I just returned and read Ms Goldman’s letter in the UC Review. Bravo Ms. Goldman!
It appears that SHCA held the typical secret closed board meeting to plot the “NON-OPPOSITION” position for their Penn masters. What a surprise, a closed board meeting! Certainly, the poor hard working volunteer experts of the SHCA leadership feel uncomfortable because a few loudmouths in their midst shout down “community improvement.” These SHCA clowns never stop! Let’s ask Grossbach to view any non-opposition letter now, before it is presented to the ZBA. We should expect a surprise submission by Penn FOLLOWING the public testimony phase, just prior to ZBA approval of Campus Inn. Since the Oct. 23, 2007 hearing of the architectural committee, the bold lies from the Campus Inn team ALWAYS follow the public testimony at these prearranged charades of public hearings, as will occur at ZBA. These pay to play city agencies have the Penn team present their talking points first. Then, members of the public have one chance, in 2-3 minute slots, to testify. But then, the Penn team is always allowed to speak again and the public is barred from correcting misinformation and bold lies. That is when the secret non-opposition letter from the embattled SHCA will be submitted. The thing will not be read publicly, but spun by the Penn lawyers as a letter actually indicating community support! It is exactly a year since the Oct 23rd architectural committee rejection of Campus Inn. Without reposting the timeline of subsequent SHCA treachery and betrayal of this community, remember that I immediately wrote to and copied to this public list, a request to SHCA and Grossbach for clarification of the testimony regarding the Olshin claims of a series of previous “open, public forums” hosted by the SHCA zoning committee. For four months until the zoning committee was cornered by an angry betrayed community, Grossbach chose to ignore that simple request for clarification of what appeared to be a bold and repeated lie. Again typical, but unfortunately for SHCA most of the barking cheese gang is laying low, and my character was not attacked continuously for those 4 months as SHCA might have expected. SHCA had already been caught providing additional aid to the Penn team’s repeated lies by attempting to cloak the Nov. 9th false public testimony about an additional public forum scheduled the following week. That bold perjury turned out to be the SHCA “election” meeting and not even SHCA members had been informed that a Campus Inn show would occur-- an itsy bitsy mistake by the hard working thankless volunteers! In Feb., a FEW HOURS before the “unanimous” community rejection of the hotel, at the only meeting which had become public and forced to an appropriate venue only a few days prior; a forwarded post from Grossbach arrived on this list. That post claimed that all of the perjury by the Penn team about overwhelming community support and a series of open public forums was a simple unimportant mistake that should be swept under the rug! An angry Grossbach repeated this ridiculous suggestion that evening, in response to Mr. Moyer’s public exposure of the perjury in public recorded testimony. But why indignation after a four month delay before this untrue clarification? Hahaha! The SHCA continuous betrayal of this community, for a complete year, has been thoroughly exposed! Experience and not prophesy tell me that the non-opposition letter, which will remain secret, will convey the following. The hotel opposition is crazy and has made the hard working SHCA volunteer experts very uncomfortable. While the community experts really support community improvement and the widely popular Campus Inn, the SHCA organization has decided to officially take a non-opposition position for either side. With no one from the public permitted to speak at this point in the ZBA charade, the Penn attorneys will submit the letter and have a free pass to portray the community non-opposition letter as actually support for Campus Inn. Those in attendance will hear about the discomfort of hard working SHCA volunteers and how a few crazy NIMBYS forced this letter. The SHCA statement already foreshadows the justification for the official non-opposition position, even though the community really supports Campus Inn. ASK GROSSBACH FOR A PREVIEW OF ANY LETTER IMMEDIATELY SO THAT IT CAN BE POSTED ON THIS PUBLIC LISTSERV!!!!! But please don’t hold your breath while he ignores you. Standing tall with Ms. Goldman, Glenn ---- 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>.
