Philadelphia Officials Disapprove of Man Who Paid $20,000 to Clean Up Vacant Lot - ABC News - Susannah Kim:
September 18, 2012 - "A man who spent $20,000 to clean up a rubbish-strewn and weed-filled lot next to his Philadelphia coffee shop is now in trouble with the city for supposedly putting public safety at risk.
"Ori Feibush, owner of OCF Realty and OCF Coffee House, said he spent his own money to clean up the neighborhood eyesore next to his business last month. After trying to purchase the 1,600-square-foot lot for years, he said he reached the end of his rope about a week before his coffee shop's grand opening on Aug. 16....
"Feibush, 28, had visited the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority on Aug. 8 to complain about the lot and outline his plan for it. He was told the agency would clean the lot and that he was not permitted to enter it. "They promised they would get around to it," Feibush said. "I did not believe I could open up a coffee shop when people couldn't traverse traverse the sidewalk."
"He said he finally cleaned up the lot out of "frustration," poured a new sidewalk, and placed a bench and picnic table.... Soon enough, city offcials came out to the lot and called him a "trespasser".... {H]e received an email on Aug. 13 that read, "You are requested to immediately stop all work and return the j-barriers to the original location.""
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