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Dear Representive Oliver: If you have not done so I urge you to
repeal House Bill#1954 and vote for Bill#1968

Please repeal House Bill 1954. I live in the Old City section
of Philly and I see the need for this right every day. We are
inundated with bars and problems in this neighborhood because
the city and state governments took it upon themselves to give
100 liquor licenses out in our neighborhood to form
an "entertainment district". Now it's up to the residents to
control the gangs of drunks and the occasional murder that
happens in our neighborhood that was a quiet artists community
before they did what they wanted with the area. As a member of
the Old City Civic Association, we deserve the right to have
our say in our own neighborhood. We are the ones who live here,
they do not.

Dear Representative Lederer:
As a member of the executive committee of the Old City Civic
Association, an active voter and a long-time resident of
Philadelphia, I write to ask that you support HB 1698 introduced
by Rep. Mark Cohen and make every effort to overturn the limits
placed on citizens' rights by Act 193 to challenge decisions of
the Zoning Board of Adjustment. Citizen standing is too
important an issue to be legislated away in the middle of the
night, without public notice and with legislative revisions
sponsored by the Outdoor Advertisers Association of
Pennsylvania. Please protect the rights of our neighborhood
organizations to challenge decisions of the ZBA. Thank you,
David Cohen.

Dear Representative Josephs,

As a long time representative of our district, I am sure you
understand the importance of a system of checks and balances.
With regard to the Philadelphia Zoning Board of Adjustments and
the right of a Community organization to appeal their rulings,
this system is key. In Philadelphia, the Board is made up of
political appointees who have little to no knowledge of
historic preservation, city planning, etc. Please support the
repeal of House Bill 1954.

with repsect and gratitude,

Peter B. Wood

Dear Rep. Josephs,

I urge you to support repeal of HB 1954. It is important to
maintain the rights of the community to challenge zoning
decisions and provide a balance of public interest and community
development. This law seems to have been developed by special
interests and aimed at squashing broader community input.

Thank you.

Nina Korsh

I write to you as a former member of the Philadelphia Zoning
Board of Adjustment; I served for 13 years; I was vice chairman
for 9 of those years. However, I feel strongly that House Bill
1954 should be repealed for many reasons. Since the board is a
quasi judicial body, there must be an appeal process to review
possible errors of law in decisions made by the zba. Secondly,
the board has alot of power, and there needs to be a review
should that power be inadvertently misused. Finally, there are
pressures beyond the control of the board which sometimes come
into play at a hearing, and the resulting decisions need to go
thru a review by a higher court. If the board has handed down a
fair and correct decision, then the common please court will
affirm that decision; if not a miscarriage of justice might
result.

Please support Rep. Cohen's bill to repeal the infamous House
Bill 1954! Thank you--Hal Lehman

Dear Representative Josephs -

Please support the rights of Philadelphia's community groups
to challenge irresponsible
zoning decisions that degrade our city AND stand up against
stealth legislation, passed without public debate: repeal House
Bill 1954 by voting for House Bill 1698! respectfully

Thank you,

Babette,
Thanks for all your efforts to repeal the noxious anti-
democratic House Bill 1954!

Honorable State Representative Josephs:

Please vote to repeal Pennsylvania House Bill 1954. The removal
of appeal rights of private citizens in Philadelphia for
decisions made by the appointed Zoning Board of Adjustment
places development decisions by this group in the category of
taxation without representation. The rider providing for this
condition was slid in without proper discussion or framing of
the issues for the legislature and for that reason alone it
seems spurious.

Very truly yours,

John M. Blickensderfer

Dear Representative Josephs - Please support the rights of
Philadelphia's community groups to challenge irresponsible
zoning decisions that degrade our city AND stand up against
stealth legislation, passed without public debate: repeal House
Bill 1954 by voting for House Bill 1698! respectfully, Michele
Langer

This is an important issue and the whole city needs your
support. Zoning issues affect all citizens not just those in the
immediate neighborhood.

Please do all you can to repeal House Bill 1954. Thank you.

Please support Representative Cohen's bill 1628 to repeal
#1954. The health and beauty of our city both require the
active concern of all of our citizens. All of us are affected
by bad zoning decsions and billboards destroying views.
Thank you.

Dear Babby -

I support the repeal of House Bill 1954. Communinities need to
be able to control their zoning.

Adelaide

Support CCRA and our residents - Repeal House Bill 1954!

Dear Representative Josephs:

I have recently learned of House Bill 1954, one subsection of
which limits the rights of citizens to challenge zoning
decisions. I urge you to support the repeal of this bill.

Also, I usually try to read an original source before forming
an opinion, but when I tried to access the bill through the Pa
House of Representatives website, I got a message saying that
it is unavailable.

Thank-you for your attention,
Pat Malay

The title says it all.

please vote to repeal HB 1954.
Developers with deep pockets and short term profits in mind are
not a complete thought with regard to whats good for the city.
Please keep some good old democracy in place!
Thank you,
Lindda Holliday

I srongly urge you to support the repeal of House Bill 1954.
People feel powerless enough without thi being done to them.

Dear Babby:

I know you have always been a strong supporter of community
groups, so I feel confident in asking you to vote to repeal
Bill 1954 which makes participation in zoning matters so
difficult for these groups.

No one but the developers and the politicians they fund has
anything to gain by backing Bill 1954. I'm sure we can count
on you to support its repeal.

Ruth Segal

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