Should A Developer Sit On The Planning Commission?

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."

Source: The Philadelphia Daily News, July 21, 2005
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