tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8826793.post115998568291069567..comments2023-10-02T08:28:06.724-05:00Comments on Ecology of Absence: Wrecking on Eastgate Began MondayMichael R. Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17262548806079447404noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8826793.post-1160053988611055142006-10-05T08:13:00.000-05:002006-10-05T08:13:00.000-05:00Pet peeve, anon2 - it's "beck and call." Though I ...Pet peeve, anon2 - it's "beck and call." Though I agree with you.<BR/><BR/>Surprisingly, almost every U-City council member that ran for election last time had something negative to say about Wash-U, the fact that they are one of the largest landowners in U-City, they don't pay taxes, and their making a not-so-veiled attempt at - as one council member put it - "turning U-City into undergraduate housing." Another U-City politician noted that Wash-U doesn't make PILOT - Payment in Lieu of Taxes - like other large "non-profit" organizations.<BR/><BR/>So I don't know if it's being at Wash-U's beck and call so much as it is not having any backbone once the chips are truly down. We just let the 600-pound gorilla at Wash-U walk all over us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8826793.post-1160000175241954302006-10-04T17:16:00.000-05:002006-10-04T17:16:00.000-05:00Gee it must be nice to be a tax-free institution w...Gee it must be nice to be a tax-free institution with a large endowment and have local politicians at your beckon call. Too bad it also overly influenced a MetroLink layout that will be deficient forever due to this influence. Too bad it's a neighbor in three communities...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8826793.post-1159996795437600032006-10-04T16:19:00.000-05:002006-10-04T16:19:00.000-05:00It's amazing how fast something gets done when the...It's amazing how fast something gets done when there's money behind it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8826793.post-1159995495537752502006-10-04T15:58:00.000-05:002006-10-04T15:58:00.000-05:00Assholes.Assholes.Doug Duckworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15684467055184767166noreply@blogger.com