Wednesday Morning Emerald City News Roundup

Conciliation and compromise are the order of the day

A couple of Standard-Examiner news items worthy of note:

1) Scott Schwebke reports on last night's RDA meeting, in which prospective River Project developer Steve Peterson, a principal with Millrock Capital, asked for concessions regarding the size and construction schedule for "apartments." Tellingly, they're not even bothering to refer to them as "condominiums" any longer :

• Developer asks for apartment changes

Sadly, it appears that tiny tenement-style residential rental units may now set the River Project tone.

2) After several stinging broadsides by the Standard-Examiner (and others), it appears that Chief Greiner may be adopting a more conciliatory attitude toward the Council's proposal to place a pharmaceutical drop-box within the Ogden City Public Safety Building lobby:

• Department, Ogden council can work out concerns over drop box

Yeah, Chief Greiner devotes considerable column space toward explaining why the lock box concept is a non-starter; but in the end he seems to suggest "[c]oncerns can be worked out," no?

Update 5/11/11 9:51 a.m.: Per Dan S... "Rudi, you missed at least two great articles in the Trib":

• Ogden Council agrees on streetcar up 25th Street
• Utah’s big political donors have friends in high places

Yesiree, folks. There's plenty to chat about this mornin'.