Sharrieff, It was an honest question. I just wanted to know if Al had an idea of how to get past this empass. Councilwoman Blackwell and UPenn have become the proverbial unstoppable force and immovable object. If we need the two to compromise and also fhave the general public in UC to force that compromise, then there has to be a way of combating the mad dash for both political and financial control over UC, its citizens, and its businesses. Do you have any suggestions to help get the greater UC community to compromise on the BID and to get Blackwell and Wendell to make this happen if, for no better reason, than that it's in the best interest of the entire UC community?
Mario Giorno 36 S. 48th Street Philadelphia, PA 19139 On 7/12/07, S. Sharrieff Ali <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
What kind of question and response is this? It will be broken and it is up to you two to make it happen! S -----Original Message----- *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] *Sent:* Thursday, July 12, 2007 9:15 AM *To:* UnivCity@list.purple.com *Subject:* Re: [UC] An Act of War: Battle lines are drawn in University City In a message dated 7/12/2007 8:47:14 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Do you think that this political stalemate will ever be broken? Mario: The opportunity certainly is there, if the people at the highest levels of Penn actually got the message that their anointed vision of an urban community doesn't sit well with many of the folks they consider the benighted masses in need of enlightenment. The 2x4 upside the head delivered by Councilwoman Blackwell certainly ought to cause them to re-evaluate what they're doing and how they're doing it. Unfortunately, I seriously doubt whether this will happen. Al K ------------------------------ Get a sneak peak of the all-new AOL.com<http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour/?ncid=AOLAOF00020000000982> .