The space at the Blasco Library is giving Gannon a new profit center. For those of you who may be saying, but Gannon is a non-profit, yes, they are a 501c3. I invite you, however, to explore our Taxpayer Facts page that has links to Gannon’s Form 990, tuition, and tax-free properties in the city.Continue reading “A Profit Center”
Tag Archives: Blasco
#ThrowbackTuesday
While Gannon is using their to ask for money for Erie Gives Day, it would be good to remember their true financial state: Taxpayer Facts. They have plenty of money and space, but they claim to need our library. Maybe in honor of Erie Gives Day, they should give our library back. Please help supportContinue reading “#ThrowbackTuesday”
Modus Operandi
Something about the latest drama with the county executive feels familiar: Erie City, Davis Admin. clash again over vacant tiny homes. Let’s compare notes: Davis ignored the zoning procedures for this tiny house project, similar to the way that he ignored the Donated and Dedicated Property Act (DDPA) in leasing space to Gannon in theContinue reading “Modus Operandi”
A Slippery Slope
One of the members of county council that voted in favor of the Gannon lease said in a private meeting that it wasn’t fair to residents of the county that the main library was located in the city of Erie. This, despite the fact that a large number of county residents work in the cityContinue reading “A Slippery Slope”
The Math Ain’t Mathing
As discussed in a recent post, Gannon is selling one of their building on State St. for $2.2 million. So let’s do a comparison. The building is 63,000 square feet. This means that they are asking $34.92 per square foot for real estate on State Street, but they are paying (checks notes) $7 per squareContinue reading “The Math Ain’t Mathing”
“Anchor Tenants”
Included in the discovery in our lawsuit is a text message exchange between the president of Gannon and the county executive where the county executive refers to the library and the Maritime Museum as “anchor tenants”–like Boscov’s or Macy’s at the mall. In other words, the building that Dr. Blasco envisioned and built as hisContinue reading ““Anchor Tenants””
Shared Space
Gannon will be showing the documentary, “Ripples of Plastics,” over the weekend at the Hirt Auditorium inside Blasco Library. For our take on the documentary, check this earlier blog post: Coincidence?, Part 2 If you’re wondering why “Save Blasco” isn’t being shown at the Blasco, it’s because of the cost involved. Under the lease, Gannon,Continue reading “Shared Space”
63,000 vs 3200
Wait! What?! Gannon is selling its 63,000 square foot Center for Business Ingenuity for $2.2 million, but they need 3200 square feet of OUR library?! To quote Gannon’s spokesman, “Right now, we have a lot of space.” Really? The math ain’t mathing here. State Street home of Gannon’s Center for Business Ingenuity is offered forContinue reading “63,000 vs 3200”
Fun Facts
If you are a City of Erie resident, you might want to attend the city council meeting on July 2nd at 9am. The council is voting on a resolution to loan Gannon University $1 million dollars. Fun fact, this is close to the amount that Gannon would pay for a PILOT (Payment in Lieu ofContinue reading “Fun Facts”
A Place of Privilege
The recent heat wave where the weather was close to 100 degrees and several social media posts gave me a lot to think about last week. A lot of us are lucky and have air conditioning at work and at home.. In fact, I sometimes complain about it being too cold at work. Not everyoneContinue reading “A Place of Privilege”
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