Dyspeptic ad hominem outbursts seem to be gaining in fashion in the season of the Donald. One useful thing about face-to-face neighborhood meetings in New England is that they are generally more civil than the Internet, even on a well-moderated list like this one. And such meetings can achieve lasting results on a case by case basis in cooperation with the City and the business owners: the plaza itself is a large example but there are many, many small amenities as well.
For the record, I am neither a "kook" nor a "pain-in-the-ass" retiree, and did not favor or oppose Tenoch but did provide a checklist of topics to be addressed and an alert to past neighborhood concerns. These are not "grievances" which I harbor but, repeat, topics to be addressed, which they were in that case to the satisfaction of the licensing commission. Similarly, I do not favor or oppose the Oath project, but do want to be sure that the change of use procedures are followed diligently on a high visibility, high trafficked spot.
Again for the record, there are cars circling Davis looking for parking spaces all the time, and sometimes they drop off and pick up a spouse or roommate to run in for food or cash or stamps or whatever. As it happens, my wife and I, though we are both walkers, did this just last week for a pizza at Peppe Boca, and might well do the same on a rainy day at this new place if it makes a reasonable case for change of use, as required by law.
As for the affordable housing matter, I think it clear that my point was that the staff report addressed it "by contrast" to more site-specific topics, including those in OSPCD's own planning documents.
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RE: lack of due diligence by planning staff
Date: 2016-01-19 05:21 pm (UTC)For the record, I am neither a "kook" nor a "pain-in-the-ass" retiree, and did not favor or oppose Tenoch but did provide a checklist of topics to be addressed and an alert to past neighborhood concerns. These are not "grievances" which I harbor but, repeat, topics to be addressed, which they were in that case to the satisfaction of the licensing commission. Similarly, I do not favor or oppose the Oath project, but do want to be sure that the change of use procedures are followed diligently on a high visibility, high trafficked spot.
Again for the record, there are cars circling Davis looking for parking spaces all the time, and sometimes they drop off and pick up a spouse or roommate to run in for food or cash or stamps or whatever. As it happens, my wife and I, though we are both walkers, did this just last week for a pizza at Peppe Boca, and might well do the same on a rainy day at this new place if it makes a reasonable case for change of use, as required by law.
As for the affordable housing matter, I think it clear that my point was that the staff report addressed it "by contrast" to more site-specific topics, including those in OSPCD's own planning documents.
Have a nice day.
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