Tuesday, May 16, 2017
Thursday, April 27, 2017
Why does Linda Lavender Norris want to fire Det. Thompson, Chief Laufer & Coatesville City Manager Michael Trio?
Now some Coatesville City Council members are talking about scrapping the RDA.
A few years ago the City of Coatesville was tricked into allowing a heavy industry junkyard in a mostly Black residential neighborhood:
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Ms. Gladys Flamer addressing the Coatesville City Council Monday September 27, 2010
- There's of course Harry Walker's & Andrew Lehr's Florida Power & Light gas fired power plant. Something that could give Lehr & Walker a lifetime of guaranteed income.
- Next was a proppant plant to manufacture toxic chemicals for fracking. They said a fence and trees would keep people walking on the Brandywine Trail from seeing the toxic chemical plant.
- Last was a trash to steam plant. The smell would surely spur on Coatesville's revitalization.
https://www.covanta.com/Our-Facilities/Covanta-Delaware-Valley |
What attracted developers here to Coatesville was the possibility of Lukens Steel Company selling Heavy Industrial Zoned land in the center of Coatesville and along 2 major roadways to the RDA to be developed and re-zoned as Business Commercial and Residential 3.
The fact that the City of Coatesville is a transportation, commercial and social nexus in the center of development coming west from Philadelphia and coming east from Lancaster was the kicker.
A Zoning Overlay was developed over the heavy industry zoning to legally allow townhouse, condominium and commercial development such as office buildings, stores and restaurants on the industrial land.
Friday, October 8, 2010
Why Bart Blatstein, Baker Properties and Don Pulver were interested in Coatesville
The fact that the City of Coatesville is a transportation, commercial and social nexus in the center of development coming west from Philadelphia and coming east from Lancaster was the kicker.
A Zoning Overlay was developed over the heavy industry zoning to legally allow townhouse, condominium and commercial development such as office buildings, stores and restaurants on the industrial land.
http://www.dailylocal.com/article/DL/20170318/BUSINESS/170319797#disqus_thread |
There are 19 comments to the Daily Local Article above. All negative but one.
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After audible, developer ready to start Coatesville Gateway project
If a toxic chemical spewing heavy industry goes up on the "Flats" Jim DePetris will move on.
The drug business would be "good again" leading to homeowners moving out and further loss of property tax revenue.
The Crips, Bloods & MS 13 would probably come back and a few people in Coatesville would be in the money again, until they're arrested or shot. We would all need to stay away from windows and not sit on the porch again.
There are two kinds of politicians in Coatesville. They're not Democrats and Republicans:
- Politicians who want to break away from the drug business.
- Politicians who like the drug business and maybe are even in the drug business.
Developers offer the promise of new jobs, new people, less bullets fired, more police, safer streets. But it's not guaranteed. The drug business is here. A few people think it's the only way for Black people to get ahead. Customers are guaranteed. It's dangerous/exciting, lots of money can be made quickly, if you can stay out of prison and stay alive.
In November Coatesville voters get to decide if they want to go back to "Cokeville".
https://www.thefix.com/content/welcome-cokesville-americas-future?page=all |
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