City Hikes Boy Scouts' Rent by $199,999 over Gay Ban (Philadelphia)

Philadelphia Inquirer ^ | 10/18/2007 | Joseph A. Slobodzian

[Pyro7480]

The Boy Scouts of America's refusal to bend its rules to permit gay scouts will cost the organization's local chapter $200,000 a year if it wishes to keep its headquarters in a city-owned building on Logan Square.

Representatives of the Boy Scouts of America's Cradle of Liberty Council were notified that to remain in their 79-year-old landmark headquarters, they needed to pay the city a "fair market" rent, Fairmount Park Commission president Robert N.C. Nix said yesterday. Currently, the rent is $1 a year....

[Pyro7480]

Philadelphia is San Francisco on the East Coast.

[Pyro7480]

Culture ping!

[Always Right]

The assault on decent people continues. What sick bastards the leftist are.

[sickoflibs]

I only give money to the Boy Scouts. I guess liberals think the tolerant union run public school system will help the poor city kids enough.

[trumandogz]

The current rent in One Dollar per year!

I am not sure the Scouts need to be 200k a year but One Dollar is ridiculous. The Scouts do not need to be receiving Welfare from the city. Raise the rent.

[x_plus_one]

Unclean spirits abound and delight in the persecution and torment of honest souls.

[trumandogz]

The current rent in One Dollar per year!

I am not sure the Scouts need to be 200k a year but One Dollar is ridiculous. The Scouts do not need to be receiving Welfare from the city. Raise the rent.

[dragonblustar]

The Boy Scouts of America's refusal to bend

[freekitty]

We need to go in and you know slap Philadelphia.

[Freedom_no_exceptions]

I may not agree, but as a private organization, the Boy Scouts should be able to admit whomever they wish.

OTOH, as a private organization, what makes them entitled to free government office space?

[Jigajog]

One more reason to not like Philly. They have choke football team, led by a choke QB, and they don’t like the Boy Scouts. Hey Philly, choke on it.

[freekitty]

They do it to wear us down; so we will be like little piles of dough they can turn into slaves.

[trumandogz]

OTOH, as a private organization, what makes them entitled to free government office space?

Exactly. Why are the Boy Scouts on Welfare?

[restornu]

The Boy Scouts of America's Cradle of Liberty
Council has leased its site at 22d & Winter Streets
for $1 a year since 1928.

[freekitty]

That isn’t the point. The $1 a year rent was meant to honor this organization and what it stands for. That is, when things were decent and moral.

[elpadre]

How do they handle other nonprofit groups? Are they being discriminatory toward Scouts? Philly citizens need to get hot over this.

a barrage of opinion pieces, emails, and other means of letting the left know what we think are in order.

[Mean Maryjean]

The Boy Scouts of America's refusal to bend its rules to permit gay scouts...

Someone, please correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't it the Boy Scouts policy to not allow "gay" scout leaders vs. gay scout members?

[HockeyPop]

Tell Robert Nix what you think.

http://www.hallwatch.org/profiles/brt/rcnixiii/faxbank/writeletter

[zerosix]

My guess is that now the “city of brotherly love” means “If I can’t molest your sons, then you need to get out!”

[edcoil]

The government would like the boy scouts to end up like the Catholic church.

[Kuksool]

The Boy Scouts did what they could to keep Philly liveable. They should relocate to a friendlier community and let Philly continue to rot.

[tcrlaf]

Plenty of other cities and towns in the area will be grateful for the jobs, and will pony up FREE office space.

Give it time...

[Lancey Howard]

You sound like an idiot. You figure the Boy Scouts of America is a profit-making organization?

[chaosagent]

The current rent in One Dollar per year!
I am not sure the Scouts need to be 200k a year but One Dollar is ridiculous. The Scouts do not need to be receiving Welfare from the city. Raise the rent.

__________________________________________________________

Did you miss the fact, that although the city owns the land, the scouts built the building in 1928, in return for the $1 year rent?

[chaosagent]

The current rent in One Dollar per year!
I am not sure the Scouts need to be 200k a year but One Dollar is ridiculous. The Scouts do not need to be receiving Welfare from the city. Raise the rent.

__________________________________________________________

Did you miss the fact, that although the city owns the land, the scouts built the building in 1928, in return for the $1 year rent?

[TommyDale]

They should do what Walmart does, and move just outside the city limits.

[trumandogz]

That isn’t the point.

Actually that is the point. Why should the tax payer subsidize a private organization?

There are other organizations in the country that to some people may seem to be decent and moral but we do not give them free rent.

[Vaquero]

the cork soakers have spoken.

[lilylangtree]

This is outrageous! Disgusting! Reprehensible!

[chaosagent]

I may not agree, but as a private organization, the Boy Scouts should be able to admit whomever they wish.
OTOH, as a private organization, what makes them entitled to free government office space?

_________________________________________________________

Did you miss the fact, that although the city owns the land, the scouts built the building in 1928, in return for the $1 year rent?

[Nathan Zachary]

They can’t do that. That would be considered an unfair rent increase, exceeding the limits set by the rent control board. Even if they raised the rent to $2 dollars, it would exceed the Max allowed rent increase.
Sorry Philadelphia, but you have to follow your own rules too, no matter how badly the fags running the city want to try extortion on the boy scouts.

The scouts should take the city to court anyways for attempting this illegal extortion.

[Pyro7480]

They can’t do that. That would be considered an unfair rent increase, exeeding the limits set by the rent control board. Even if they raised the rent to $2 dollars, it would exeed the Max allowed rent increase.

Now, THAT's a good argument!

[TommyDale]

Better yet, some church should offer their facilities for $1 per year.

[restornu]

OTOH, as a private organization, what makes them entitled to free government office space?

Echo's from a generation laps and Ron Paul supporter...

[sasafras]

I will not spend a dime in Philly or San Fran. Law abiding citizens need to get the hell out of hellholes and leave it to the pervert infested filth that call these places home. Once they start turning on each other they will be begging for moral and honest families to come back, too late.

[Vigilanteman]

You've got that right, except I'm afreaid other cities such as Boston share this dishonor.

Philadelphia also needs to pay their fair share to remain in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Since they suck up far more in tax dollars than they contribute, they need to find another state to accept them. Hint: New Jersey is next door. Take our governor with you on your way out.

[scotiamor]

“what makes them entitled to free government office space?”

Actually, the lease would be for the land. The scouts built the building and presumably still own it.

[Tired of Taxes]

You’re right - no private organization should be given government property rent-free, no matter what their views are. (Of course, now I’m wondering how many Democrat-leaning organizations are enjoying city property rent-free.)

[AngelesCrestHighway]

Where’s the ACLU?...shouldn’t they be defending the boys scouts against government intervention in its private matters?....(queue the crickets).

[Lancey Howard]

The Boy Scouts did what they could to keep Philly liveable. They should relocate to a friendlier community and let Philly continue to rot.

I agree with you completely. The Boy Scouts should join the rest of the decent, hard-working traditional American families who have escaped, and flee that swirling turd of a city as quickly as possible.

[Red in Blue PA]

Well said.

Seems as though the world is turning upside down where decadence and perversity are not only not frowned upon, they are rewarded.

[weegee]

And take their building WITH them.

[trumandogz]

No, i did not miss the point.

But why should the scouts get free land from the city?

[Nephi]

It is sad that you had to explain that.

[sasafras]

I guess a legal document means nothing to you, huh? That was the agreement and the city should be held to it. I guess you also believe that the constitution is a living document?

[stephenjohnbanker]

BUMP

[LADY J]

I can't believe there is not one conservative building owner that could let the Scouts use their building free of charge!

I don't see why they have to pay any rent. The Grange used to let the Scout troops use their building free where I lived.

[em2vn]

Are you so proud of your post that you found it necessary to post the mindless crap a second time?

[Billthedrill]

The land belongs to the City of Philadelphia but has been leased since 1928 for that token sum to the scouts, who built the landmark Beaux Arts building.

If I were the Scouts I'd demand my building back.