AP Wire | 11/15/2005 | Opponents speak against Pittsburgh-area racetrack proposalsAmen.
'This site is so patently inappropriate for a variety of reasons that to approve this racetrack would be to destroy South Versailles Township,' said Joel Aaronson, an attorney hired by residents who don't want to see the Oak Park racetrack built near their homes.
To be clear, I don't want to destroy South Versailles Township. Nor Baldwin, and other areas just over the edge of the city. We do need to think like a region, more and more. The race track is at the edge of the city and would hurt those over the border more than most of the people in the city.
But, the sky isn't falling either. Destroy?
The plan is bad. Very bad. It should not occur for many reasons. But, let's keep our wits and not go overboard and say that the sky is going to fall.
If the good people of South Versailles want to meet with me and my camera -- we'll be able to do that. I'd love to hear and see how bad it would become.
Hay's hilltop (artist friend).Yesterday's meeting was on my agenda, but I didn't attend as I picked up the boys at school and went to swim practice. I've been on the record as a vocal opponent to the Hays race track in the past.
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Opponents speak against Pittsburgh-area racetrack proposals
Associated Press
PITTSBURGH - State commissioners heard local opposition to two competing proposals for Pittsburgh-area horse racing tracks at a pair of public forums on Tuesday.
"This site is so patently inappropriate for a variety of reasons that to approve this racetrack would be to destroy South Versailles Township," said Joel Aaronson, an attorney hired by residents who don't want to see the Oak Park racetrack built near their homes.
He spoke at one of two hearings being held by the state's Horse Racing Commission to gather testimony about the Oak Park track proposed in South Versailles, south of Pittsburgh, and the Pittsburgh Palisades track proposed for the city's Hays neighborhood.
At the other hearing, City Councilman William Peduto worried that the Palisades track would destroy the city's largest remaining natural area and create traffic problems.
Commission Chairman Eugene Dixon said he was concerned about the ability of the Oak Park developer to build a quality track and also about access to the proposed Palisades facility.
The two plans, along with a third proposal for a track north of Philadelphia, are competing for one remaining thoroughbred racing license.
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