I finally got up the nerve to drop a dime on Alan Silva for not registering his car in MA. Click here if you don't know what I am talking about.
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"Pride "City Wide" is apparently not related to spelling.
I believe Citywide is correct, unless they are referring to the width of the city's residents (above average obesity levels). In that case, "City Wide" is appropriate, but hardly anything to be proud of.Noticed this just before the inauguration, but because my family and some friends support the mayor (I certainly do not), and because I have a slightly evil side, I didn't tell them. I've just been giggling since January, but couldn't stand it anymore, so I broke my silence here :)"
citywide One entry found. citywide
Main Entry: city·wide
Pronunciation:
\ˈsi-tē-ˌwīd\
Function: adjective
including or involving all parts of a city
"The Dockside was a waterfront bar on the city pier catering to what we can kindly call a 'subculture' frequented by yours truly, the late Joe Savitch and his entourage and assorted hard-digging and drinking pirates who purportedly scratched for illegal shellfish in the dark of night.Not only did this move rid the city of a viable tax producing waterfront business, but we now know that the land is a brownfield site that will cost the city $1-3.5 million dollars to clean before anything new can be built.
The fitfully raucous joint teetered on the water's edge, far enough not to infringe on the public's right to serenity. Patrons feeling their oats sometimes leapt from the roof into the river accompanied by moonlight and cathartic, blood curdling war cries. Now and then the pirates had a beef that led to fisticuffs. But the Dockside paid its taxes, contributing its share for public schools and infrastructure.
Along came the nearby Point Gloria condo development. If memory serves well, some said at the time that developers Robert and James Karam approached the administration of Mayor Carlton Viveiros saying they wanted the land for possible adjunct development as a marina or motel. So the Dockside, against the wishes of the owners, patrons and probably assessors who hate to erode the tax base, was acrimoniously taken by eminent domain and demolished. The Redevelopment Authority now has the land.
If that's the way it went down, it was arrogant and unproductive. It sunk a taxpaying business and expunged property from the tax rolls. That was about 20 years ago and the site hasn't yielded a cent in taxes since.
In essence, it gave the Karams control of the land via options without liability or paying taxes. Now, said Ken Fiola, executive vice president of the city's economic development office, the Karam option has ceased and nobody has first dibs on the land -- including himself as rumor would have it. But it still isn't producing tax revenue. "
