Nutter: SugarHouse Runs "Crying" To Supreme Court
Nutter said SugarHouse's history in the city shows that "every time they don't get what they want or think they're not getting enough attention they go crying to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to try to get relief."
Nutter: SugarHouse Runs "Crying" To Supreme Court
Chris Brennan
Mayor Nutter responded today to a new legal action by SugarHouse -- read the previous post about it here -- by accusing the project's investors of "mis-characterizing" the situation. Nutter said SugarHouse's history in the city shows that "every time they don't get what they want or think they're not getting enough attention they go crying to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to try to get relief."
On SugarHouse's key complaint that the city is holding up a permit for the casino's foundation, Nutter said the true delay rests with an archaeological survey being supervised by the state. SugarHouse is asking for a "special master" appointed by the Supreme Court.
"We may be at a moment where we need a special master just to keep SugarHouse and their attorneys under control," Nutter said. "We are not holding SugarHouse up in no uncertain terms. They are absolutely incorrect."
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From the Wall Street Journal: "Shouldering into Philadelphia may prove to be the American casino industry's Waterloo. On one side are people like Chicago investor Neil Bluhm, who has targeted Northern Liberties and Fishtown (revitalized Philadelphia neighborhoods) for his SugarHouse casino. . . So unlike the situation in Detroit, where casino projects could pose as alternatives to urban blight, in Philadelphia they clearly would be the blight." Northern Liberties doesn't want a casino in our neighborhood -- and half of the SugarHouse property lies in Northern Liberties.— NorthernLibertine- With the state of the economy about the amount of layoffs already this year, Nutter should hand the jey to the city to SugarHouse. Bringing jobs and money into the city is a bad thing??? While firehouse and many other city services are being cut we should stop new business into the city??— BobDole
- Stop fighting Sugarhouse..we need jobs.— MsLou
- We all should have known this would happen when Nutter made such a big push for the antismoking law. He said he is pro business, yet L&I has been on a rampage since he took office. He would be better served to SHUT UP, since he's not bringing any money ionto the city. yeah smart move DJ Humpty Nut...bad mouth a business that wants to bring MILLIONS into the city...UNYSIS was a good move! look how that turned out. ONE TERM MAYOR.— bingo
Northernlibertine you are either delusional, blind or mentally deficient. The parcel of land that Sugarhouse wants to build on has been an eyesore for the past 70 years, the surrounding area is a pit, an absolute disgrace. I'm not pro gambling by any means but the city doesnt have 2 nickels to rub together to develop that land on their own.And what kind of mayor uses jargon like "they go crying" to authorities? Shouldnt your mayor be able to articulate himself better than that? There is something off about this guy. Your city has a $1.5 Billion dollar shortfall, you are closing fire houses and libraries, next on the chopping block is the police budget and he is stonewalling $1 billion dollars worth of development sandbagging tax payers of Pa. in the process?— argonne- So argonne, the whole city is an eyesore save for 10 blocks. This is easily the ugliest city in America (Detroit is better). Northern Liberties was beginning to recover without casino jobs and Nutter recognizes there are a million (literally) other places in teh city that could use the help more. The stubborn owners of the parcel who have owned it for years (through another entity) and prevented real development on the waterfront along with a few others are the problem. We could have an operating casino in this city right now and I don't blame Nutter for holding it up one bit. The "independent" gaming commission is a sham, the taxes are hardly even a temporary fix for Pennsylvania's government problems, and the jobs are crummy and will get worse once the industry devours itself and they all start going after each others market share. The suburban casinos are already laying people off and they have all frozen hiring, why don't we print that in this paper?— mktstrfinancial
- Lawyers suck. It's about time someone in any sense of power yanks their chain. Is SugarHouse going to go out of business? NO! Are they losing money? Aren't we all? Do they deserve an easy street? Don't we all? I'd love to work on that project and firemen need money. Since when have we bowed to big money and let them trample through the city to get what they feel they deserve? We're all struggeling, they should too.— Teps
- I was a nutter butter, devoted countless hours of volunteer work for this man, but I have been disappointed in his leadership skills on so many issues. I admit, I railed against the casinos, but we won a great victory...no longer will we have 2 casinos on the waterfront. Give up the ghost already! I feel with the economic climate, we need the construction jobs in this city and all the spin off the project will create. Nutter has no problem shutting down libraries, pools, cutting back fire stations, asking for givebacks from police and firefighters. This is not the man I thought I was electing. Move on with this casino issue, we have to many other important things you should be concentrating on. Spend your energy on ensuring we get the best possible design of SugarHell...yes I had that sign in my window at one time. A leader picks his battles and then knows when the time is right to say enough. Heavy is the head that wears the crown...I now believe my emperor has no clothes.— rittenhousejoey
No casino in Fishtown. Why sell your soul and neighborhood to the devil? Is Atlantic City a great place to live, no. Why would here be any different?- This coming from a guy that keeps getting sued ... illegal gun laws, illegal library closings ...— Adam Lang
- Mayor Nutter's actions are disgraceful! The tax revenues from Sugarhouse will help support vital City services, including the restoration of libraries, pools, and community centers that will be closing. There are 87,000 unemployed Philadelphians. SugarHouse casino construction jobs and the 1300 permanent jobs (with health benefits) it will create will be very helpful to our City. SugarHouse will generate millions of dollars per year for our schools and lower wage taxes. More businesses create more jobs… not to mention a much needed year-round world-class multi-entertainment destination in our beautiful city on the waterfront. With the significant tax money dedicated to expand the Pennsylvania Convention Center and our goal to grow Philadelphia's tourism industry, the SugarHouse casino on the waterfront make complete sense! The SugarHouse site in Fishtown has been a trash filled brownfield for decades yet Mayor Nutter continues to spend millions of tax dollars FIGHTING the construction of SugarHouse. I was an early supported when Nutter decided to run for Mayor... boy was I wrong!— equalityman
- nutter acts like he recently moved to philadelphia and inherited all of these problems. where was he in city council for the last 10-12 years? he was part of the problem and endemic failings of a city government that has long been a national embarrassment. now he's the casino-buster! if we had these casinos our unfettered views of the pristine landscape would be altered forever. how could we live with not being able to see the strip clubs, tacky bars and big box retailers dotting delaware avenue, plus the beautiful brownfields of nolib/fishtown/port richmond or whatever it's being called these days? my point is, if people pay the price for a property why do they need ersatz development "partners" telling them what they can and cannot build? sugar house and foxwood got their approvals thru due process--albeit probably rigged. then it goes to the courts. how do judges get elected or appointed? the court system in itself is a travesty (unless you're on the winning side, then justice has been served). you think fumo is the only rotten apple in the bunch? curious about how we was the lead proponent for casino gambling in philly and then turned on a dime. meanwhile we're missing out on jobs and much needed tax revenues. let's face it, philadelphia will not likely attract any sizable industries or employers in our lifetime. we have to take what we can get. nutter is taking us nowhere, fumo is gone and rendell is a lame duck. even tougher times are ahead for our city. you can bet on it.— frenval
- Is it too early to begin impeachment proceedings for Nutjob? I said it b4, you all voted for him! He is an embarASSment. Brilliant to act smug and treat condescendingly an industry that can make or break city budgets! What a loooooooooser!— Spartan300
- 1) Just move SugarHouse away from homes and you'll get the jobs and tax revenue. 2) why not the old overseas terminal - which has great infrastructure and isn't near homes. 3) Continue with terrible development in rusurgent neighborhoods - and good and financially people will flee the city for the burbs. 4) Look at the Penn Praxis plan for the waterfront...ask yourself 'why not'. 5) Philadelphia will be Detroit...as it prefers the fast nickel over the slow dime. Shouldn't we know better...especially ina recession?— rbpeeple
- http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/18430596/detail.html "A Detroit elementary school is asking for donations of toilet paper and light bulbs to continue functioning. The district is grappling with a more than $400 million budget deficit." HUH? Detroit casinos didn't fix all the ills of Detroit? People, we'll be MORE like Detroit...very soon. Losers.— rbpeeple
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