Courthouse decision delayed
September 22, 2006
Dear Community Member,
In an ongoing effort to communicate major developments regarding the new U.S. Courthouse in Harrisburg project, the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) has some information to share with you. We expected to announce the selection of a final site by the end of the summer, but must now inform you that the decision has been delayed.
As you know, the Regional Administrator has received the Site Selection Board's recommendation that the 6th & Verbeke site is the preferred alternative. The Regional Administrator is in the process of reviewing the comments received during the 6th & Verbeke site community meeting and the recent calls and letters received from those on the site. In addition, the Regional Administrator is in the process of reviewing a number of project studies, evaluations, reports and other related documents. These documents contain information on all three sites and must be fully examined before a final decision is made. A careful and informed decision will be made once all of the information has been thoroughly reviewed.
We will continue to provide you with updates on the project. Thank you for your interest and support. Please feel free to share this information with others who may be interested in this project.
Sincerely,
Abigail Low
Project Manager
GSA Public Buildings ServiceMid-Atlantic Region
posted by Anniken Davenport, Esquire @ 3:08 PM
2 Comments:
Good for them! The people kept asking for more review of the project, and it looks like they will get it.
I have my own theory, which I won't post here because GSA reads this blog pretty regularly. I'll let you all know if I'm right when the final decision is out.
As for alternative sites, how about Verbeke and Front? Take the two blocks, which consist of an empty lot, a gas station, several not so historic homes between the empty lot and the gas station, a law office and another house or two built in the 1940s by the looks of them. Seems big enough, pretty secure from the river side, and not in the flood plain, if my memory is correct. Plus, our civil servants will have a great view.
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