Letter of Support Oakland Planning and Development Corporation

Below is Susan G. Golomb's (Oakland Planning and Development Corporation)
support letter.

April 20, 1999

Mayor Tom Murphy
City of Pittsburgh
Fifth Floor, City-County Building
Pittsburgh, PA 15219

Councilman Dan Cohen
City of Pittsburgh
Fifth Floor, City-County Building
Pittsburgh, PA 15219

Ellsworth Brown
President
Carnegie of Pittsburgh
4400 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213

Dale Frederick
Superintendent
Pittsburgh Public Schools
341 South Bellefield Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213

Dear :

Oakland Planning and Development Corporation (OPDC) is a community-based organization that engages in planning and development which contribute to the revitalization of Oakland.  It accomplishes this mission through real estate development, commercial revitalization, fostering cooperation among the various constituencies in Oakland, and helping people become better able to compete in the job market and assisting them with job placements.

We are writing to express our support for the two critical elements of the Pittsburgh I-Net proposal:

1.  Free cable modems and related services (including Internet access) for community groups.

2.  An Extendable Institutional Network (I-Net) to 140 City, School District, library and museum buildings, with the capability to extend to nearby community sites.

We support the proposal for the following reasons:

• It will enable OPDC and other Oakland organizations to communicate more effectively both internally and externally.
• It will create an enhanced learning environment in Frick International Academy and Schenley High School.
  
• It will give our community greater access to Carnegie Library and City information resources.
  
• It will create a technology environment in our communities that will raise the skill and knowledge levels of residents.
• It will create an environment that will allow new community partnerships to grow and prosper.

We are also committed to becoming actively involved in the planning process that will lead to the full implementation of the vision.  We look forward to working with each of you on this initiative.

Sincerely,
 
 

Susan G. Golomb
 

   

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