Tom Gordan has a chance to show what he is made of. If he comes down against Abbot’s developer, Frank Acierno, we will know he is the real thing back in action supporting the wills of residents over the wills of Pam Scott’s friends Briefly here is the deal. On one hand you have:
- Developed floodplains.
- Horrendous traffic intersections.
- Change in the actual character of the Community
- Shopping Center across from church and school
On the other hand:
- More money for Frank Aceirno and Rich Abbot.
You know who is for it; here is a list of those who are against it….
- City of Newark; City Government
- Holy Angels School and Church
- McDonalds Main Street Newark
- State Rep. Mike Ramone
- State Rep. Paul Baumbach
- State Rep. John Kowalko
- State Rep. Edward S. Osienski
- State Rep. Joe Miro
- State Sen. David Sokola
- Windy Hills Community Association
- Every single human being whose commute takes them through Possum Park intersection.
This is a healthy reminder as to why we have democratic government. The tract includes some nice forests – a 60 acred piece that is
almost totally wooded and has WCC frontage and 2 blue line streams with
forested buffers. All in all some great habitat.
The perpetrators are attempting to sneak through a rezoning of a piece of property considered green, consisting of protected resources – eg. Critical Natural Area, Creek, Stream, Floodplain, Wetlands, Steep Slopes, and Mature Forest and have it rezoned into Regional Commercial. Once that rezoning is complete, anything can be done to that property at any point into the future, no matter what the current assurances by the developers are. With this month’s rezoning if it takes place, in 10 years, with a more favorable administration, a hot, drippy sex club could be built on that property. Who knows!
However, a wall of bipartisanship has swelled up against this project. Every one, Democrat, Republican, Independent thinks it is a bad idea….. This again is the classic tale of people versus big money.
We know who should win; but we don’t yet know who will win….
Call Tom Gordan and let him know. We had an election. Developers don’t run New Castle County any more.
kavips 
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February 10, 2013 at 10:19 am
Nancy Willing
Tom Gordon controls the Department of Land Use who already recommended AGAINST this ordinance. The Planning Board also denied recommendation of this rezoning.
There is now a threshold for a 2/3 majority of Council – which is also the numbers needed to override an executive veto.
So you see, this is completely out of Gordon’s hands. He can’t veto what effectively is a veto-oroof vote. But I don’t think it will come down to that. I doubt but a few on Council will expend capital to vote for this rezoning and certainly not the 9 necessary to pass it.
February 10, 2013 at 3:47 pm
kavips
Thank you for the update…. I missed his take. He should have a press conference or otherwise attach himself to this passage, so this signal is seen by all, and may be a stop sign for all future attempts to end run New Castle County residents…. Bottom line is if I missed it; …then most people have no idea.:)