In a message dated 7/11/2007 6:23:51 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I want your honest opinions where money should come from, how much, who's wiling to help (non-financially) with the physical part, and what should be included if we decided to completely get a do-over for the BID/NID. You didn't answer my 4 questions, Al. You just asked the same as I. And maybe created a few other detailed questions. I don't intend to answer since I'd be just as happy with no NID -- mostly because I perceive the proponents as zealots with agendas that conflict with my beliefs in privacy and the true essence of urban living, which involves highly individual choices and responsibilities, as well as interest-based offerings from which people can pick-and-choose at various times. But, if a plan was formulated with what I consider acceptable objectives, responsible stewardship of funds, absence of mechanisms to exert control over people who prefer to be left alone, and so forth, I wouldn't oppose it and might even lend a degree of support to it. As I did with the idea of "Neighborhood Conservation Districts" as an alternative to historic designation. I wouldn't have proposed NCDs, but would have supported them under the conditions set forth in the City Code in areas where people wanted them. Don't be like, as Horace Rumpole might have put it, "She who must be dismayed" and insist that people answer your questions about what they want. If you have ideas about what you want, state them. If others agree, disagree, have suggestions about how to improve them through modification, they can (and on this list certainly will) do so. Al Krigman ************************************** Get a sneak peak of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour
