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Approved for development
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Approved for development
The threat of lawsuit hung over the City Council chamber Tuesday night, forcing the council to support a project that met requirements the staff is directed to set in the planning process. That threat made it appear impossible for the council to act in accordance with the concerns of existing neighborhoods.
Changing a great many rules is the only way to prevent this sort of thing from continuing to happen in our wonderful city.
If people such as those who spoke against the project Tuesday night would commit themselves to an effort to understand the larger problem and to bring pressure to force city government's policies to become existing-resident-friendly, then fewer such fiascos would occur.
Yesterday's post before editing follows:
Buried at the bottom of the agenda is the developer's appeal of a planning commission decision to deny approval of an inappropriate infill off Township Street.
One would hope that a lot of people are there, because the staff recommended the project but the neighbors and anyone who uses that narrow road realizes it is the wrong place to add more traffic.
Additionally, the city does not have sufficient staff to inspect such delicate sites daily to insure that construction does not violate the spirit or letter of rules on tree protection and watershed protection.
http://www.monbiot.com/archives/2007/11/06/an-agricultural-crime-against-humanity/#more-1090
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