tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6495998.post5374729701027388021..comments2023-10-28T06:54:27.719-06:00Comments on The World, According To Me: Utah's Most Wasteful Pork Project is in Downtown SLCBobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04904969537714974512noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6495998.post-13054011764720788192009-11-17T14:59:11.679-07:002009-11-17T14:59:11.679-07:00The Federal Courthouse really does need expanding....The Federal Courthouse really does need expanding. Port O'Call is the real villian here. They held out and sued over the price they got from the Feds when the government took their property to expand the courthouse to take up the entire block. That and moving the Oddfellow building wasn't cheep either. On the list of things to blame Orrin for, this shouldn't be one of them.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04838181044501638999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6495998.post-41802013877271867292009-11-10T13:37:58.203-07:002009-11-10T13:37:58.203-07:00short of chaining themselves to Port O'Call, I...short of chaining themselves to Port O'Call, I don't think that they could do anything. Federal projects trump local government desires.<br /><br />And, I heard about this project in 2005, and I know some parts of it have been going on much longer than that, probably to Rocky's first term.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04904969537714974512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6495998.post-21274896241267836032009-11-10T12:26:35.566-07:002009-11-10T12:26:35.566-07:00I have a hard time believing that a city council h...I have a hard time believing that a city council has to just roll over when the feds buy a piece of land. I also wonder why the city wasn't included in the construction process given the impact or why they didn't get higher elected officials involved. After the fiasco in Sugarhouse, it's hard to give them a pass when basically the same thing happens all over again.Jesse Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11468928702710912142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6495998.post-40641691226903185042009-11-10T12:17:33.035-07:002009-11-10T12:17:33.035-07:00actually, this is a federal thing. i think the co...actually, this is a federal thing. i think the council is fairly powerless on this one.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04904969537714974512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6495998.post-77638656811821621042009-11-10T11:18:24.448-07:002009-11-10T11:18:24.448-07:00First the hole in Sugarhouse and now this? Do the ...First the hole in Sugarhouse and now this? Do the yahoos in SLC know how to run a city or do they just like to make symbolic and largely meaningless gestures towards pet causes? Sounds like the council needs to attend Zoning 101.Jesse Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11468928702710912142noreply@blogger.com