I emailed a letter to the PHC on Friday setting forth my feelings about the proposed hotel. On Friday evening, at 6:14, I got a response. Not from anyone at the PHC, but from Tom Lussenhop, our "friendly neighborhood hotel developer." I didn't send my letter to Mr. Lussenhop, and while I cc'd my letter to the SHCA zoning committee, that letter went out by snail mail, so he didn't get it from them.
I'm curious how he got a copy of my letter within 5 hours of my sending it to someone other than him. Maybe it's me, but I don't think that it's appropriate for the PHC to forward letters from residents to Mr. Lussenhop prior to the hearing - isn't that giving him advance opportunity to respond to any comments we may have? Also, the letter ended up in my junk mail folder, and when I clicked "not junk," MSN asked it I wanted to add that mailing list to my safe lists. Apparently my response was one of many that Mr. Lussenhop sent out that day. Karen ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, October 19, 2007 6:14 PM Subject: Hi > > Tom Lussenhop here. Your friendly neighborhood hotel developer. > > Since you took the time to offer some thoughtful comments, I thought > I'd respond. > > First, the hotel I am proposing is an extended stay hotel. That is, > somewhere where the thousands of visitors to University City's > institutions can stay for a 6 to 8 days (avergae stay) and not have to > drive but can walk to the institutions. Harvard and MIT have several > such hotels. > > The hotel is more like an apartment building since there is no meeting > space...just quiet rooms with kitchens. Guests will be able to shop on > 40th Street, take the trolley to Center City etc. The shop owners on > 40th Street love the project. Talk, for example, to Larry at The Last > Word bookshop. > > Second, there are 120 parcels located on the 3900 and 4000 blocks of > Pine and Baltimore. I have letters of support from the owners of 90 of > them. Of course they are overwhelmingly investor owned properties but > that is the reality of this location and has been for 40 years. I think > the hotel and restaurant cafe will introduce new (more responisble) > neighbors to the area. Who knows? Maybe even a couple of nice cafes or > restauarants might pop up! > > There will be community meetings coming up and I hope you will come. > Despite what you have read, there have been a lot of meetings. > > Best, > > Tom > 4244 Osage Ave > ---- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see <http://www.purple.com/list.html>.
