The most shocking thing about the article is that UCD is keeping 2/3
of the grant for administration and only doling out 1/3 for actual
improvements! This money is from the National Trust for Historic
Preservation. Even the full $75,000 wouldn't go very far for that kind
of thing. What nerve!
Frank
On Sep 22, 2008, at 10:58 AM, Glenn moyer wrote:
http://media.www.dailypennsylvanian.com/media/storage/paper882/news/2008/09/22/News/Residents.Weigh.In.On.Baltimore.Ave.Makeover-3443440.shtml
'After five years of support from the Main Street program, McNulty
said, "the hope is that it will feel like more of a cohesive
experience as you go up Baltimore, rather than little pockets of
businesses. It'll feel like it's thriving all the way up the street."'
Ms. Harte, tossed a few extra comments in this press release for
UCD. It gives more of an appearance of balanced reporting to toss
in random statements. Hahaha, she certainly doesn't need to look
far to find massive distrust of Penn/UCD projects!
In 2003, UCD denied using L&I to pressure Baltimore Ave businesses
into facade "upgrades" when it was reported in the city Paper.
Then, in the Philadelphia business Journal, "the corridor manager"
seemed to take pride about this inappropriate use of a government
agency.
During the mayoral primary, it was revealed that UCD was violating
federal law while doing "favors"
Now, UCD will pay itself $50,000, and pass out $25,000 favors per
year to supporters. Ostensibly, UCD wants to homogonize Baltimore
Ave into something like the "Cereality" corridor of Walnut st where
upscale businesses come and go.
UCD passes out massive favors to upscale businesses like Sugar Hill
Bakery. These businesses are targeted as supporters for the BID,
Penn's scheme to gain taxation rights to further gentrification
without any accountability.
Any business that doesn't play along is going down hard as we've
seen repeatedly.
Penn's unilateral vision about beautification is absurd, (eg. The
Hub, Radian, the 40th and Locust artwork, Walnut St).
Who the hell told UCD that we want to destroy the long term
businesses on Baltimore Ave to get a rotating group of upscale
Cereality, Sugar Hill Bakery, etc. facades?????
Is this the work of that damned SHCA/UCHS?
Glenn
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