tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post2581039462063455588..comments2024-03-28T07:27:05.136-04:00Comments on MOLOVINSKY ON ALLENTOWN: Two Few Benefit from Arenamichael molovinskyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12581039755319742687noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-78442368052374124412012-04-25T21:17:42.058-04:002012-04-25T21:17:42.058-04:00Ok so I'm old and cranky, but I sure do miss t...Ok so I'm old and cranky, but I sure do miss the old days when all you needed to get rid of a few pikers was a rail and some tar and feathers, not a division of attorneys.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-47437858521135962812012-04-25T11:22:12.752-04:002012-04-25T11:22:12.752-04:00I definitely think Chairman Pawlowski should start...I definitely think Chairman Pawlowski should start charging people money to breath the (corrupt?) air in Allentown.<br /><br />Sort of like his own little Cap and Tax program ... I have every confidence the all-Democrat Rubber Stamp Council of Apparatchiks would overwhelmingly approve.<br /><br />Then, the Chairman would have plenty of cash to finish constructing the magnificent Palace of Sport.<br /><br />Perhaps what is needed is another piece from superstar journalist Bill White ...<br /><br />VIKTOR TIKHONOVAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-1839954443589168162012-04-24T15:10:11.472-04:002012-04-24T15:10:11.472-04:00@ 2:55, here's my take on butz. although his ...@ 2:55, here's my take on butz. although his building was KOZ, he paid to construct it, and it stood mostly empty and under rented for years. the sangria build-out was a grant, and his new addition makes him the second NIZ recipient in the district, next to reilly. he certainly has a self interest in promoting the arena and niz, but he had invested substantially in allentown with his building.michael molovinskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12581039755319742687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-13549337247476387232012-04-24T14:55:02.590-04:002012-04-24T14:55:02.590-04:00MM -
For some to classify Butz as an innocent by...MM - <br /><br />For some to classify Butz as an innocent bystander in all this is laughable.<br /><br />He's been right there, taking the tax-free zones, grants, and loans for his own building. In fact, the city just applied for another state grant to fund his expansion.<br /><br />He's also been willing to cheerlead the arena project, with the hopes of roping in some of the taxpayer-funded construction work for his company.<br /><br />He loves to claim he is all for Allentown, but he's all about fleecing the taxpayers for his own profit. He has long ago set aside any principles he had in favor of lining his own pockets.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-50655739152672948782012-04-24T13:04:52.638-04:002012-04-24T13:04:52.638-04:00I wasn't trying to put words in your mouth. T...I wasn't trying to put words in your mouth. That they're slimy is my categorization of them. Personal gain or not, the way they've conducted themselves is one step below a slug.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-32083764349706885892012-04-24T11:18:03.999-04:002012-04-24T11:18:03.999-04:00@10:46, i have no disagreement with your comment...@10:46, i have no disagreement with your comment about butz. i was simply noting that as of yet, the NIZ benefits only two people, which is even less than a "few"<br /><br />furthermore, although i'm critical of the arena project, i have never referred to anybody as slimy or even implied impropriety for personal gain. i'm not shy about insulting people, but wish to be associated only with my own words.michael molovinskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12581039755319742687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-49290070011476756062012-04-24T11:15:53.331-04:002012-04-24T11:15:53.331-04:00"his own cash at risk with the 9th/Hamilton b..."his own cash at risk with the 9th/Hamilton building"<br />Did he?<br />How much?<br />It was tax free for how long?<br />At least he is local.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-79615173581814175072012-04-24T10:46:05.186-04:002012-04-24T10:46:05.186-04:00Mike I don't put Butz in with slimy people lik...Mike I don't put Butz in with slimy people like Pawlowski and Browne. Even with the KOZ benefit, he still put his own cash at risk with the 9th/Hamilton building which was a pretty risky thing to do.<br /><br />Am I missing something that you see?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-56303982682446860732012-04-24T05:27:04.013-04:002012-04-24T05:27:04.013-04:00Maybe a huge windfall to Alvin Butz Co.
How many l...Maybe a huge windfall to Alvin Butz Co.<br />How many locals are employed by this bogus hole project?<br />Now money from this ill conceived project will be spent mounting law suits against citizens.<br />The local law industry will now squeeze this lemon for their piece of the pie.<br />I prefer a big hole.<br />While this proceeds, why not raise school taxes, and property taxes, and the parking authority can blitz the city residents and visitors for more funding......Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com