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Cloud · 06-06-2010, 09:34 AM

So, my city is having a charrette. I thought this was interesting, 'cause I've never heard of this. Apparently, a charrette is "an intensive planning session in which citizens, planners, and developers collaborate on a development."

The problem is we have this big ugly defunct copper smelting plant (ASARCO) which is smack dab in the middle of town. Toxic, ugly, smelly, mega-expensive to remediate (as in, billions of dollars); including a gigantic smoke stack tower visible from everywhere on my side of town, including my own porch. When it was built it was way out on the outskirts in the desert, but the town has grown up around it. The whole town would smell like sulfur. (Yes, the parallels to Hell have been made before). It's spawned all sorts of litigation, protests, and controversy. So, I guess now we are deciding what to do.

Hence, the charrette. Here's a lovely pic:

06-06-2010, 09:34 AM	#1
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	Charrette So, my city is having a charrette. I thought this was interesting, 'cause I've never heard of this. Apparently, a charrette is "an intensive planning session in which citizens, planners, and developers collaborate on a development." The problem is we have this big ugly defunct copper smelting plant (ASARCO) which is smack dab in the middle of town. Toxic, ugly, smelly, mega-expensive to remediate (as in, billions of dollars); including a gigantic smoke stack tower visible from everywhere on my side of town, including my own porch. When it was built it was way out on the outskirts in the desert, but the town has grown up around it. The whole town would smell like sulfur. (Yes, the parallels to Hell have been made before). It's spawned all sorts of litigation, protests, and controversy. So, I guess now we are deciding what to do. Hence, the charrette. Here's a lovely pic: Attached Images __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"