I wonder whether the spelling of the verb in "poo-pooing" the concerns of neighborhood associations and immediate residents was inadvertent or intentional. Both words certainly work. -- ASK ____________________________________ ____________________________________
11/21/08 Paying attention to community needs To the Editor: Despite a witty column by Jim Saksa and objective reporting by Katie Karas, the DP's editorials have regularly supported the Campus Inn project, poo-pooing the concerns of neighborhood associations and immediate residents. The Philadelphia Historical Commission has shown more sensitivity and understanding of the community. On Nov. 14, it has denied permit to build to the developers, in a seven-to-three vote. The 10-story slab of the extended stay hotel was judged to overwhelm the token trade-off, the alleged restoration of the Victorian mansion on the site, which would look like a barnacle on the side of a whale. It is about time that the DP demanded more responsiveness from Penn to the neighborhood and better conceptual planning from its Design Committee. Far from reining in Penn's Real Estate Department, the Design Committee helps it sponsor buildings of enormous size and often mediocre quality. The Campus Inn - a 114-foot slab of brick and fiber-cement in a historic residential neighborhood - is one too many. Magali Sarfatti Larson The author is a member of the Woodland Terrace Homeowners Association **************One site has it all. Your email accounts, your social networks, and the things you love. Try the new AOL.com today!(http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1212962939x1200825291/aol?redir=http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp %26icid=aolcom40vanity%26ncid=emlcntaolcom00000001)
