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Originally Posted by exit2lef
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This was a good article. Seems like some of the preservationists and activists might be "getting it". Hopefully they're coming to the realization that it is unrealistic to expect the entire building to be saved. If they push too hard they're going to lose everything. If that happened that would be insane on their part. Some quotes I found interesting:
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The current preservation plan is to maintain the two circular portions of the building and the portion, including the signage, which they hope to restore to be able to rotate again.
But the preservation of the portion of the building is not guaranteed, and according to Empire, contingent on the city of Phoenix providing them with a tax break. Without the GPLET agreement, the building will likely be fully demolished.
Some residents questioned whether the project delivered enough public benefit to justify using GPLET. They also questioned how much of the building should be preserved and whether they are willing to risk full demolition of the building in order to ask that the entire building be saved.
“They’re looking for the GPLET, so that opens the door to negotiation for us,” said Sherry Rampy, president of the Roosevelt Action Association, adding that for community support to occur — whether there is partial or full demolition — the community itself needs to benefit. “As a community we need to figure out what we’re asking for and whether it is all or nothing, sometimes when we ask for all or nothing, we get nothing.”
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