karen. please forward all of these studies to Dave so he can have access to all that information. it may make a difference.

Ed if you have such strong opinions and objectives why don’t you put in your name for the open Borough Council seat.

Oh I forgot you’re a lot better at quitting things than you are sticking to them. It’s a lot easier to sit at your computer than trying to make a change. Changes take time and you have to pursue them not give up when the fight gets rough.

Also I thought you were all about the green space, isn’t the baseball field going to take up some of that precious space. Guess its okay when it’s for something you want.

Whatever you say "Realist'. I'm not going to spar with somebody who has to hide behind a screen name spewing unsubstantiated b.s.

+1 Dave Gautreau!

teams...dave...teams...more than one team...more than one league. i believe there is no one real team that they have settled on...keep that S on the end

what a tool this guy is.

your right barry ed is a tool. Can't believe they took down my response to him lol.

Im going to have to petition to have my @ Ed Roper post reinstated please. It was salient and pertinent to this conversation.

glad calling this guy a tool fits in to the censorship schedule...and i know you need one. i see how he inserts symbols to circumvent the vulgarity guideline. how you know it is him writing under an alias.

so let me explain why this individual is a tool. other than the way he looks (although the visual validates the soon to be reasoning of this post)...

he posts about the train and the stadium. fact is we got the appraisal back from Norfolk Southern, our consultants reviewing parcel info, 2 members of the committee met with the railroad and discussed an option and those conversations are making their way to agreement...and the new transportation bill killed the requirement for an alternative analysis. once we get site control we go to engineering....

baseball has been ongoing, with efforts of a community based coalition working quietly to get this right.

so this joker writes something sarcastic concerning both that were totally uniformed and showed that he had no understanding, and is so negative no one seemed to care if he knew or not...

as for the continued personal attacks on me. i think it goes with the territory when you are an agent of change and you go to communities and make them better. there are people who always will be against...most times because they are uniformed but in this case the overriding factor is the guy is a tool. as in "hold on too it tight...not much there..."

No Barry, I've never hidden behind an alias. Unlike you, who still has yet to present your "friend" ... "Mr Johnson".

Barry, you're kind of a sociopath. And lots of people know it. Those who defend you, are the ones who have been won over by your own generated hype. It's a shame, you could actually do much more for those you work for if you weren't such an off putting character. I didn't have to become a vocal critic of you, you decided to push me, and others, in that direction. In fact, I still could be one of your agents of change, but you have one fundamental flaw. You refuse to ever admit when you're wrong, and you never apologize. Hell, I'd wipe the slate clean and get on board with anything positive you're doing in this town if you ever were to try to bury the hatchet. But you can't. It's just so ingrained as part of your fundamental character.

You know you were being a jerk back then. I actually believed your hype before I peeled back the curtain and saw all the evil crap you were doing behind the scenes. I hope before you pass from this earth you find some peace and change for the better.

And I honestly mean that. If you ever wanted to sit down, have a drink, explain to one another why we think the other is an a-hole, and then figure out how we can iron things out and get to work for Phoenixville, I would meet you at Molly's any day. Think about it. Or don't. I'll be the grown up here and say the offer is on the table.

LOL Barry owned the Shiznit out of Ed.. GG Ed. Good Game, now head back to the dugout.

Ha. Well, you can petition away, but the reviewing body is the same one that issued the initial punishment; i.e., me. It's kind of like the Saints challenging their suspensions from Goodell.

If the profanity is removed, you can repost

Can't repost it without you sending it to me, it wasn't saved.

Jeremy, debating you is pointless. You choose to avoid any of the points I made, refuse to see that I actually, hey imagine this, actually give a crap about this town and am not out to rape it like others are, and refuse to see that I and so many others are utterly disillusioned by the leadership, both private and public, and thus have been hesitant to get on board with their initiatives. I could do a lot of good for this town Jeremy, but because I stood up against a guy who you think is a saint but really isn't, I'm labeled a bad guy. But I really don't care. I do what I can to foster community here, it just doesn't make the headlines. And I know who the good ones are, as I've met them. And They will continue to have my back, as I will have theirs.

You've done nothing but help prove my point. Question those in power and their little buddies will come a trollin'. No wonder so many get disillusioned in this town.

But it really is a shame that you and those before you don't realize you can win more flies with honey. Your mentors tactics are well documented. But that's beating a dead horse. I really am willing to lend a hand to any positive force in this community. Even though you're kind of a jerk, I'll look past that if it's a good cause. feel free to call on me. You know how to reach me.

And this is what I meant by the rumour mill. I attended a handful of Town Watch meetings, and peaced out when Barry wanted to take over the whole discussion.

I never once met with PADCO or the Green Committee. No idea what orifice you pulled that one out of.

Barry was one of the Founders of the Town Watch so if he wanted to take it over he had every right. Heck if he wanted to take it over now I and most of the members would gladly let him,

Jeremy, you seem to have the logical debate skills of a 6th grader.

I've never attended a single Green Team meeting. The only interactive I've ever had was with a member to discuss the design of the web site I designed and donated to the first Schulkill Shad Fest ( www.srshadfest.org ).

I never once sat in a PAEDCO meeting ( not PADCO, btw. you should learn the acronyms of the organizations you wish to work with ) , nor asked to ever join them. In fact I've been quite critical of them as they are sitting on $800k in assets that can be used to better Phoenixville. Perhaps you are confusing them with PABA, which I was a member of for a year, but decided not to renew as they are more oriented towards brick & mortar businesses.

So I would say your "source", aka whatever BS barry feeds you, are on crack.

Not to mention, it really speaks to your character, or lack thereof, to be talking gossip behind the back of somebody you met once for 5 minutes, and never had any sort of dealings with. Definitely makes you seem like a fine upstanding person and somebody I want to be holding a leadership role within my community, not to mention how professional you come across as the CEO of a local business.

...If you can't debate without resorting to personal attacks, it's not a debate. It's just sad and petty.

this is not a borough project. this is a committee of business leaders that want to make it happen. i agree that the borough is much better at repairing streets, parking lots and bridges and should only be involved in the approval process.

i noticed on karen's post that she proposed an alternate site that the borough should consider. understand folks...the borough is considering nothing. this is not a borough project, the borough is not involved in the meetings.

but really...if you feel strongly and others feel strongly against it...now is the time to speak up. we only have preliminary good will on the financing, strong land plan, and we are pricing the stadium construction now so we could figure the amortization schedule, with the borough not figuring in the ownership or finance plans.

if this project is so repugnant to the citizens of phoenixville...speak up phoenixvillian and do your best to kill the project now so no one wastes their time. i thought it was a good idea...but hey man...really...to all of you...speak now, tell the committee you are opposed and we are out of step with mainstream thought. The committee is a thoughtful committee and only seeks to do great things for phoenixville.

Laura, you highlight one of the fundamental flaws in how development is being done in Phoenixville. A lot of things being planned for Phoenixville, are all driven by 'business leaders', some of whom aren't even from here, and with little input from the community.

Their defense often is "well, we have meetings...show up and say something", but how often do you see them actively engaging the community for input from community members who are affected by their actions. We had a community forum last year on the steel site development, and it wasn't even organized by the developers, it was organized by private citzens. Wouldn't it have been so much nicer if the developers said "hey, we know the residents have some concers, lets have a town hall meeting and talk about them, meet us here at this time". But nope, we had to be the ones to invite them to the meeting. Thankfully they at least showed up.

This public/private planning gap needs to go away, people need to stop trying to hold all the cards to their chest, we need to stop all the petty b.s. infighting and bickering, and we need to all get engaged and be able to have a voice in how we see the future of Phoenixville.

Thank you. No surprise, it's all of the usual suspects. Not so much "something good for the community" as it is "good for our group's respective bottom lines."

I'm amused/disgusted by the PR stink emanating from that web site.