Comments on: Kelo-New London Aftermath: The Fort Trumbull Crumble Gets No Old Media Attention

By: TBlumer

TBlumer — Sat, 19 May 2007 19:57:03 +0000

#3, thanks for noticing. If 4A really ends up being a parking lot when all is said and done, there ought to be hell to pay.

I’m guessing that the $1 million lost is since the inception of the em-dom proceedings. Or is it really a mil per year?

By: newlondoncalling

newlondoncalling — Sat, 19 May 2007 19:10:18 +0000

Tom,

Great post, and thanks for the link. All I would add to your list is the recent admission by John Brooks that the Fort Trumbull project has, over the life of the project, cost the city about $1 million in lost property tax revenue. (Brooks is the NLDC’s Ft. Trumbull project manager; the comment came at the recent NLDC annual meeting.)

I have the same concerns that you do about Parcel 4a. It was always designated as “support” and it’s becoming apparent that “support” is a fancy way of saying “parking lot,” and nothing more.

By: TBlumer

TBlumer — Sat, 19 May 2007 16:23:35 +0000

#1, I thought originally that Welling was complaining about a relatively recent decision, but then noticed that the CG had decided to go to 1A at least a year ago before Kelo and Cristofaro even settled. How much before that I don’t know.

By: Interested Observer

Interested Observer — Sat, 19 May 2007 15:49:28 +0000

I don’t know any Coastie who didn’t recoil at the thought of building a museum atop Kelo’s home (except for VADM Welling, I guess.) The whole situation is outrageous, and most didn’t want to be any part of it.