Potential Exelon Mystic Station Redevelopment | Everett

[shmessy]

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EDIT again - I see shmessy was out in force on that comment section, calling people liars and whatnot.

"Emma Pettit (Wu's spokesperson) in the article:
".....“As with any major project, the impacts depend entirely on the details, and there have been no publicly or privately shared details about this proposal....."
Emma Pettit IS A LIAR. By definition. Clearly.
There is already a full slate of details ....and a freaking rendering of the stadium on this very page!!!!!!
Once again, by definition - - Emma Pettit is a LIAR."
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Absolutely! The very definition is correct. The bolded quote by her is a clear lie. Do you want to call it an "alternative fact"? It is what it is.

Here's a "detail" from the article:

".........The result: a community benefits agreement with the Krafts that included parkland, affordable-housing funds, and tight limits on parking. (CLF, in the end, did not sign on.)...."

Here's 7 pages of those details: (I'll even give a synopsis, for those not wanting to actually read it - like Emma Pettit, evidently)
-there's a 15 point DETAILED list of community benefits paid by Kraft for this stadium on pages 2-3).
-there's a 6 point DETAILED list of environmental/climate benefits paid by Kraft for this stadium on page 4
-there's a 10 point DETAILED list of miscellaneous provisions on pages 5-6

https://htv-prod-media.s3.amazonaws.com/files/memorandum-of-agreement-nrs-signed-6553b8856284f.pdf

Here's the current render with location placement from the article:

So yes, Mayor Wu's spokesperson is 100% public lying in that statement.

It is what it is.

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[ritchiew]

"Emma Pettit (Wu's spokesperson) in the article:
".....“As with any major project, the impacts depend entirely on the details, and there have been no publicly or privately shared details about this proposal....."
Emma Pettit IS A LIAR. By definition. Clearly.
There is already a full slate of details ....and a freaking rendering of the stadium on this very page!!!!!!
Once again, by definition - - Emma Pettit is a LIAR."

The very definition is correct. The bold in that quote by her is a objectively a lie. Do you want to call it an "alternative fact"? It is what it is.

"Renders" are not "details." They are non-binding artistic impressions of what a stadium might look like. Boston is hoping to get the details that are actually relevant for them.
Boston's main concern, which they have said over and over, is transportation for 25,000 people getting in and out of the stadium. Specifically, they care about traffic and pedestrian safety for maybe tens of thousands of people suddenly going through the Alford Bridge and Sullivan Square, which are especially bad areas for pedestrians already. Boston wants to know what the plan is. That plan would affect Boston's in-progress road redesign in the area; the number busses needed; what the bus capacity at Sullivan Station needs to be; what kind of crowd control BPD will be doing; whether or not some streets needs to be closed to car traffic on game days; and on and on. Boston also cares who will pay for this. So please point me to any detailed transportation planning documents for this project.

Also, I'm still waiting for a source for your claim that Mayor Wu has "very publicly and loudly stated" that she does "not want this approved at this time."

 

[shmessy]

"Renders" are not "details." They are non-binding artistic impressions of what a stadium might look like. Boston is hoping to get the details that are actually relevant for them.
Boston's main concern, which they have said over and over, is transportation for 25,000 people getting in and out of the stadium. Specifically, they care about traffic and pedestrian safety for maybe tens of thousands of people suddenly going through the Alford Bridge and Sullivan Square, which are especially bad areas for pedestrians already. Boston wants to know what the plan is. That plan would affect Boston's in-progress road redesign in the area; the number busses needed; what the bus capacity at Sullivan Station needs to be; what kind of crowd control BPD will be doing; whether or not some streets needs to be closed to car traffic on game days; and on and on. Boston also cares who will pay for this. So please point me to any detailed transportation planning documents for this project.

Also, I'm still waiting for a source for your claim that Mayor Wu has "very publicly and loudly stated" that she does "not want this approved at this time."

Again, more than just a render.........

Here's a "detail" from the article:

".........The result: a community benefits agreement with the Krafts that included parkland, affordable-housing funds, and tight limits on parking. (CLF, in the end, did not sign on.)...."

Here's 7 pages of those details: (I'll even give a synopsis, for those not wanting to actually read it - like Emma Pettit, evidently)
-there's a 15 point DETAILED list of community benefits paid by Kraft for this stadium on pages 2-3).
-there's a 6 point DETAILED list of environmental/climate benefits paid by Kraft for this stadium on page 4
-there's a 10 point DETAILED list of miscellaneous provisions on pages 5-6

https://htv-prod-media.s3.amazonaws.com/files/memorandum-of-agreement-nrs-signed-6553b8856284f.pdf

"Also, I'm still waiting for a source for your claim that Mayor Wu has "very publicly and loudly stated" that she does "not want this approved at this time."

...and yes, I've already AGREED WITH YOU in previous posts, that Mayor Wu technically did not make a statement opposing the stadium. It IS patently obvious she does not want it "approved at this time" - - and I have no beef with her on THAT part! However, her official spokesperson making CLEARLY FALSE CLAIMS about "no details about this proposal" is simply wrong and exposes her position to this.

 

[Stlin]

Again, more than just a render.........

Here's a "detail" from the article:

".........The result: a community benefits agreement with the Krafts that included parkland, affordable-housing funds, and tight limits on parking. (CLF, in the end, did not sign on.)...."

Here's 7 pages of those details: (I'll even give a synopsis, for those not wanting to actually read it - like Emma Pettit, evidently)
-there's a 15 point DETAILED list of community benefits paid by Kraft for this stadium on pages 2-3).
-there's a 6 point DETAILED list of environmental/climate benefits paid by Kraft for this stadium on page 4
-there's a 10 point DETAILED list of miscellaneous provisions on pages 5-6

https://htv-prod-media.s3.amazonaws.com/files/memorandum-of-agreement-nrs-signed-6553b8856284f.pdf

"Also, I'm still waiting for a source for your claim that Mayor Wu has "very publicly and loudly stated" that she does "not want this approved at this time."

...and yes, I've already AGREED WITH YOU in previous posts, that Mayor Wu technically did not make a statement opposing the stadium. It IS patently obvious she does not want it "approved at this time" - - and I have no beef with her on THAT part! However, her official spokesperson making CLEARLY FALSE CLAIMS about "no details about this proposal" is simply wrong and exposes her position to this.

The point being? that's an agreement with Everett, NOT the City of Boston. It addresses Everett's concerns with the stadiums impact, Not Boston's.

Look at the signing and notices page - the only municipal folks who got a copy of it or signed it was Everett, and you'll see the City of Boston wasn't even copied on the document, let alone Mayor Wu - As far as Boston was concerned, they weren't in the room where it happened.

It does say that the stadium will commit to funding a study of, and implementing pedestrian improvements between Sullivan and the Stadium. However, it doesn't describe exactly what those will be - Those are the details that Boston want to know, not that Everett will get a modular hydroponics setup and free tickets. The Everett agreement doesn't contain what Wu wants to know, and it's perfectly reasonable to want to know. It's also understandable that Everett didn't address it because the *entirety* of the stadium's frontage on Alford and that path is within the City of Boston, and that Wu is annoyed that Everett didn't include Boston in its discussions.

 

[shmessy]

The point being? that's an agreement with Everett, NOT the City of Boston. It addresses Everett's concerns with the stadiums impact, Not Boston's.

Look at the signing and notices page - the only municipal folks who got a copy of it or signed it was Everett, and you'll see the City of Boston wasn't even copied on the document, let alone Mayor Wu - As far as Boston was concerned, they weren't in the room where it happened.

It does say that the stadium will commit to funding a study of, and implementing pedestrian improvements between Sullivan and the Stadium. However, it doesn't describe exactly what those will be - Those are the details that Boston want to know, not that Everett will get a modular hydroponics setup and free tickets. The Everett agreement doesn't contain what Wu wants to know, and it's perfectly reasonable to want to know. It's also understandable that Everett didn't address it because the *entirety* of the stadium's frontage on Alford and that path is within the City of Boston, and that Wu is annoyed that Everett didn't include Boston in its discussions.

It's DETAILS on the proposal. Nothing more nothing less.

Mayor Wu's spokesperson claimed " there have been no publicly or privately shared details about this proposal"- - not " the details that Boston wants to know".

Sure, I'd like Kraft and Everett to consult with mayor Wu - - it makes sense and is good for the entire region if there is full cooperation - - no argument there.

But the public statement " there have been no publicly or privately shared details about this proposal" is an out an out lie - it is what it is. If Wu's spokesperson said "We'd like to hear more and further detailed info", then that would be fine.

But she spoke an out and out lie.

 

[Stlin]

It's DETAILS on the proposal. Nothing more nothing less.

Mayor Wu's spokesperson claimed there were NO details at all - - not " the details that Boston wants to know".

First off, the full quote is “As with any major project, the impacts depend entirely on the details, and there have been no publicly or privately shared details about this proposal which includes Boston land in the parcel and would likely create more significant impact on Boston’s neighborhoods than Everett’s with primary access suggested to be through Sullivan Square.” (emphasis mine). The full context clearly indicates that the details they're concerned about are those that would impact Boston neighborhoods compared to Everett's - the subordinate which clause is clearly meant to change the subject of the sentence.

Please, outside of the following broad stroke "details", point to specifics about the stadium itself or improvements to the public realm (and not commitments to the city of Everett).

1) the stadium will be built on this site, which is in both Boston and Everett and will require demolishing the existing buildings.
2) It will contain approximately 25000 seats, and only 75 parking spaces.
3) they committed to building a waterfront park of approximately 4 acres, connecting to the path at Encore.
4) it'll use a maximum of renewable energy and have a grass field.
5) they'll raise the shoreline.

That's as much detail about it as is currently publically available. The fact that Everett's youth leagues and band would get to play on it occasionally isn't meaningful. Look at the past few pages of everyone arguing about the site layout - its because we don't know anything about it. If you were sitting on a planning board, would you approve it before you saw a site plan or a traffic study? Nothing says Wu's opposed - she just doesn't want to say yes without those, which Everett was willing to do. Again, as far as Everett is concerned, that part is Boston's job, and even Everett qualified their CBA with the statement that a full site plan review and public hearings would be needed.

 

[ritchiew]

It's DETAILS on the proposal. Nothing more nothing less.

Mayor Wu's spokesperson claimed " there have been no publicly or privately shared details about this proposal"- - not " the details that Boston wants to know".

Sure, I'd like Kraft and Everett to consult with mayor Wu - - it makes sense and is good for the entire region if there is full cooperation - - no argument there.

But the public statement " there have been no publicly or privately shared details about this proposal" is an out an out lie - it is what it is. If Wu's spokesperson said "We'd like to hear more and further detailed info", then that would be fine.

But she spoke an out and out lie.

Thanks for that. That's helpful for understanding your basis for calling Wu's spokesperson a liar.

I think most people (myself included) read her statement to mean they were still waiting on details that were relevant and useful for Boston. In that case, the agreement you point to isn't really about Boston, and the parts that are don't go into the relevant detail Boston is looking for. If those are the only public details you can point to, I would say she's not lying.

But you're right, we don't have to interpret her words that way. We can take her very literally. She might be trying to say there are literally no details about the project. In that case, we can look at those sections of the agreement you point to and see that the field will be natural grass (not Astroturf) and the Governing Law for the agreement will be Massachusetts Law (the Miscellaneous Provisions section you pointed to is all boilerplate legalese for how to interpret the agreement). Those are details. And on that basis you could call her a "LIAR."

And I guess people here can judge for themselves which is more reasonable.

 

[shmessy]

Thanks for that. That's helpful for understanding your basis for calling Wu's spokesperson a liar.

I think most people (myself included) read her statement to mean they were still waiting on details that were relevant and useful for Boston. In that case, the agreement you point to isn't really about Boston, and the parts that are don't go into the relevant detail Boston is looking for. If those are the only public details you can point to, I would say she's not lying.

But you're right, we don't have to interpret her words that way. We can take her very literally. She might be trying to say there are literally no details about the project. In that case, we can look at those sections of the agreement you point to and see that the field will be natural grass (not Astroturf) and the Governing Law for the agreement will be Massachusetts Law (the Miscellaneous Provisions section you pointed to is all boilerplate legalese for how to interpret the agreement). Those are details. And on that basis you could call her a "LIAR."

And I guess people here can judge for themselves which is more reasonable.

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In that case, we can look at those sections of the agreement you point to and see that the field will be natural grass (not Astroturf) and the Governing Law for the agreement will be Massachusetts Law

I fully agree - -there's really nothing in the detailed memorandum that directly affects Boston. If "no details" means "not details that affect ME" then we do live in a Trump world after all. Plenty of details were given about the project - - just details about the project - not neighboring towns' ransoms.

But - - now YOU'RE being disingenuous!

There are far more FACTUAL details in there other than what you cherry picked:

-4 acres of open public park with Harborwalk maintained by Kraft
-constructing ADA compliant public waystations
-walking path under the Alford St bridge to connect to Encore
-$5 million for a 4-season community center with annual $1million donated
-$10 million to a housing stabilization fund there
-outright purchase of Freight Farms to be gifted to the city of Everet
-net-zero energy initiative for the complex
$750,000 to Charlestown for the athletic fields

....and that's a partial list.

Yes, but thanks for the clever disingenuousness of your characterization of it regarding the field playing surface..........

At this point, we are simply arguing semantics. You made your point, I made mine.

I will enjoy that stadium loudly rocking to "Proud Mary" before games in the hopefully not too distant future on the Mystic Riviera!

 

[BronsonShore]

She has not directly (technically) opposed the stadium. I was clear.

But her recent proposal for White Stadium (and partnership withNWSL team which would be a natural for the Everett Stadium) and her complaints due to her not being part of a process for a stadium that is in Everett certainly is aimed at delaying and being an obstacle for it.

She and the CLF have very publicly and loudly stated that they have ”concerns” and do not want this to be approved at this time.

The CLF has some very obvious conflicts of interest vis a vis Don Law. The Boston Globe is heavily pro-White Stadium vis a vis John Henry’s wife - part owner of the NWSL team. Mayor Wu obviously does not want another stadium that could potentially woo the NWSL team (which would shaft the White Stadium plan. It’s very clear that Kraft stadium would be a potentai suitor for the NWSL team and thus, a deal breaker for White Stadium.

So Wu is being passive aggressive re Kraft Stadium to protect her White Stadium plan. But, yes, she is being very careful not to definitvely use verbiage of “opposing” the Everett plan - lIke saying “People are asking questions…….”

I don’t know what you are arguing - - I agree with you that she has not definitively opposed the Everett stadium. She’s being far more careful/passive aggressive.

This is such a ridiculous stretch. This stadium doesn't "threaten" the White Stadium plan in any way, nor is Wu treating the White Stadium plan as if its any kind of crown jewel priority.

 

[shmessy]

This is such a ridiculous stretch. This stadium doesn't "threaten" the White Stadium plan in any way, nor is Wu treating the White Stadium plan as if its any kind of crown jewel priority.

I'll agree to disagree.

 

[stellarfun]

I am not going to retrieve a pdf file with the agreement for the specific wording. But IIRC, the agreement calls for an 'improved and safe pedestrian access between the stadium and the Sullivan Square station'. And that this access will be "built by others." As this pedestrian access is entirely within the city limits of Boston, who else besides the city of Boston would build this? The Commonwealth? Encore?