In a message dated 2/24/2007 1:13:59 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
who are we to say "your store will make more money somewhere else, so we're going to oppose your leasing this space" and, even more importantly, why should the current property owner be forced to suffer financially by not being allowed to rent to a tenant s/he's (presumably) wooed and perhaps spent considerable time and money on? should they be forced to eat the cost of six or eight month's non-paid rent while they search out a new occupant for the building? and, if this is not the case and neighbors _do_ have the right to have our fingers in the rental pies of property owners, how can I turn this into making the @[EMAIL PROTECTED] people next door replace the porch railing they made out of 2x4's with something more aesthetic and get rid of that vinyl siding? which has long been my main goal. As usual, you miss the point. I can only surmise that you do it deliberately to get a discussion off track and spare the solid citizens of University City the bother of waking up their "little grey cells" to grapple with real issues. The point being that when there's a need for a zoning change, it becomes a matter of public involvement. So the owner can rent to whoever he or she wants that doesn't require action by the Zoning Board without any of this. Likewise, for permits to make certain changes to their buildings. Further, any owner of commercial property who courts a potential tenant that will require a zoning change should know the hassles that will be involved and the very real possibility that it will be opposed and rejected. Dan DeRitis, who the DP called the "developer" of the property in question (officially, it's owned by the 42nd & Walnut Street Corp which may or may not be Danny) is not exactly a babe in the woods on thses sorts of issues so none of this will be a surprise to him. Always at your service & ready for a dialog ® brand 35-year resident & housing provider Al Krigman <BR><BR><BR>**************************************<BR> AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com.
