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“The public” has proved again that, presented with some clear statements of fact, its susceptibility to managed rhetoric is diminished accordingly.
The words “eminent domain” have not appeared, at least in any conversation, letter, e-mail or blog post that I’ve seen about the Library proposal since last Thursday’s Planning Commission meeting. The attempts to lay that issue to rest Thursday seem, happily, to have succeeded.
The fact is that the words are phantoms in this case. No one on the Library Foundation wanted to entertain the use of eminent domain. Not for any possible widening of Park Alley, and certainly not for any possible alternative expansion north.
If Park Alley will require widening, the project could do so within an existing right-of-way that is wider than the alley’s “cartway,” the area that’s used now. Not even close to an eminent domain issue.
And architect Tom Carnevale was also clear Thursday that if there was any way the Park Alley width could be handled without impinging on that section of the right-of-way that’s looked and functioned as a piece of a resident’s property, he’d take the alternative.
Council member Carlos Ciruelos (D-East) may be getting his wish: that reason is prevailing over emotion on this issue, thanks to a discerning public.
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G.E. “Skip” Lawrence
The words “eminent domain” have not appeared, at least in any conversation, letter, e-mail or blog post that I’ve seen about the Library proposal since last Thursday’s Planning Commission meeting. The attempts to lay that issue to rest Thursday seem, happily, to have succeeded.
The fact is that the words are phantoms in this case. No one on the Library Foundation wanted to entertain the use of eminent domain. Not for any possible widening of Park Alley, and certainly not for any possible alternative expansion north.
If Park Alley will require widening, the project could do so within an existing right-of-way that is wider than the alley’s “cartway,” the area that’s used now. Not even close to an eminent domain issue.
And architect Tom Carnevale was also clear Thursday that if there was any way the Park Alley width could be handled without impinging on that section of the right-of-way that’s looked and functioned as a piece of a resident’s property, he’d take the alternative.
Council member Carlos Ciruelos (D-East) may be getting his wish: that reason is prevailing over emotion on this issue, thanks to a discerning public.
Posted by
G.E. “Skip” Lawrence
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2:31 PM
1 Comments:
Councilman Ciruelos certainly did urge that facts should prevail over emotions and that the Planning Commission should do the 'right' thing. What great guidance!
I'm sure that those on each side of the controversy thinks that the facts favor them and the other side is merely succumbing to emotions. I'm equally persuaded that each side wants to see the 'right' thing done. (Have you heard anyone arguing that the Planning Commission should favor the 'wrong' thing?)
Have you ever seen a war in which the opposing armies did not claim to have g-d on their side?
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