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Should A Developer Sit On The Planning Commission?

Posted by: Abhijeet Chavan
Thanks to: Marisa Waxman
21 July 2005 - 12:00pm

A developer who sits on the City Planning Commission is at the center of a dispute that pits a university's desire for more student housing against a community's desire for open space.

"David Adelman, the developer who wants to build a new dorm for Drexel University, is more than just another builder who's breaking neighborhood promises and trashing the city's plan for university expansion. He's a member of the City Planning Commission, the agency that wrote the recommendations he's now flouting."

Full Story: City planner (a developer) planning on aiding himself
Source: The Philadelphia Daily News, July 21, 2005
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If hundreds of people in your community raised reasonable concerns about a planning program you developed, how would you respond? Perhaps you might call a community meeting, or ask community elected officials to reach out to community leaders.
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