[Summit] North Main St.

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---- Greg Gerritt <gerritt at mindspring.com> wrote: 

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As one of the people referred to in the original post, I will say the lever
of cooperation between Miriam and other activities in the neighborhood is
improved, but even as we work with the hospital staff and administration
more, we continue to maintain our vigilance and willingness to speak out.  I
maintain a correspondence with those confronting Lifespan on neighborhood
issues on the south side around RI Hospital, sharing occassional
experiences.  


Just for the record, my thoughts on the N Main St project are that we may or
may not be able to strongly influence what happens on N Main St, there are
forces much more powerful than a neighborhood association at work, and
millions of dollars of investment needed.  But keeping an eye on things,
studying it the best we can, including calling in professionals where it is
useful to provide information we can not obtain on our own, and pushing for
what people in the community believe would be the most beneficial is more
than worth it even if it costs a few thousand dollars.  Doing nothing or
waiting for someone else to move is unlikely to give this communty the best
solutions.  Life is a bit of an experiment, and if you sit passivley it
happens to you rather than you  making it happen.  N Main St is clearly a
case of trying to make it happen can only be a good thing.  Greg Gerritt


on 7/19/08 5:25 PM, Coryndon Luxmoore at coryndon at luxmoore.com wrote:

> "Active resident"
> This message would have credibility if you signed it with your name, identify
> the opposition, or articulate the benefits of the plans/improvements as you
> see them.
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> The fact that Miriam has control of a substantial part of the budget and is a
> large employer does not mean one has to respect the institution or
> automatically support the effort.  Given Miriam's track record with the local
> community their support alone is a good reason to ask as many questions as
> possible to determine the merits of the project and the improvements.
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> I look forward to an open debate and discussion and to hear the reasons for
> your support of this effort. 
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> Coryndon Luxmoore
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> On Jul 19, 2008, at 4:28 PM, active resident wrote:
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>> Word has been circulating about oppositiion to the Main St project.  This is
>> a good project and should continue.  Main St. in our area is in really bad
>> shape - there's no disagreeing with that!  Improvements need to happen.
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>> Unfortunately, some people on SNA' s board want to stop this project from
>> happening.  When it was recently proposed that more money be allocated, it
>> was opposed!
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>> The first part of the project, completed last year, was a problem, it's
>> true.  But the $10,000 allocated for that element is not that big a part of
>> the project.  Jon, Gregg and the others involved are doing a great job.  The
>> project has to keep momentum going.  Also, this is a good project for Miriam
>> Hospital to work with SNA!!!
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>> Miriam is an important partner in the community and has control of a
>> substantial part of the budget, and everybody needs to respect this
>> institution as one of our big employers.
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>> Those people trying to stop the project should ask themselves if they are
>> being helpful or obstructionist. 
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