tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4086135269585425380.post366672766935905909..comments2024-02-17T07:15:53.417-05:00Comments on The Chester City Blog: Barry Bridge Ramps pay for Ruth L. Bennett Home Restoration Stefan Rootshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01507926342159190494noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4086135269585425380.post-53683870825467549822013-08-24T15:37:46.121-04:002013-08-24T15:37:46.121-04:00Unfortunately no one is telling the story of who t...Unfortunately no one is telling the story of who these people are. Who is Ruth L Bennett and who did she help? How many women and children did she help? Who will tell the school children the history? Let's make the Mayor and City Counsel do what they are supposed to do by putting it on the agenda. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4086135269585425380.post-41312541680510731552013-01-11T11:20:15.955-05:002013-01-11T11:20:15.955-05:00Yes, Calvary Baptist Church offspring still are pa...Yes, Calvary Baptist Church offspring still are part of the board.<br /><br />The purpose of this blog post is to inform anyone willing to step to the plate.<br /><br />The building will not be a boarding house again for zone reasons. <br /><br />Good luck with your involvement.Stefan Rootshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01507926342159190494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4086135269585425380.post-32402269970352757662013-01-11T11:13:13.296-05:002013-01-11T11:13:13.296-05:00 The building with its rich history is considere... The building with its rich history is considered a Historical edifice here in the city. <br />I also believe it has some relationship to another Historical site - the former church home of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. – Calvary Baptist Church. <br /> Before we ‘kick a gift horse in the mouth’, some discussion needs take place. <br />Look into the original utilization of this building. Maybe it could be used again for the same purpose.<br /> PennDot definitely is going to proceed with their project; so perhaps a commission needs to be put together in an effort to approach some viable initiatives for this site. Any takers???<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4086135269585425380.post-22646674362434590582013-01-10T10:52:33.194-05:002013-01-10T10:52:33.194-05:00Preach!
The only thing I can clarify is that thei...Preach!<br /><br />The only thing I can clarify is that their own board members didn't attend because they were not invited, making matters even worse.Stefan Rootshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01507926342159190494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4086135269585425380.post-17487833405203331312013-01-10T10:00:37.490-05:002013-01-10T10:00:37.490-05:00This is another example of wasteful spending on th...This is another example of wasteful spending on the government level. Lets dump a million dollars of taxpayer money into a project that is going nowhere. Demolish the buildings because nobody cares about them. If someone cared they would not be in the condition they are today. Lets take a ride around the city and look at all the abandoned buildings that nobody cares about. Should the state kick in millions of dollars to rehab them too? <br /><br />Demolish the buildings, place the land up for sale, recoup the expense to the taxpayers for the razing of the buildings, and the board can figure out what to do with the rest of the money. <br /><br />Projects like this that are funded by the State of Pennsylvania are a prime example of why the State is going broke. It's why the State has less and less money to give to ailing schools like Chester Upland. <br /><br />If the State is feeling generous with A Million Bucks, take that money and put it towards fixing the 7th St. Bridge. Maybe fix the Lloyd St. Bridge. Do something that benefits everyone, not just a negligent board who owns some dilapidated property. By your own story, members of the board can't even attend the meeting, and obviously they have no plans because the current state of the buildings show they have no money and no interest. If it sits vacant, thieves will destroy it stealing the HVAC, copper, wiring, and anything else of value and all that will be left is a renovated version of a vacant building. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4086135269585425380.post-84305817806887530892013-01-09T11:09:48.879-05:002013-01-09T11:09:48.879-05:00THEY #1 is PennDot. They felt the need to refurbis...THEY #1 is PennDot. They felt the need to refurbish the historic certified building as a result of building the ramp almost on top of it.<br /><br />THEY #2 are the board members who are responsible for those buildings but have done nothing but let them rot. <br /><br />THEY #1 will restore the buildings for THEY #2 to operate according to the original intent for the buildings, although the house will be restored with office space instead of as a boarding home.<br /><br />THEY #2 are excited about the restoration but have no plans beyond that.<br /><br />It's not too late to start planning, but from what I saw, they need a lot of help...to put it nicely.<br />Stefan Rootshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01507926342159190494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4086135269585425380.post-19756108712281154872013-01-09T09:51:43.361-05:002013-01-09T09:51:43.361-05:00I am confused, why are they refurbishing the build...I am confused, why are they refurbishing the buildings and not doing anything with them? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com