Comments on: Planning commission May 18: no decision http://walkeastwood.org/planning-commission-may-18-no-decision/ Sustainable living in "The Village Within The City" Sat, 19 May 2012 11:23:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: lucy http://walkeastwood.org/planning-commission-may-18-no-decision/comment-page-1/#comment-834 lucy Thu, 21 May 2009 01:34:23 +0000 http://walkeastwood.org/?p=1138#comment-834 I have a huge problem with the way the council is handling this. They have the power to say "NO" to walgreens and the henchmen sent by the company but, they dance around and act like they do not have the power. How about before they got the OK to build this store in a neighborhood you council members could have sat down with them and said " This is the only way we will let you build here in this area, 1. Build a store that fits this neighborhood. 2. No huge sign that lights up and then we wouldn't have to waste everyones time with meeting after meeting to never get anywhere. In the end big business wins because they dangle money over the councils heads and promise them taxes. It is the same old story. All they do is waste more of my taxpayer money on documents and meetings. I have a huge problem with the way the council is handling this. They have the power to say “NO” to walgreens and the henchmen sent by the company but, they dance around and act like they do not have the power. How about before they got the OK to build this store in a neighborhood you council members could have sat down with them and said ” This is the only way we will let you build here in this area,
1. Build a store that fits this neighborhood.

2. No huge sign that lights up
and then we wouldn’t have to waste everyones time with meeting after meeting to never get anywhere. In the end big business wins because they dangle money over the councils heads and promise them taxes. It is the same old story. All they do is waste more of my taxpayer money on documents and meetings.

]]> By: Lonnie http://walkeastwood.org/planning-commission-may-18-no-decision/comment-page-1/#comment-832 Lonnie Tue, 19 May 2009 15:50:25 +0000 http://walkeastwood.org/?p=1138#comment-832 The developer requested that everything they had submitted before be included in this new request. So the letters are the same old justification for a new request. Huh? The developer requested that everything they had submitted before be included in this new request. So the letters are the same old justification for a new request. Huh?

]]> By: kathleen joy http://walkeastwood.org/planning-commission-may-18-no-decision/comment-page-1/#comment-831 kathleen joy Tue, 19 May 2009 12:25:31 +0000 http://walkeastwood.org/?p=1138#comment-831 Why are the letters from the developer, dated December 2008 and February 2009 available for review? Aren't they considered moot by the Planning Commission? I understood that the Planning Commission, at its April 27th meeting, withdrew the original application for signage and requested that the developer resubmit a new application with the new plan. This was to alllow the parties to provide comment on the sign request currently being considered. Why are the letters from the developer, dated December 2008 and February 2009 available for review? Aren’t they considered moot by the Planning Commission? I understood that the Planning Commission, at its April 27th meeting, withdrew the original application for signage and requested that the developer resubmit a new application with the new plan. This was to alllow the parties to provide comment on the sign request currently being considered.

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