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lese «Peoples Forum—the snout letA Zoning Dispute•ed To the Editor:The Monessen Zoning Board to missed its mark,all I only asked the Zoning Boardfc. if i could transfer the Rainboweft Hotel liquor license to the Arch'of Tavern* 618 Sudh St,|0“ I am now living in the proposedce redevelopment area (Westgate).1 wanted to rent the Arch Tavern a- building if die Zoning Board ap-in proved. I difl not ask them to» condemn the property,i- And the statement they madeis not true for I lived there tor 15 % years and toe building is in goodi condition.1 It has been remodeled insidej down as far as toe basement. The i carpenter had already begun on, that part. When the Zoning Board• came, that was where they drew- their conclusion. There are threei bathrooms and four wadi bowls■ with hot and cold water. PaulNichols, a registered plumber, put in the emergency light system and the building was inspected tyy a state inspector. His conclusion was you could drive a truck over the building and not hurt it.As for the rooms, we have specifications from the Liquor Board as to the size — 80-ft sq. (10 rooms), which we have. The owner (of Arch Tavern) C L Mickle was surprised at the statement coming from Nello Tineri (zoning administrator), as many times he has used the hall for basketball and then saying the building is not fit for human beings to live when he did not see the rooms for I was not at home at the time (of inspection)Now the only reason I can see for such a statement was a clear case of prejudice.Josephine Williams Monessen(Editor’s Note — Last week the Zoning Board denied a request by Josephine Williams for a variance to allow transfer of a hotel license from Rainbow Hotel, located in a commercialrthaSC2Ofdidbajchlt;thlt;ba,Lbafifoiitneifitw*SIfrb
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Monessen Valley Independent
Monessen, Pennsylvania, US
Sat, Jun 15, 1963
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