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there is an ongoing debate/discussion/conflict between the pittsburgh penguins and hill district leaders.
basically in 2007 when they got the new arena, the penguins were also given the rights to develop the ~30 acres where the civic arena used to be. the team was given a deadline by the end of october this year to come up with a plan for the land, and they are now requesting an extension.
apparently the hill district was previously considered to be a center of black culture in pittsburgh, but alot of the business and affordable housing was destroyed to build the civic arena using eminent domain.
hill district leaders want to ensure that affordable housing will be a feature of the new developments and that women/minorities will have large roles in the developments. the hill district reps want minority participation of 35 percent and women participation of 15 percent in the pre-development, construction, and post-development phases of the project, while the penguins want 25 and 10 percent respectively.
thoughts?
basically in 2007 when they got the new arena, the penguins were also given the rights to develop the ~30 acres where the civic arena used to be. the team was given a deadline by the end of october this year to come up with a plan for the land, and they are now requesting an extension.
apparently the hill district was previously considered to be a center of black culture in pittsburgh, but alot of the business and affordable housing was destroyed to build the civic arena using eminent domain.
hill district leaders want to ensure that affordable housing will be a feature of the new developments and that women/minorities will have large roles in the developments. the hill district reps want minority participation of 35 percent and women participation of 15 percent in the pre-development, construction, and post-development phases of the project, while the penguins want 25 and 10 percent respectively.
thoughts?