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AttachmentG <br />DanBoeritger: <br />IfIcangetpermissiontoattendyourPlanningCommissionmeetingI'dliketoexpressmy <br />concernthattheWalmartProjecthasnotbeenadequatelyvettedbystaff.Ineedpermission <br />becauseI'vebeengoneeveryothernightthispastweekandalldaySundayonthePeople's <br />Business.SoforthepurposesofachievingdomestictranquilityImaynotbeabletoattend <br />whatlookslikeaveryinterestingPlanningCommissionhearing. <br />I'vealreadytransmittedmanyofthesecommentstomylocalneighbor,columnist,and <br />communityactivistJohnGisselquist,butsinceyouarethetitularchairImightaswell <br />sharemywordsofwisdomwithyou.(LOL.) <br />AsIreadthestaffrecommendationthePlanningCommissionmustreviewtheproposeddisposal <br />oflandanddeterminewhetheritwouldbeconsistentwiththeComprehensivePlan(Section <br />1.2). <br />Section6.2ofthesamestaffreportstatesinpart:PlanningDivisionstaffbelievesthat <br />theproposeddevelopmentisconsistentwithmanyoftheComprehensive0« ­…²othercitywide, <br />nontransportationspecificgoalsandpolicies,andthattheproposeddevelopmentdoesnot <br />appeartobeinconflictwithanyofthem. <br />AsaresidentmemberoftheComprehensivePlanSteeringCommitteewhichdraftedthenew <br />ComprehensivePlanItakeexceptiontothatsweepingandexcathedrastatement.Itpresents <br />norationaleorexplanationofwhythisistrue;itdoesn'tevenbothertostatethegoals <br />andpolicieswithwhichtheproposedprojectisconsistent.Iwouldn'tdescribethestaff <br />reportasfaultyorsuperficialanalysis,becausesimplystatedthereisnoanalysis. <br />IhaveattachedanexcerptfromtheComprehensivePlan'sEconomicandRedevelopmentChapter <br />whichillustratesomeofthosegoalsandpolicieswhichwearetotakeonfaithasbeing <br />consistentwiththeWalmartProject. <br />Iwouldsuggestthatyoudelaytakingactiontomorrowandsendthereportbacktostafffor <br />furtheranalysisandexplanationofhowtheattachedCompPlangoalsandpoliciesare <br />consistentwiththisproject.OtherwisetheCompPlanisjustwordsandwindowdressing <br />whichcanbemanipulatedtoproveanypointstaffwantstomake.TheCompPlan,developed <br />withsomeconsiderablecitizeninvolvement,needstobetakenmoreseriouslythanthis. <br />InadvanceIappreciateyourtimeandattentiondevotedtothismatter. <br />2 <br />Page91of95 <br /> <br />