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City to kick-start Sunnyside
Intelligencer Journal
Sep 21, 2006 00:44 EST
LANCASTER
By Larry Alexander

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I find this situation absolutely incredible. Since late 1997, County and City officials have conspired together to promote a plan for Penn Square that is now estimated to cost taxpayers in excess of $150 million. The original plan was developed over a period of only a few months.

Yet in the SAME EIGHT YEARS, these SAME PUBLIC OFFICIALS have been unable to agree on a project with FAR LESS RISK TO LOCAL TAXPAYERS and potentially FAR GREATER BENEFITS.

WHY ???????
Artie See
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The Sunnyside project, which has been on the table since 1999, calls for construction of 300 apartments, town houses and single-family homes on the 28-acre peninsula, the largest piece of undeveloped property in the city.

What potential home buyer would want to be stuck on a peninsula with 300 “subsidized” apartment tenants? Sounds more like punishment then a home buying opportunity. LOL they will need it....big time!

littledutchboy
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What potential home buyer would want to be stuck on a peninsula with 300 “subsidized” apartment tenants? Sounds more like punishment then a home buying opportunity. LOL they will need it....big time!
Excellent point. I'm not opposed to the Sunnyside redevelopment project, but who would want to buy a home there???
Artie See
QUOTE(Lancaster Online @ Sep 21 2006, 12:44 AM)

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Also at Wednesday’s meeting, the commissioners approved a 14-intersection traffic study for a $5 million expansion at Park City Center.

At that meeting, Tom Smithgall of High Real Estate Group urged a broader traffic study. High hopes to build the “Crossings at Conestoga Creek,” a $100 million open-air shopping center on a 90-acre farm opposite Long’s Park.

Smithgall argued for a traffic study that would include the High project, Park City and other major businesses along Harrisburg Pike. He said that was better than a piecemeal approach if the traffic woes along Harrisburg Pike are to be solved.

The city planners did not feel the expansion at Park City would generate much additional traffic, because it increases floor space by only 4 percent.


"Traffic woes along Harrisburg Pike are to be solved" ??????

City planners ? 60,000 s.f. of retail will not generate "much" additional traffic ?Traffic study ? Who's going to do the study ? Would that be High Traffic Management Associates Co., Inc., PLC, LLC ?
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