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Tuesday, November 10, 2009

DN: Weigh in on the waterfront

The Daily News editorial page today beseeches readers to come to a public meeting about the future of Philly's waterfront. Citizens will have an opportunity to interview finalists contending to create a "master plan." The event is from 6:30-8:30 at Festival Pier, Columbus Boulevard and Spring Garden street.

One wonders, with yesterday's news that the city will end the year $31 million in the red, if this will end up being a warm-up for another round of citizen meetings about how to pare down the city's budget (the projected deficit is more manageable than last year's, but will still require meaningful cuts). If nothing else good comes of these hard fiscal times, maybe Philly can at least become a town where collecting citizen feedback is standard procedure.

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