+neighborhood,+david+fineman&hl=en&gl=us&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESgvj4KuFJ-wr0_drLYj-kqYgjY6v6DFdFX6frN3TpKpjo5Q5DgVDhTA14CWCXnccHsyUX9MHM5g69-GFON3oMZZS5d_19dd1LOtVcz9uZESrS4ClSXNx3sITqgMSXiJFktifz87&sig=AHIEtbSmOD0HCsAly0ah4OoxtJWflgyiYg ---- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see <http://www.purple.com/list.html>.
