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Old Posted Dec 2, 2013, 7:58 PM
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Originally Posted by coalminecanary View Post
Oh darn, the taxpayers are only going to cover half the costs. wah wah wah. Expropriate for 1.5 times what blanchard paid, designate, then sell at profit to someone who gives a shit. Problem solved.
I guess the problem is that there is no one who is willing to pay the cost to do what you would like them to do. Has Graham Crawford made any headway in his fund-raising crusade to get the money needed to save the facades? If Blanchard is willing to pick up half of the added cost to preserve the facades that really is the best case scenario (or least-worst, depending on your perspective). Isn't he already sitting on a demolition permit for the site pending the outcome of these discussions?
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