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Also he has not said how he would compensate those communities losing their impact fee revenues.


The impact fee is collected


in April following the ap- plicable fi scal year. In April, this year, the Common- wealth collected $223.5 mil- lion which was estimated by the Pennsylvania Indepen-


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energy-upgrading the mil- lions of existing properties erected prior to 1940, and still viable. Unless there is a strong eff ort to retain existing well designed/constructed/ located structures, irrevers- ible destruction will occur. Those who claim that profi t- able building conservation can no longer be done simply don’t know how. THE PARADOX: While now there is heavy unem- ployment, there is a severe shortage of skilled labor to fi ll the jobs. Complaints about existing economic circumstances are justifi ed, but POSITIVE action must be taken.


Contrary to ads that claim, “No Maintenance Needed,” humans, structures, animals, plants, machines and pro- grams all need scheduled at- tention to survive, requiring professionals in that fi eld. Graduates of the new Academy will get invaluable job experience in Shelter, for a lucrative lifetime career; present and future genera- tions will not have to con- tinually reinvent the wheel for empirical procedures pre- viously found after trial and error, but wrongly forgotten incurrent education; owner/ developers will have quality work done at lower cost; con- tractors will have a source of knowledgeable employees; and the economy will be improved. Academy gradu- ates can make use of the GI Bill for higher education to further their studies.


People highly value either making or saving money. This program teaches how to do both, as well as how to aff ordably save architectural heritage. Some things should be kept as is. Change is inevi- table, but should be only for improving quality of life. At the rate some developers are leveling still-useable build- ings, it won’t be surprising if soon someone will attempt to turn Egypt’s monumental Pyramids into condomini- ums!


2. MANNERS ARE related to morals. Being honest ap- pears to have gone out of style. Mark Twain said there were “lies, big lies, and Sta- tistics.” Numbers can be manipulated to prove for or against any topic, especially


dent Fiscal Offi ce to be the tax equivalent of 2.1% on an average price of $2.60/MCF. Many developers did not receive this price. This year the impact fee is expected to be lower. The weak price of natural has resulted in a reduction in rig count in the state to 47 in March 2015 down from 116 in 2012. Thus, a high severance tax this time will only serve to further curtail drilling of


now with so-called climate change. It is not widely re- ported that cows emit more methane gas than other sources. Does this mean that bovines should wear diapers? Indeed further “ex- perts” now say that eating meat is dangerous. The fact is, there have been environ- mental changes for millions of years, way before humans were blamed for it. There are many topics much more im- portant for the United State to be concerned about than unproven claims of warm- ing, Do the self-appointed enlightened cling to this mantra to prove how intel- lectual they are, while they mangle English grammar and spelling?


new wells and eliminate the related construction jobs, not to mention the income tax and other related state revenues from those activi- ties. Two years ago at the Mar- cellus Shale Coalition’s an- nual conference Lt Gov. Jim Cauley warned Democrats in Harrisburg that one can- not both tax and ban shale gas development. Unfortu- nately, the unintended con- sequences of Wolf’s sever- ance tax could do just that. Denise Furey is an energy consultant with over 25 years in the sector. She is also a Re- publican ward leader in Uni- versity City.


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accepted a state plan to re- solve the racial inequality in education. That plan has still not been enacted. Coard described over 100 years of inequality; begin- ning with 1901, when white students attending teachers colleges received $140 in aid, while teaching students at Cheyney received only $20.


by Casual Friday, and Millen- nials’ belief that work clothes or overalls are acceptable at galas. Being properly dressed for the occasion is part of manners by showing respect for fellow attendees. Intense yearning for total automa- tion, net-zero energy and more and more complexity, has jettisoned simplicity, recommended Einstein and geniuses through the ages. The Internet of ‘Things (IoT), self-driving cars and drones are more to be feared than imagined global warming. This is because: 1. Hu- mans are so unpredictable; one untrained or careless user could sabotage the best designed/installed plan. 2. Machines and programs can also fail unexpectedly. If the live operator is not trained to correct the failure, there will be dire results.3. The IoT is based on total stan- dardization, which will never happen. Not everyone will confi rm to interchangeable components.


Manners, then ethics start with saying “Thank You, Please”, and respecting oth- ers. Please keep letting your readers know what is hap- pening.


Gersil N. Kay, IESNA, AIA/HRC


Sincerely,


Building Conservation International


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Other state representa- tives who addressed the crowd included Donna Bullock, Jason Dawkins, Dwight Evans, Ed Gainey, Thaddeus Kirkland, Joanna McClinton, David Parker, James Roebuck and Curtis Thomas.


Cheyney alumni pre- sented PLBC chairwoman Brown with a bundle of letters in support of the uni- versity. PASSHE spokesper- son Kenn Marshall accepted an identical bundle on be- half of Gov. Tom Wolf and a third set was to be delivered to PASSHE chancellor Frank T. Brogan following the rally.


Current students and alumni also spoke to the crowd as the rally con- cluded. Video clips featuring the speakers will be posted to the PLBC Facebook page, www.facebook.com/PALeg- islativeBlackCaucus. On Tuesday, October 27, 2015, Philadelphia City Council’s Committee on Global Opportunities and the Creative/Innovative Economy, chaired by Coun-


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cilman David Oh, held a hearing on Bill No. 150708, creating a Task Force for the Philadelphia Music Indus- try.


This hearing was another component in Councilman Oh’s drive to elevate the creative economy and music industry of the City in order to stimulate more economic growth. Councilman Oh believes that these kinds of hearings are necessary for Philadelphia to compete on a national stage for a better draw of businesses and resi- dents to the city.


Among those who testi-


fi ed at the hearing was Carvin Haggins, Grammy Award Winning Producer; Aaron Levinson, Grammy Award Winning Producer; and Craig White, Owner of THE Lab Recording Studio and Former President of The Recording Academy, Phila- delphia Chapter. “I think the Task Force will be that force to bring back that love and support of the city that’s been miss- ing for years,” Haggins testifi ed.


“I can tell you [Philadel- phia] is a city of invention, talent, and imagination and with credentials like that, all we really need to do at the most fundamental level is simply invest in ourselves,” Levinson stated.


The bill was voted out of Committee with a favorable recommendation, and will be up for a vote on Thurs- day, November 12, 2015.


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