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Posted by selector on Monday, May 4, 2020 3:50 PM

zugmann

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No town can, nor should they, agree to something forever in the future.  Not how it works.   

 

Sure they can. They're called 'covenants'.

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Posted by BaltACD on Monday, May 4, 2020 3:47 PM

zugmann
I think the railroad is going to find a general lack of support after opening this can again.  

No town can, nor should they, agree to something forever in the future.  Not how it works.   

But 20 or 30 years is reasonable.  After all most of us have been involved with 20 or 30 year mortgages in our lifetimes.

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Posted by zugmann on Monday, May 4, 2020 3:27 PM

I think the railroad is going to find a general lack of support after opening this can again.  

No town can, nor should they, agree to something forever in the future.  Not how it works.   

It's been fun.  But it isn't much fun anymore.   Signing off for now. 


  

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Posted by Euclid on Monday, May 4, 2020 2:40 PM

 

From the article:

"The Times News reports the borough, in a press release, said the railroad would not return without a written agreement that it does not, has never, and will never owe the amusement tax, and that “the borough can’t legally agree to these terms.”"

 

Why can't they agree to those terms?  The terms seem to be the essence of their agreement.  Has nobody asked for an answer to that quesion?

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Posted by SD70Dude on Monday, May 4, 2020 2:23 PM

Greetings from Alberta

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Posted by SD70Dude on Monday, May 4, 2020 2:23 PM

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Greetings from Alberta

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Here we go again
Posted by Lithonia Operator on Monday, May 4, 2020 2:20 PM

Reading & Northern and the town of Jim Thorpe are at it again. Sad.

https://trn.trains.com/news/news-wire/2020/05/04-reading--northern-borough-of-jim-thorpe-again-at-odds

Still in training.


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