On Feb 22, 2008, at 12:10 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Let's keep it simple for Tony since I find his sarcasm daunting.
Not to mention aggressive.
Thank you Liz for the rest of your post which cuts to the rotten core
of this matter.
Frank
You are receiving this because you are subscri
Duh?
120 + 1 + 1 can be written 120+.
Melani, don't you ever get tired of playing the role of misunderstood innocent?
I am not responsible for your misimpressions, and we were not "equally
incorrect".
I don't enjoy faux apologies that sound to much like "but... somehow must be at fault".
I p
Dear Neighbors,
Let's keep it simple for Tony since I find his sarcasm daunting.
Zoning, like the existing Historical Designation, defined the property as
powerfully as its actual height and neglect.
"Due Diligence" is the responsibility of the Buyer.
No Buyer has any reasonable expectation
You sure could be right, Liz. I know zip about ZBA's statutory mission
and I would actually expect a person in your profession to know more
than me.
But I'd appreciate a citation or two, if you can find them, before I
kowtow to your wide experience and never get up from the floor again.
My o
You're exactly right -- extremely right -- and your point rewards deep
meditation.
The problem becomes even messier, though, when we note the property in
question is zoned commercial, and has been for a long time. It has long
been lawful to use it for commercial purposes, as it is for other
p
> And if the proposal was moved to the lot on Walnut Street, would people change
> positions? I think the question is useful because it helps clarify why people
> are in favor, opposed or don't really care.
I would. It¹s the size in the location that bothers me.
Kimm
On 2/21/08 8:18 AM, "[EM
Anthony West wrote:
On the other hand, I have to say renters have the same obligation to
read and to learn that owners do. If legal distinctions are made between
renters and owners, both sides should be aware of them. I hope there are
both renters and owners who are curious about the facts of t
Kimm,
I understand everything you say, and not a word rings false to my ear.
Social tensions between renters and owners are an intractable social
problem that is very particular to University City -- for reasons of
simple mathematical fact.
I have always lived on a block on which renters are
"Now, does anyone want to talk about compromise on this site, or will we be
more successful if we just continue trading barbs?"
Dear Ms. Lamond,
Previously, I offered to buy the 40th and Pine building for $1. I do not want
to see the University go into bankruptcy because of foolish economic
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
UC:
Interesting point which suggests two corollaries:
1. Some people would change positions to support or opposition
if the building had a different intended use - residential, classroom,
or yoga - but was in the same location and had the same size.
I came home around 4 PM and found an accident in the intersection. I
asked one of the witnesses and he said someone in a black car had ran a
red light and slammed into a young woman. The car took off, turned on
Beaumont and according to this report the occupants ditched the car
there. The gu
Melani,How is it that you always seem to have such an intimate, inner knowledge
of what the University of Pennsylvania knows, feels and thinks? Why is it that
whenever there is a controversy between the neighborhood and Penn, that you
always seem to have the utmost sympathy and deference for Pe
Huh? I wrote to say that we were both incorrect, that's all. I feel that
it's important to keep the information honest and factual while we are writing
views that may influence others' opinions on this proposal. Wouldn't you
agree?
Yesterday you wrote, <>
- not, as you are wording it tod
My post is an attempt to correct Melani's attempt to simultaneously supply
misinformation while claiming I had done so.
My use of the number 120+ was to indicate the proposed 120 Residential units
PLUS the proposed 4,000 square foot, public Bar with Restaurant (with Liquor
License and) plus the
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Two pieces of misinformation above: I've checked with Tom Lussenhop,
and the Campus Inn proposal actually has 120 units. Not "115," as I
stated yesterday (but still less than half of the number at the
Fairfax), and not "120+," as Liz Campion stated last night. 120.
In a message dated 2/20/08 7:03:26 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
So the proposed Campus Inn would have less than half as many units (a
proposed 115, to the Fairfax's 243) on a lot 2/3rds the size of the Fairfax's
lot.
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In a message dated 2/21/08 2:23:20 AM, [E
Citizens,
Once a wonderful community existed between 40th St and 38th Sts. and between
Spruce and Walnut Sts. What we know today as an abandoned wasteland where sex
offenders, robbers, and murderers gather has been languishing for decades.
I propose that the good people of our neighborhood gath
In a message dated 2/20/2008 10:50:13 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
All I said is that it bothers me that there is a significant population of
individuals who aren’t very invested in this community because they don’t
expect to be here long, yet due to sheer numbers
UC:
??? Interesting point which suggests two corollaries:
??? ?? 1.? Some people would change positions to support or opposition if the
building had a different intended use - residential, classroom, or yoga - but
was in the same location and had the same size.?
?? 2.? You can't compare t
In a message dated 2/20/2008 8:05:57 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Except , of course, to purchase the parcel in the first place!
Yes... but you forgot to mention, as the Real Estate Dept's Esaul Sanchez so
eloquently pointed out at the meeting last week, a parcel
"We should also expect the same consistency from Glenn, but he has so far given
us the impression that he seems to be particularly interested in complaining to
UDC about Campus Apts. building violations, because their guy sits on the UCD
Board. At least, he hasn't yet told us that he's complaini
"I don't know, though, if there is a directory of all the lists hosted at Penn."
Me either. It's a massive system. Investigating the various connections to
see how many starting points might lead an unsuspecting individual to the ASC
directory, seems like a big task.
Nevertheless, the Annenb
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