tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post8366975336120459659..comments2024-03-28T17:07:56.753-04:00Comments on Lehigh Valley Ramblings: Habemus NIZ!Bernie O'Harehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-72649522844552820782012-04-26T20:16:52.299-04:002012-04-26T20:16:52.299-04:00sorry I keep referring to it as the application bu...sorry I keep referring to it as the application but the link is actually the financing guidlines. I still stand behind my earlier point, though.small business dudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16824531297802743895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-86683524127645285442012-04-26T19:39:37.316-04:002012-04-26T19:39:37.316-04:00Sorry i guess links dont cut and paste very well h...Sorry i guess links dont cut and paste very well here. Its very easy to find though. Just google allentown NIZ.small business dudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16824531297802743895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-84813370227286515292012-04-26T19:38:18.116-04:002012-04-26T19:38:18.116-04:00Here is the link to the guidlines. Check out page...Here is the link to the guidlines. Check out page 5. It seems to me the Arena would violate at least 2 of these points. <br /><br />http://www.allentownpa.gov/Portals/0/files/BuildingStandards/Sheet%20Metal/Allentown%20(NIZ)_Guidelines%20for%20Obtaining%20Authority%20Financing.pdfsmall business dudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16824531297802743895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-32110967085587228512012-04-26T19:11:46.430-04:002012-04-26T19:11:46.430-04:00I wasn't aware of that myself. Thanks. I'l...I wasn't aware of that myself. Thanks. I'll re-read it. No wonder you're in business.Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-68986056367978651342012-04-26T18:41:00.799-04:002012-04-26T18:41:00.799-04:00Its quite clear after reading both the legislation...Its quite clear after reading both the legislation and the NIZ application (several times) that the authority can approve or deny an application for any reason whatsoever. <br /><br />In fact, if one actually reads the application then it is obvious that the arena itself should be rejected due to disruptions in traffic and parking. <br /><br />I urge anybody out there who hasn't actually done so to read the legislation and the application. Its clearly designed to allow those in power to pick and choose the winners (ie campaign doners) and award them with tax dollars.small business dudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16824531297802743895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-17805353491891607782012-04-26T17:16:16.464-04:002012-04-26T17:16:16.464-04:00Reilly just left the conclave and lied to our face...Reilly just left the conclave and lied to our faces. The rents he fabricated outragious. <br /><br />My tenants have been approached and offered rent at $6-7 per square foot to move in City Center. <br /><br />Come on JB!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-66214056124118631582012-04-26T13:56:27.546-04:002012-04-26T13:56:27.546-04:00anon 1:07, it was not revealed that private parti...anon 1:07, it was not revealed that private parties could receive loans when the buildings were being purchased. i know this because I attended the private meeting between the city and merchants, and it was never mentioned. it was also never mentioned by pat browne, in another private meeting. only later, after reilly was given $20 million, (for no specific project) was it revealed that private parties were eligible for NIZ tax backed loans.. only then were the rules formulated, after the fact. since that time, reilly has been approved for another loan, and now butz. you have been repeating this falsehood for months.michael molovinskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12581039755319742687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-16329013538339109772012-04-26T13:07:28.026-04:002012-04-26T13:07:28.026-04:00The NIZ was public and in the papers when the purc...The NIZ was public and in the papers when the purchases of the buildings were going on. No one applied. They still haven’t applied.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-46292099460495141742012-04-26T13:03:50.877-04:002012-04-26T13:03:50.877-04:00Come on bernie,
A good giggle with all that jiggle...Come on bernie,<br />A good giggle with all that jiggle makes for some fun down at the local gentlmens club. This is all fun and games at the expense of the people in allentown cityhall that conduct themselves on the lower level of appropriateness?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-47214571655231250332012-04-26T12:03:19.939-04:002012-04-26T12:03:19.939-04:00YOU ARE CORRECT MONKEY MOMMA, IF ALL THESE CONVERS...YOU ARE CORRECT MONKEY MOMMA, IF ALL THESE CONVERSATIONS HAD TAKEN PLACE BACK IN 2009, WHEN EVERYTHING WAS DONE BEHIND CLOSED DOORS, WE WOULD NOT BE WHERE WE ARE WITH THIS. SHAME ON BROWNE AND THE REST OF THE ALLENTOWN FOLKS WHO HOODWINKED ALL OF US.zoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12636280218711361021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-18729180085723552932012-04-26T10:35:17.886-04:002012-04-26T10:35:17.886-04:00Since when is making back room deals considered re...Since when is making back room deals considered reputable?Monkey mommanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-52128223900524323942012-04-26T10:27:18.244-04:002012-04-26T10:27:18.244-04:00Really? Why did Allentown shuffle at least 35 busi...Really? Why did Allentown shuffle at least 35 businesses to other parts of the City without telling them about the NIZ or that they could prticipate in the NIZ? Seems like there's plenty of merit in that accusation.<br /><br />But I guess you would not deem them "reputable".Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-58100370156525072572012-04-26T10:19:02.180-04:002012-04-26T10:19:02.180-04:00Until a project by a reputable developer is denied...Until a project by a reputable developer is denied NIZ funding or a NIZ loan your accusations have zero merit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-21194190124256463022012-04-26T09:55:46.408-04:002012-04-26T09:55:46.408-04:00This entire conversation should have happened long...This entire conversation should have happened long ago. It is a real shame that Browne didn't write this legislation AFTER this process. <br /><br />Getting, you really do not know what you are talking about. Reilly was given insider knowledge available to no one else. He was given cash available to no one else. His goons were given authority to kick out tenants before this zone became public. It's clearly not a level playing field by any stretch of the imagination.Monkey mommanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-36532623583644698782012-04-26T09:51:09.658-04:002012-04-26T09:51:09.658-04:00No one wants to develop in downtown Allentown!!Why...No one wants to develop in downtown Allentown!!Why invest your own money to buy property down there.zoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12636280218711361021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-35841470662533113802012-04-26T09:37:46.313-04:002012-04-26T09:37:46.313-04:00Bernie just to remind everyone, every project in t...Bernie just to remind everyone, every project in the NIZ requires the city's approval before it gets to the NIZ board. <br /><br />So there's plenty of opportunity for mischief, graft - er, political donations, and other problems for those not connected.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-65735444672499460482012-04-26T09:26:16.337-04:002012-04-26T09:26:16.337-04:009:10,
You don't seem to get it. Actual owner...9:10, <br /><br />You don't seem to get it. Actual ownership means nothing. Your project has to be deemed "NIZworthy." That seems to be a function of campaign contributions and connections to Reilly.Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-29120645943402659322012-04-26T09:20:00.278-04:002012-04-26T09:20:00.278-04:00Here we go again. It's pretty clear now that t...Here we go again. It's pretty clear now that the Governr's office has said the law is unconstitutional. That's why Browne is trying to fix it. That's why the TCC sent out the email I referenced yesterday.<br /><br />I never said that the Governor is a judge and has the power to declare a law unconstitutional. But he is a party to the litigation, and if he concedes that the townships are right, that pretty much clears the way for a ruling.Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-91037751707345525422012-04-26T09:12:28.763-04:002012-04-26T09:12:28.763-04:00The governor cannot declare if a law is constituti...The governor cannot declare if a law is constitutional or not. He can give an opinion but he has not even done that in this case. You are making things up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-58994281475140470632012-04-26T09:10:17.512-04:002012-04-26T09:10:17.512-04:00No one has purchased the large property at 3rd and...No one has purchased the large property at 3rd and Hamilton in the NIZ. There is no reason any of these developers can't pick it up today.<br /><br />Don't kid yourself, there is plenty of property in the NIZ available.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-11083479453714416492012-04-26T08:52:55.711-04:002012-04-26T08:52:55.711-04:00I heard the US Attorney for Eastern PA already set...I heard the US Attorney for Eastern PA already set up the listening devices in the room. Perhaps Sarah can just search for their frequency.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-39480880829913933822012-04-26T08:40:33.679-04:002012-04-26T08:40:33.679-04:00Merci. Actuall, I'm way behind I have at least...Merci. Actuall, I'm way behind I have at least 5 stories to tell about Hanover and Bethlehenm ZHB, but have to check some things out in Allentown this AM and then search a few titles. The stories will have to wait.<br /><br />Maybe one.Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-64723915796294832922012-04-26T08:33:27.419-04:002012-04-26T08:33:27.419-04:00One of your best bits of parody Bern. Kudos
Seamu...One of your best bits of parody Bern. Kudos<br /><br />SeamusAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-70078697901539903492012-04-26T08:13:56.194-04:002012-04-26T08:13:56.194-04:00Come on, dude. You must know I could not allow tha...Come on, dude. You must know I could not allow that comment to stand.Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-48195173274876602082012-04-26T07:59:34.846-04:002012-04-26T07:59:34.846-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com