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From:	L
To:	Councilman Goode, Councilman Green, Councilman Greenlee, Councilman Kelly, Councilman Kenney, Mayor Nutter, Councilwoman Reynolds Brown, Councilman Rizzo, Councilwoman Sanchez
Date:	Thursday, 11/13/08
Subject:	No Zoning for A 5,000 Slot Machine Casino in the Heart of Historic Philadelphia

Dear Mayor Nutter:

I respectfully request that you do not sign into law Bills No.
080741 and 080742, involving respectively, zoning for the
proposed Foxwoods Casino on Market Street between 10th and 11th
Streets, and the creation of a 24 block district in which
casino zoning would be made permissible. The borders of the
district are from 6th Street to Broad Street and from Chestnut
to Arch Streets.

I recall when you ran for the Democratic seat for Mayor of
Philadelphia, you gave your full support to the citizen driven
ballot initiative that required a 1,500-foot buffer zone
between casinos and neighborhoods. I also applaud your
announcement, immediately after taking office in January, of
the creation of a city-wide master zoning plan. Philadelphians
are hopeful that the master plan will create the kind of vision
for the entire City of Philadelphia that was created by Penn
Praxis for the Delaware waterfront.

Your support of the buffer between neighborhoods and casinos,
and your initiative to create a master plan, are undermined and
contradicted by the fast track zoning now before City Council
that would put a large-scale slot parlor in the heart of our
historic city - directly between Independence Hall and City
Hall.

Without proper planning, a 5,000 machine slot parlor could end
up in Center City Philadelphia --- immediately adjacent to
three thriving city neighborhoods, and at the disposal of tens
of thousands of office, service and government workers, and
commuters --- without any meaningful public debate or
independent economic or social impact studies to determine that
this is an acceptable site for a casino. Experts in planning
agree: high impact development of this magnitude should start
with a comprehensive planning process and then be followed by
the zoning process.

Philadelphians deserve a true planning process by which all
possible sites in Philadelphia are evaluated for the two
casinos slated for Philadelphia under Act 71, to determine the
least damaging locations. We ask for your leadership in this
endeavor by taking the first step - please veto these two
zoning bills.

Sincerely,

Copies to my representatives in City Council

Dear Fearless Leaders,

Our city is in a financial crisis. Major cuts are coming, and with that comes the hunt
for revenue. The casinos will carry their load just fine. It is not a total rescue, but
hopefully there is boom in that sector.

My concern is politicians over-looking the need to put restrictions on the kind of
signage these casino owners could go hog wild for. 8th & Market should not look
like a strip in Vegas. That would be a DISGRACE. Please, think about signage and all
advertising. We still have an image to uphold. I think it is our duty as citizens of this
great city to adhere to the Quaker value of austerity. So please: do not sell-out your
city, tell those greedy SOBs to just 'cool it, you'll get no bribe out of me!'

I understand that the casinos are inevitable, but that doesn't mean it all needs to be
trashy. We have great landmarks near the Gallery. Lets not cheapen those. (I'm
thinking and writing every phrase I could think of to convince the politicians to see
the light.) With unchecked signage you can for sure count on seeing hookers
walking those streets. Please control the signage on this casino deal !!!!

Stephen Ferry, West Kenso, yo!

to whom it may concern my name is margaret josey i live at 3245
nth 6th i am 70 years old and the city is trying to take all of
my money. i been on payment agreement since 2003 the city had
me thinken i was paying on back taxes. that how they get over
on seniors and they end up losing there homes. come to find out
john street sold taxes and now i have to pay a lawyer by the
name of linebarger goggan blair and sampson 140.00 a month for
back taxes but he has some taxes i already paid and trying to
charge me interest. also the city of revenue is also trying to
pull a scame on me i paid 2003-2007 taxes and they charging me
again for the same thing. i have my receipts for it i went down
to the city of revenue three times and talked to someone they
said they will handle it and give me a call that was two months
ago still didnt hear nothing but let us not do what we is
suppose to do they are on are butts. something has to be done
about this i am not the only one they are trying to scame
someone anyone please help me with matter thank you and have a
bless day

Please think hard- watch a few euthanizations at least do that
much and stop- immediately and now- the diabolical suggestion of
no welfare for the animals that have the dreaded position of
living on the streets of Philadelphia.

Please do not make this a "catch and kill" city for homeless
animals. They are not disposable but are living, breathing,
creatures that deserve a chance. I don't understand
why we can't keep things they way they are. Isn't progression
a positive thing in the city of Philadelphia? Increasing the
homeless animal survival rate from 11% to almost 60% is an
incredible achievement. Why make this decision when there are so
many other options that are obviously working. It just doesn't
make any sense. Please reconsider.

Sincerely,

Kristina Lombardo

I am very upset that the city would allow this to happen. Please
don't let this contract be given over like that. The animals
should have a chance at life. Please make the right choice.

I am outraged and appalled that the Philadelphia Department of
Public Health is signing a death sentence for thousands of
animals. The lifesaving achievements of the last three years are
to celebrated and furthered, not abandoned. We will not go back
to a time when most homeless animals are killed. Classifying
them simply as objects to be collected and disposed of like
garbage is unacceptable. We demand that the Health Department
rescind its current request for proposal for animal control
services and rewrite it to require lifesaving. The agency that
holds this contract must achieve progressive save rates – with a
starting place of 60% of the total number of animals who enter
the shelter alive, the current level – so Philadelphia continues
moving closer to the goal of guaranteeing a home for every
healthy and treatable pet. We will not allow this city to turn
its back on Philadelphia's animals.

Moreover, the idea that if one of my cats runs out of the door,
that it can be caught and killed within an hour and I would not
even receive notice is beyond reprehensible, it is absolutely
disgusting. Our pets have tags and chips to provide animal
control operatives with the ability to contact us. To just
ignore that in preference of killing a loved pet is not
efficient, it is cruel.

We have a system in place now that is working to protect these
unfortunate animals from unnecessary euthanization, and we
should be expanding those programs, not scrapping them. To be a
city that is moving forward on so many fronts (recycling
programs, alternate energy programs) and then allow a new animal
control contract to take place where we treat live creatures
like garbage is the worst type of recidivism. We are better
than that as citizens, and we need to be better than that as a
city.

Thank you.

Hendrik Doorn

The plight of the City's animals had changed from a rather grim
outlook to a brighter one with focus on stopping unwanted
litters of kittens and puppies and focusing on finding homes for
the many animals that come through the shelter doors. Euthanasia
rates are down and now the City wants to ruin all the good that
is "happening". There are many, many pet owners in the City of
Philadelphia, your decision to cut back on animal control and
offer the contract as "nuisance control" is truly upsetting.
It's a disgrace to think that your decision is going to undo the
wonderful things that are happening. There must be another way,
we are not talking about controlling rats and bugs in the City
but animals, people's pets. Next there will be a contract
offered to rid the City of the homeless people!!! Get real, look
at the statistics and see what direction animal care is going on
and now you are going to take 5 steps back. Someone needs to do
their homework here.

If you want to cut corners, cut back on the public employees
using City vehicles for personal use, there's a lot of them
going on. I see people dropping their kids off to school, their
spouses/wifes at the mall, and let's not forget, at the bus
stop. There's where you can save some cash, not on the heads of
the unlikely victims - animals!

Please close the loop hole in DROP. It was not meant for
elected officials. Bring some integrity back to city
government.

Dear Mayor Nutter and Council Members,

I was surprised and extremely disappointed to hear about the
Health Department's open bid for the new animal control contract.
The language describes the role of animal control as catching
and "disposing of over 30,000 unwanted animals per year". The
lack of discussing running shelters, adoption services or other
ways of finding homes for these animals rather than killing them
is appalling.

The citizens of Philadelphia work extremely hard to rescue as
many animals as possible. It's a slap in the face to the good
work that has been done at the Philadelphia Animal Welfare
Society, which has gone from saving only 11% of animals to now
60% of animals in just 3 years.

As the proud owner of a rescued pitbull, I can tell you that,
though these dogs may have been mistreated or cast off by their
owners, they are wonderful animals that make incredible
companions. It would be smarter policy for the city to provide
more low-cost spay/neuter services and to enforce animal cruelty
laws and eliminate dog fighting in this city. This would reduce
the number of animals coming to shelters over the long term.

The city's callous, cruel and inhumane contract description
should not be allowed to stand. I am truly outraged by this and
believe that if my elected officials are made aware of this
oversight, that it can be corrected. I can't fathom that this
could have been issued by the Philadelphia Department of Public
Health with your consent.

I hope to be in touch on this issue and look forward to your
resolution.

I am outraged and appalled that the Philadelphia Department of
Public Health is signing a death sentence for thousands of
animals. The lifesaving achievements of the last three years
are to celebrated and furthered, not abandoned. We will not go
back to a time when most homeless animals are killed.
Classifying them simply as objects to be collected and disposed
of like garbage is unacceptable. We demand that the Health
Department rescind its current request for proposal for animal
control services and rewrite it to require lifesaving. The
agency that holds this contract must achieve progressive save
rates – with a starting place of 60%, the current level – so
Philadelphia continues moving closer to the goal of
guaranteeing a home for every healthy and treatable pet. We
will not allow this city to turn its back on Philadelphia's
animals.

I am outraged and appalled that the Philadelphia Department of
Public Health is signing a death sentence for thousands of
animals. The lifesaving achievements of the last three years
are to be celebrated and furthered, not abandoned. We will not
go back to a time when most homeless animals are killed.
Classifying them simply as objects to be collected and disposed
of like garbage is unacceptable. We demand that the Health
Department rescind its current request for proposal for animal
control services and rewrite it to require lifesaving. The
agency that holds this contract must achieve progressive save
rates – with a starting place of 60%, the current level – so
Philadelphia continues moving closer to the goal of
guaranteeing a home for every healthy and treatable pet. We
will not allow this city to turn its back on Philadelphia's
animals.

Those words were cut and pasted from PAWS website. I did not
write them, but I could have. It is absolutely appalling that
a city the size of Philadelphia has always had such a pathetic
humane effort towards animals. And instead of making efforts to
improve it, you just continue to make it worse. Yet another
sign of the decline of this city. I hope you will consider
making animal rights a priority in the future, because from now
on I am making it a priority on election day.

First of all, I would like to say that Philadelphia has been my
home for every one of the almost 26 years I have been alive. I
love this city and I will never leave. As a citizen I have
been witness to horrific things happening here. People being
shot. Children being abused. Most recently, cops dying in the
line of duty. As appauled as I have been at these instances, I
can never remember being more disappointed in Philadelphia's
elected officials as I am right now. Asking for bids for
a "animal disposal" contract is sickening. I have three pets -
two cats and a dog. All are rescues and are AMAZING
individuals. It brings tears to my eyes to think that if they
were unfortunate enough to be at Philadelphia's animal control
shelter next January, its almost guaranteed that their lives
would be ended. Simply because of a cut in funding. In the
search to adopt a dog this past summer, I met several PAWS
foster parents and experienced how dedicated and determined
these people are to saving animals. It was inspiring and up
lifting. Would they be able to continue the work that they
currently do under this new contract? I don't believe so.

Not only am I a registered voter, but I did vote for Mayor
Michael Nutter. I believed in him and the changes he has
promised to make for the city. I have watched the
transformation of the city of Philadelphia under his watch in
regards to the recycling program and drastic improvements to
violent crimes. I am so confused as to why he is in support of
a contract worded this way. Mayor Nutter, you seem like a
compassionate and dedicated man. Why is this happening? We
beg you to continue being the agent of change you have proven
yourself to be and rescind its current request for proposal for
animal control services and rewrite it to require lifesaving.
Neglected and abandoned pets do not deserve this fate just
because their owners have turned a cruelly blind eye to them.

Please, Mayor Nutter and other elected officials, change the
wording and funding for this contract and allow PACCA and PAWS
to continue in their strides to Philadelphia becoming a no-kill
city. Do not allow this city to turn its back on
Philadelphia's animals. Your animal-loving voters will remember
this come election time. I know I will.

Dear Mayor Nutter and City Counsel:

This is the first time I've felt enraged enough to contact
city officials.

We, the citizens of Philadelphia, highly object to pulling the
city contract from PACCA, and therefore, squash our efforts to
making Philadelphia a no-kill city. If other cities can do it,
why can't we? There are many of us committed to animal rescue
and voluntarily give of our own time and money to help the
city's homeless, unwanted, and abandoned. We have a vision and
we're more than willing to work towards that ultimate goal. But
we cannot do it alone. We need the help of PACCA and the City
to further our efforts. Please reconsider your position on this
issue.

It is not the fault of the animals. It is our fault. We have
created the situation, and we are obligated to make it right.
Even with the limited funding PACCA gets, they are supported by
so many hard working and dedicated volunteers. I'm sure you're
aware that the percentage of Philadelphia's tax dollars that
are committed to helping Philadelphia's animals, is well below
the national average. Even with those limited funds, we work
diligently to right this wrong.

Please do the right thing. As Ghandi said, "The greatness of a
nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its
animals are treated".

Respectfully,

Cindi DeMaio

I would like to start by thanking you and Quetzy for your
outstanding help.


I lost my drivers license when I was 17 years old, It was
taken from me because I did not pay my moving violations, I did
not know the value of my driving privilege. In a short time I
accumulated about $12,000 in fines, I have a 22 year suspension
on my drivers license, I can not operate a motor vehicle until 2031.

I refinanced my home to pay these outstanding fines in
February of 2008 hoping that with this substantial payment I will
be permitted to drive sometime in the near future. I have bin
told that I will not be permitted to drive for a very long time
even after my $11,000 payment, I have never committed any crimes
with a vehicle and I never received a DUI. my family and I have
bin struggling with attorneys, Philadelphia traffic court and not
getting any results.
Maria Sanchez took the time to here my story and was very
upset, with the help of here staff she has really made an
impressive attempt to help my family in this matter.

Thank you for all of your help.


Juan Adames 215-290-1877

I was unable to attend the meeting reguarding the school at
1330 Rhawn Street

Where you there?


Thank G-d for Rizzo!

I'm Opposed, You should be too.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-512424/Rubbish-dump-floating-Pacific-Ocean-twice-size-America.html


Someone has to enforce One Liberty to stop the maddness and start recycling
They use tons of plastic every single day and it is not recycled.It is a disgrace and need a big hefty fine to enforce the law.Make them recycle and others will soon follow

I am a single mother who has been working for the Pennsylvania
Deptartment of Corrections for almost seven years at Graterford
prison. I've worked in our operations center for almost three
years. Assignment runs the daily schedule at a prison which
house almost 4000 inmates.
I am writing to you because as a tax payer and a voter, I feel
like my rights have been violated by some L&I employees. On
June 3, 2008, I had a second hearing with the fair housing
committee after going to a municipal court with my landlord and
all orders were in my favor due to sufferings, inconvenience
and hardships I endured.
i still had repair issues and concerns over paper work given to
the court by L&I on June 3. The inspector states violations
were complied but never entered the property after I spoke to
him May 19, 2008. The paper work has a different inspectors
name. I tried to contact L&I and other proper individuals
because one of the concerns I pointed out to the inspector
became a hazardous issue, the tiles in the ceiling in my
daughter's room, which are above her bed, fell to the floor.
This is the same issue I pointed out to the inspector, he said
it looked fine and breezed through the rest of the house.
The inspector informed me L&I accepts minimal compliance. I
spoke to his supervisor, who was very rude to me, and she told
me L&I is not coming out every time something goes wrong. She
said they have been to the property and I am not cooperating
with entrance. I explained that I work and all I ask for is a
phone call, so someone would be home. I explained to her that
this is not a new problem, it is serious and all I wanted was a
re-inspection. I asked how can a case be closed if an inspector
did not come back into the property. I explained the ceiling
and the same issues from before. she said we will not come back
out there.
I followed chain of command. I was told that I am doing all
this to evade eviction. On August 31, 2008, I will be going to
settlement on my new home. I have been back and forth to court
with my landlord and the courts have ruled in my favor because
I have pictures and all of the proof to support my concerns.
Is this how a tax payer and voter gets treated by city workers
when we ask for help in protecting the way we llive? I have
issues with a landlord who lives in london and has been very
neglegent. and I made arrangements so I can buy my own home so
that i never have to experience this again. The problem is,
wwhat about the next tenant that moves in this house? Fair
Housing protected me, but what about tenants who don't know all
their rights, and are also tax payers who vote. As a single
parents, sometimes we feel like we have no choice but to accept
all conditions because it's all we can afford, but if we work,
pay taxes, and vote, don't we have the right to be comfortable
too? Do L&I inspectors have a limit on the times they inspect a
home? What if work is patched up because a landlord knows his
property is being inspected? Minimal compliance? that's what I
was told, what if that patched up tile fell on my daughter?
I think when a person has complaints, regardless of how many
times you ask for help, your complaint should be taken serious.

Faxes Sent to Maria Quinones Sanchez
Letters

From: G
To: Councilwoman Sanchez
Date: Thursday, 06/19/08
Subject:


The salary you make is 98,000.00.I think you could interview
more responsible and respectful people on your staff.They have
no knowledge of what they are talking about and they are very
rude to the tax payers in your your ward.We will remember the
next time on voting day.

The salary you make is 98,000.00.I think you could interview more responsible and respectful people on your staff.They have no knowledge of what they are talking about and they are very rude to the tax payers in your your ward.We will remember the next time on voting day.

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