Good to Be Back
and see that nothing has changed. Last week, Mayor Reed led the announcement of a new hotel project at Second and State. It was to be privately financed and built quickly. But alas, a detail was left out - current zoning doesn't allow a hotel at that location. Now the developer says unless he gets the zoning law changed by late October, the project is dead.
Yessiree, folks, it is another example of a press release and plans with nothing behind it.
http://www.pennlive.com/news/patriotnews/index.ssf?/base/news/1158200708217990.xml&coll=1
posted by Anniken Davenport, Esquire @ 7:31 AM
3 Comments:
Actually, I agree with you - I'm not urging a "quick approval" for the plan. There needs to be a comprehensive reassessment of zoning, so that persons who do want to spend their development dollar can do so knowing what the rules are. This ad hoc business is stupid.
I was just commenting on the persitence of the "issue a press release and it's reality" mentality around here. Don't issue press releases until you know the project is a go. All that does is discourage others from considering that particular site for anything. That's what has happened with the African-American Museum real estate.
Come on! There is $10million behind this project; that is hardly nothing!!
I agree that the city needs comprehensive zoning reform, but the city also cannot afford to let this project slip away.
I do believe that both are possible.
Been too busy making a living to post!
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