tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661737.post2975965103681079246..comments2023-09-25T06:47:42.119-05:00Comments on Worcester Blog: Last Comment on this for a monthBill Randellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12621739944440784768noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661737.post-10696665148437392932009-03-23T09:08:00.000-05:002009-03-23T09:08:00.000-05:00Signman, my take was always that contacting this p...Signman, my take was always that contacting this particular coucilor is like inviting the fox into the chicken co-op....... i.e. .....directly, indirectly, or tangentially certain people are a huge part of the NO LO problem you're (we're)trying to solve.<BR/><BR/> Invite a Trojan Horse in to be part of the solution.....????Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661737.post-88128343541257183402009-03-22T11:43:00.000-05:002009-03-22T11:43:00.000-05:00Hey The more I think I about it I am going to ca...Hey<BR/><BR/> The more I think I about it I am going to call my city councilor.<BR/>District four. We have told her at our CBA meetings. maybe a personal note will help.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661737.post-28656046412319927422009-03-20T15:36:00.000-05:002009-03-20T15:36:00.000-05:00Rich:Councilor Rosen has been the #1 councilor bri...Rich:<BR/><BR/>Councilor Rosen has been the #1 councilor bringing up issues and questions on the airport month to month on city council.<BR/><BR/>Councilor Rosen, if you are reading this, we have no problem with Low Income Housing. The problem is the high concentration of it and the lack or any corresponding non-Low Income Housing Development. <BR/><BR/>Maybe we should put a hold on any more Bill Randellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12621739944440784768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661737.post-56228765135459401262009-03-20T15:02:00.000-05:002009-03-20T15:02:00.000-05:00Bill,Councilor Rosen. In my opinion a person who ...Bill,<BR/>Councilor Rosen. In my opinion a person who considers the best interest of the city and its residents and doesn't shy away from topics that may be considered politically off limits when they impact the future of Worcester.Rich Greenhalghhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05591066656790402091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661737.post-77099262048622082452009-03-20T15:00:00.000-05:002009-03-20T15:00:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Rich Greenhalghhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05591066656790402091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661737.post-20980118438746834522009-03-20T14:27:00.000-05:002009-03-20T14:27:00.000-05:00Hey folks,Nice little debate started up over at Wo...Hey folks,<BR/><BR/>Nice little debate started up over at Worcesterite. You know, if you like debates over low income housing... if that's your thing. :)<BR/><BR/>http://www.worcesterite.com/forums/politics/2009/3/19/32-units-low-income-housing-planned-canal-districtGabehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14386502096542936711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661737.post-80729375724687397882009-03-20T14:10:00.000-05:002009-03-20T14:10:00.000-05:00Rich:What city councilor?BillRich:<BR/><BR/>What city councilor?<BR/><BR/>BillBill Randellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12621739944440784768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661737.post-63708748845054221042009-03-20T13:41:00.000-05:002009-03-20T13:41:00.000-05:00After letting it brew in the back my mind, Jahn, I...After letting it brew in the back my mind, Jahn, I realized that Wyman's also got at least one street privatized: Gold Street.<BR/><BR/>Originally, Gold went from Green Street to Sargent Street, but the section between Madison and Hermon got swiped by Wyman's, somewhere along the line.Jeff Barnardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13048085339848723604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661737.post-777876594977991192009-03-20T13:37:00.000-05:002009-03-20T13:37:00.000-05:00It's a city street until you get to the guard shac...It's a city street until you get to the guard shack.<BR/><BR/>Originally, New Bond Street went from W. Boylston St, through the Norton Company complex, and all the way to Cheyenne Drive on Indian Hill.<BR/><BR/>When I-190 was built, it chopped the street in half, and Norton's got to privatize a large chunk of it, which now runs between the guard shacks.Jeff Barnardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13048085339848723604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661737.post-28413002402282160762009-03-20T13:32:00.000-05:002009-03-20T13:32:00.000-05:00Signman,I should have bet you dinner. Just heard ...Signman,<BR/>I should have bet you dinner. Just heard back from the Councilor At Large and he plans to address the issue at City Council.Rich Greenhalghhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05591066656790402091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661737.post-44432795633065458332009-03-20T10:33:00.000-05:002009-03-20T10:33:00.000-05:00Yes new bond st..........you going to now tell me ...Yes new bond st..........you going to now tell me that i am wrong it isnt a city sreet??? .....lol.<BR/><BR/> Well then I'll have to think of another city street that bisects a major city employer's properties...........old Wyman Gordon site maybe....???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661737.post-81368868298221137062009-03-20T08:48:00.000-05:002009-03-20T08:48:00.000-05:00Jahn said: "Can you imagine if St Gobain wanted th...Jahn said: "Can you imagine if St Gobain wanted the city to close off the city street that runs through their site."<BR/><BR/>New Bond Street?Jeff Barnardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13048085339848723604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661737.post-26927248659458553382009-03-20T08:22:00.000-05:002009-03-20T08:22:00.000-05:00Rich I will bet you dinner they won't. Around f...Rich<BR/><BR/> I will bet you dinner they won't. Around for lunch today?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661737.post-48812178655962886282009-03-20T08:03:00.000-05:002009-03-20T08:03:00.000-05:00Ben,I hope you mean Souls on Board when you say SO...Ben,<BR/><BR/>I hope you mean Souls on Board when you say SOB's<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>Just wonderin'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661737.post-52851970222208083892009-03-20T07:59:00.000-05:002009-03-20T07:59:00.000-05:00Still no response to my email request to my distri...Still no response to my email request to my district councilor and the at large councilor whose thoughts/opinions I requested on this subject. Funny though, I did get a fundraising request in the mail yesterday from my district councilor. Going to send the same request to the Mayor and Manager.Rich Greenhalghhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05591066656790402091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661737.post-35793331053351597482009-03-20T07:49:00.000-05:002009-03-20T07:49:00.000-05:00Also dont forget we basically handed WPI a section...Also dont forget we basically handed WPI a section of West St back in the mid 80's by closing it off to traffic where it passes through the campus.<BR/><BR/> Can you imagine if St Gobain wanted the city to close off the city street that runs through their site.<BR/><BR/> Now that i think of it, there's a great way to squeeeze PILOT $$$$$ from WPI. Threatened to take back West St......Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661737.post-41436772491056997842009-03-20T07:39:00.000-05:002009-03-20T07:39:00.000-05:00those of us involved in the neighborhoods should n...those of us involved in the neighborhoods should not take a month off..we need to keep making folks aware of thisPaulie's Point of Viewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558770663198651824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661737.post-25222872316378430672009-03-20T06:31:00.000-05:002009-03-20T06:31:00.000-05:00Bill, came up on yesterday's flight from SFB with...Bill, came up on yesterday's flight from SFB with 61 sob's. Counted 55 on flight from ORH/SFB. Looked like flight ORH/PGD was about full.<BR/>BenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661737.post-59307928017380961442009-03-20T06:06:00.000-05:002009-03-20T06:06:00.000-05:00It all goes back to the concerns expressed by the ...It all goes back to the concerns expressed by the RKF Study in 2002.<BR/><BR/><BR/>The City's policy to use the many CDC's to develop more low income housing should be reconsiderd. While their renovation work has help stabilize some of the neighborhoods, especially at a time when the redevelopment was needed, their subsidized development has alientated some local builders/ developers. <BR/><BR/>Bill Randellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12621739944440784768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661737.post-20800371768375978262009-03-20T05:33:00.000-05:002009-03-20T05:33:00.000-05:00Actually, if you think about it, anything over $40...Actually, if you think about it, anything over $400 a month (unsubsidized) is "high end" enough to exclude half the current residents of the city.Jeff Barnardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13048085339848723604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661737.post-91371231206692560632009-03-20T04:26:00.000-05:002009-03-20T04:26:00.000-05:00The answer is for government to STOP crowding out ...The answer is for government to STOP crowding out the private sector.<BR/><BR/>Instead of rewarding the most well connected, the city should think about lowering taxes on business and on fixing the streets. Is there any city in America that has as many people living on dirt roads as we have in Worcester?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com