tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588280325775325323.post5621620898168710425..comments2023-12-24T05:26:48.861-05:00Comments on The Pittsburgh Comet: Controversy Over Legal Bill Continuing To Fascinate DozensBram Reichbaumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05620172942925293407noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588280325775325323.post-70973508173389367862008-07-08T15:40:00.000-04:002008-07-08T15:40:00.000-04:00As I understand it (no guarantee), Dowd signed awa...As I understand it (no guarantee), Dowd signed away his right to take part in any kind of protest of the Lamar sign moving forward, EXCEPT casting his vote as councilman if and when the matter makes its way to council as part of a conditional use application.<BR/><BR/>Now. Most of the white-robes around here have been treating the Lamar sign as obviously permissible only under a conditional use. But there is a theory floating around that *it may not even be permissible* under those rules. That is, it may be flat-out illegal outside of amending the present zoning code. Just something to add to the mix...Bram Reichbaumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05620172942925293407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588280325775325323.post-70394014475159507112008-07-08T14:45:00.000-04:002008-07-08T14:45:00.000-04:00Forget the lawyer's bill for a moment. Forget tha...Forget the lawyer's bill for a moment. Forget that there were really 5 councilmen who okayed hiring McGough in the first place (Darlene Harris was #5) Forget that there wasn't a formal vote on the lawyer hiring because there wasn't time before the appeal deadline happened. Forget that the appeal clock almost ran out because (according to Shields) Dowd filed as the private citizen himself, instead of the real private citizen he told Shields he had, and Dowd's legal standing was questionable, and Dowd's actions were entirely different than he had told Shields they would be ....<BR/><BR/>Forget all that.<BR/><BR/>Lets get current. Lamar has once again filed for a permit the wrong way. Downtown signs are still "conditional use" but Lamar will not recongnize that.<BR/><BR/>So .... Is Dowd gonna join with the others on council who want to stop Lamar (again)? Or are we back to the very beginning where Dowd just doesn't feel that its council's place?Charhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06725494226277483936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588280325775325323.post-46773666147216703042008-07-08T11:33:00.000-04:002008-07-08T11:33:00.000-04:00I thought I said "dug himself a little hole". grum...I thought I said "dug himself a little hole". grumble. <BR/><BR/>Meanwhile, on the "Straw Man" thing, shades of the "Princess Bride"EdHeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09109361235271107574noreply@blogger.com