tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588280325775325323.post9172282218706178502..comments2023-12-24T05:26:48.861-05:00Comments on The Pittsburgh Comet: Hill District Grocery: Moving Backwards, Not Getting Done [*-IMPROVED]Bram Reichbaumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05620172942925293407noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588280325775325323.post-56458785857762685712012-07-14T11:05:49.019-04:002012-07-14T11:05:49.019-04:00CDBG merely supplants regular tax dollars, doesn&#...CDBG merely supplants regular tax dollars, doesn't it?<br /><br />I realize that we're trying to pit neighborhoods against each other, but I had heard we're going to "tear down an arena and build a neighborhood." What have we built?Bram Reichbaumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05620172942925293407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588280325775325323.post-69382566817806557572012-07-14T08:29:15.384-04:002012-07-14T08:29:15.384-04:00They receive city services as does every other war...They receive city services as does every other ward. Plus CDGB.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588280325775325323.post-16407908460640383862012-07-13T15:58:28.814-04:002012-07-13T15:58:28.814-04:00Double dip? When did they dip?Double dip? When did they dip?Bram Reichbaumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05620172942925293407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588280325775325323.post-67165897506990311042012-07-13T07:40:34.206-04:002012-07-13T07:40:34.206-04:00So now The Hill wants more money from the SEA for ...So now The Hill wants more money from the SEA for pet projects. Do they just want to be there own city? We have playgrounds and needs city wide. What makes the Hill able to double dip? Stop this SEA!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588280325775325323.post-62753684984776928662012-07-09T11:22:20.860-04:002012-07-09T11:22:20.860-04:00Bram
as for a blind eye being turned to money dis...Bram <br />as for a blind eye being turned to money disappearing, it's. even going on since LBJ and Joe Barr. it's expected and accepted!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588280325775325323.post-46586153533333488632012-07-09T11:17:23.714-04:002012-07-09T11:17:23.714-04:00just another example of inadequate leadership lack...just another example of inadequate leadership lacking in the requisite financial and administeatives skills and too much of a sense of entitlement ! The bookkeeping irregularities speak to the personal use of project monies.<br />You can't just turn over large projects to people who have never managed anything other that a church run day care!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588280325775325323.post-85467361268950313612012-07-06T19:49:34.918-04:002012-07-06T19:49:34.918-04:000 for 2 today MH. MUst be the heat.0 for 2 today MH. MUst be the heat.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588280325775325323.post-72637355091438514542012-07-06T19:44:21.608-04:002012-07-06T19:44:21.608-04:00How long was he Sophie Masloff?How long was he Sophie Masloff?MHnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588280325775325323.post-85241682116474548982012-07-06T19:06:39.390-04:002012-07-06T19:06:39.390-04:00Anon: I'll track it down. I crop[ed some of th...Anon: I'll track it down. I crop[ed some of them out. It was featured on a website called "Progressive Grocery" or something.<br /><br />CM: If my back-of-the-brain calculations are correct, Ravenstahl has at this point been mayor for just a teensy bit longer than Sophie Masloff.Bram Reichbaumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05620172942925293407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588280325775325323.post-79354447602008696262012-07-06T18:03:40.914-04:002012-07-06T18:03:40.914-04:00Are you honestly implying that The Boy Mayor is an...Are you honestly implying that The Boy Mayor is an ADULT? /snortConservative Mountaineerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00682687892115059220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588280325775325323.post-55000740213336372802012-07-06T13:45:34.322-04:002012-07-06T13:45:34.322-04:00It's just a ceremony, not voting. No ID requi...It's just a ceremony, not voting. No ID required.MHnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588280325775325323.post-37714392442229840522012-07-06T09:11:18.253-04:002012-07-06T09:11:18.253-04:00Can we ID everyone in the photo? I'll start fr...Can we ID everyone in the photo? I'll start from right to left: mayor, Zober(?), Wheatley, Onorato, Lavalle(?). Who are the other adults?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588280325775325323.post-25899141542283035082012-07-03T15:59:59.747-04:002012-07-03T15:59:59.747-04:00@Anon..
Yes, the project is not feasible when you...@Anon..<br /><br />Yes, the project is not feasible when you factor in the phoney-baloney Union wage and Democrat kick-back costs along with the expected pilferage rates.Conservative Mountaineerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00682687892115059220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588280325775325323.post-14883167705816374422012-07-03T06:10:33.940-04:002012-07-03T06:10:33.940-04:00P.S. As the "attention bringer" who may ...P.S. As the "attention bringer" who may have prompted the "improvement," I would like to point out a couple of misquotes: "stays safe" does not equal "evasive circumlocution" - really, I've read few articles less circumlocutory than this post, and I can't remember a time when you've been guilty of gratuitous verbal foilage, oral or textual. "Cursory" was my own, and I still think currently accurate, C-word. <br /><br />The elisions that I, as a newbie not-yet-a-homegirl Pittsburgher who still has lots of homework to do (HA! now see there's a circumlocutory noun phrase!) especially found to be teases in need of further explanation were "gentle redirection," "in-charge people," and "reliable hands," which you have now at least partially fleshed out in your comments above.Helen Gerhardthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07010369817073080001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588280325775325323.post-39443629301603687012012-07-02T20:31:51.819-04:002012-07-02T20:31:51.819-04:00It is being made more complicated than it needs to...It is being made more complicated than it needs to be, but not by the URA/City - by incompetents that run the Hill and want everything to through an absurd process. Want to get a hard development project (or any project for that matter), give the developer the tools and money needed to fill the gap and get out of the way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588280325775325323.post-1017498533531856132012-07-02T17:48:38.414-04:002012-07-02T17:48:38.414-04:00I get that they are "they" but I don'...I get that they are "they" but I don't think I get what you are sugesting. Are you saying they intentionally turned a blind eye to public money being "mismanaged" in order to sabotage the project but then be able to credibly sigh, "It's not our fault, it's the darn community and it's neighborhood-specific unfeasibility?"Bram Reichbaumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05620172942925293407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588280325775325323.post-8994600079017348842012-07-02T17:32:11.465-04:002012-07-02T17:32:11.465-04:00The City and URA agreed to "shut up and keep ...The City and URA agreed to "shut up and keep the money coming" They are the "they". Don't you get it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588280325775325323.post-30987940786976142752012-07-02T15:16:08.970-04:002012-07-02T15:16:08.970-04:00So we don't like handing out public money for ...So we don't like handing out public money for private developments which bring public benefits such as retail amenities and employment? I thought that was the game plan: laizze fare on steroids and HGH.<br /><br />My point with writing "In-charge people are the best at being in charge" is, I would have thought the City and the URA could have brought its own analysts to bear in as much as figuring out the real budget, the time line, and identifying appropriate partners. In terms of accountability, after all the press conferences and credit taking it would seem the buck stops up there.Bram Reichbaumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05620172942925293407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588280325775325323.post-74036388777356368762012-07-02T12:17:40.789-04:002012-07-02T12:17:40.789-04:00How dare "them" to ask for a set known b...How dare "them" to ask for a set known budget, transparency, accountability and time line! "They" must be against us! "They" need to shut-up and keep the $money$ coming! Damn "them"! "We" want the money coming, good after bad! It costs a lot to prime this pump. May the force be with you. Many forces come at a high cost, referring to all of the pronouns.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588280325775325323.post-57001416341570331072012-07-02T09:19:32.654-04:002012-07-02T09:19:32.654-04:00It's real simple: the project just isn't f...It's real simple: the project just isn't feasible.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588280325775325323.post-45414704698071428832012-07-02T09:19:28.450-04:002012-07-02T09:19:28.450-04:00IN a mulligan? Don't you mean, WITH a mulligan...IN a mulligan? Don't you mean, WITH a mulligan? Geez, what lazy writing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588280325775325323.post-6624097581925774642012-07-02T09:18:00.482-04:002012-07-02T09:18:00.482-04:00At the same time, the old car dealership at Baum a...At the same time, the old car dealership at Baum and Negley is getting an Aldi--that's across from Rite Aid, a block from GE Market District, and just down the road from Whole Foods, Target, another Giant Eagle and Trader Joe's.<br /><br />Message to the Hill: If you want food, get on the damn bus (if any are running after the next round of PAT cuts).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588280325775325323.post-24081743163627651052012-07-01T14:03:19.764-04:002012-07-01T14:03:19.764-04:00Boy, everyone was so quick to say the money was sp...Boy, everyone was so quick to say the money was spent wisely and "it's all good" without any proof. Geez!!!!!!!!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com