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Councilman DiCicco Gives Ikea Half a Loaf
Ikea Thinking It Over
By Ed Goppelt
Thursday, 11/21/02
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For a while it looked like Ikea would be yet another victim of Philly politics, but Councilman Frank DiCicco announced yesterday that he had a counterproposal for the Swedish retailer. Read DiCicco's press release.
Ikea had asked that the zoning be changed on its 44 acre site, something only the Councilman, whose district includes the Ikea site, could do. Today DiCicco offered Ikea half a loaf and according to news reports Ikea has not dismissed the Councilman's offer out of hand. DiCicco's legislation would change the zoning for 22 acres, enough for an Ikea store, but not enough for the shopping center planned by Kenneth Goldenberg.