Comments on: April Ford-Griffin on Proposed “Open Space” http://www.showmedaily.org/2010/03/april-ford-griffin-on-proposed.html Advancing liberty with responsibility by promoting market solutions for Missouri public policy Thu, 24 May 2012 12:24:42 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Audrey http://www.showmedaily.org/2010/03/april-ford-griffin-on-proposed.html/comment-page-1#comment-5535 Audrey Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:17:00 +0000 http://www.showmedaily.org/?p=14992#comment-5535 I wondered today whether, given Boldrin's convincing testimony against planning for the very long-term future, it is fair to critique the details of the planning maps NorthSide has submitted to the city. But ultimately, these are all we (or anyone else) has to go on. I am fine with assuming that a company applying for $400 million in tax increment finance from the city submitted its most up-to-date plans for the area. Otherwise, these documents were a... sham from the get go. Therefore, I will continue to look at the details and write about properties slated for open space until I see an updated version. However, Ford-Griffin did return my call (apparently she is receiving different legal advice than Rainford), and I wanted to announce that I had added in her comments to the report about Fehlig Lumber. I wondered today whether, given Boldrin’s convincing testimony against planning for the very long-term future, it is fair to critique the details of the planning maps NorthSide has submitted to the city. But ultimately, these are all we (or anyone else) has to go on. I am fine with assuming that a company applying for $400 million in tax increment finance from the city submitted its most up-to-date plans for the area. Otherwise, these documents were a… sham from the get go. Therefore, I will continue to look at the details and write about properties slated for open space until I see an updated version.

However, Ford-Griffin did return my call (apparently she is receiving different legal advice than Rainford), and I wanted to announce that I had added in her comments to the report about Fehlig Lumber.

]]> By: Dave Roland http://www.showmedaily.org/2010/03/april-ford-griffin-on-proposed.html/comment-page-1#comment-5534 Dave Roland Wed, 03 Mar 2010 02:10:54 +0000 http://www.showmedaily.org/?p=14992#comment-5534 Look, the ONE thing that seems to be concrete about the NorthSide plan submitted to the Board of Aldermen (other than, y'know, McKee's pursuit of hundreds of millions of taxpayer subsidies) is the map outlining the streets and open space that the developer envisions. Other than that, there is literally NOTHING that tells citizens - or the Board itself - what to expect from this project. It strains credulity even to call it a "plan". Look, the ONE thing that seems to be concrete about the NorthSide plan submitted to the Board of Aldermen (other than, y’know, McKee’s pursuit of hundreds of millions of taxpayer subsidies) is the map outlining the streets and open space that the developer envisions. Other than that, there is literally NOTHING that tells citizens – or the Board itself – what to expect from this project. It strains credulity even to call it a “plan”.

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