Here is a question from a Blog reader that deserves an answer:
Dr. Webb - Perhaps you can
help clarify or raise the question on the following language on the revised
Page 68 of the Plan that addresses the areas around Al Lang, The Mahaffey &
the Dali. The " Redevelopment Opportunity " language has been
removed & replaced with " Opportunity Site for Civic and Cultural
Use". Any idea what constitutes Civic & Cultural use? The language is
very ambiguous.
We need specifics.
My concern is that this is
just another way of saying development. Could that be commercial development?
After the bait & switch tactics ( & resulting loss of credibility )
previously used by the City on the DMWP I think that the revised language begs
clarification.
This is just another example
supporting your posting that suggests that the Council be very clear in what is
allowed for by the DWMP & that it not be commercial development of the
waterfront.
Thanks,
B...
St. Petersburg
Definitions from
Merriam-Webster Dictionary:
Civic - of or relating to a citizen, a city, citizenship, or
community affairs
Cultural - of or relating to a particular group of people and
their habits, beliefs, traditions, etc.
: of or
relating to the fine arts (such as music, theater, painting, etc.)
For example, one could argue that a craft brewery fits into the
"cultural" definition.
It looks like the Kriseman administration is trying to weasel
word the definitions of these key pieces of the waterfront property so they are
broad enough to drive the preverbal development bulldozer through.
How about labeling them "Non Commercial Opportunity Site for Civic and Cultural Use" unless the real goal is commercial development?
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