Mark O'Brien mixes a little real reporting with a little commentary, plus a snarky headline: "Rich vs. Rich."
"The Plunge" could be a pick-me-up for some of Portofino's 700-plus condo-owners, who are feeling an economic plunge of their own and need tenants to help them pay the mortgage.O'Brien: "Let advocates find another way to draw renters. The SRIA already has approved a water slide to be located in the business area, which is a more appropriate site."
But others fear the water slide will increase traffic in an area already short of parking and dependent on a two-lane road. Not to mention the impact on property values. And, yes, a few seem to think the idea of the general public on their doorstep is just too ewwww to contemplate.
The SRIA deferred making a final decision. No surprise there. That's what they do.
The surprise really is that the late Alan Levin's original vision -- destroying a wide swatch of important wetlands in order to build six upscale high rise towers for the rich and infamous -- has been reduced to proposing a cheap plastic aquatic attraction to justify the high rents.
What's next? Little Egypt and the Fat Lady with a Moustache?
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