tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108456.post-69288505724182749412008-07-24T07:48:00.000-05:002008-07-24T07:48:00.000-05:002008-07-24T07:48:00.000-05:00Delaying completion or "partial completion" is a slippery slope. On a recent vacation trip to Cairo Egypt, one of the most visible things (other than the pyramids) was all the partially completed apartment buildings. In addition to funding problems and overly ambitious construction plans, the building owner starts to pay property tax on the completion of a building, go guess what? ... The government recently changed the tax code to to start taxes three years after electricity is first hooked up if the building is not completed by then. The grandfathered buildings will start paying taxes 15 years after construction was started.<BR/><BR/>On the positive side, I received a newsletter in the mail from St. John Health System about their new hospital near Novi Michigan. They boast of technology and process advances that will allow the patient to stay in the same room even if their condition changes. Another feature the have adopted from Disney is the "on-stage" / "off-stage" concept, with dual corridors, so that the deliveries and all the things they don't want the patients and visitors to see is in the service corridor (is this a good thing?).<BR/><BR/>I tried to find the information online but I could not come across it quickly.Bob Grabanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07313592183643672459noreply@blogger.com