Of the six council members who voted for it, I was most surprised by Lisa Larson-Bunnell. Since she is a lawyer I just could not understand how she could condone the deception by the developer. so, I wrote her an email. Here is what I said on 1/8/20:
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Mornin’
Happy New Year………………………..
Ever since the vote for this project on 12/9 I have debated
whether or not to send you this email.
Finally decided to do so. Of the six councilmembers who voted for this project I was most surprised by you.
Why? Because you are an attorney.
The developer has lied and deceived the governing body, city
staff and the people of the city. Heck, once the agenda packet indicated
that I had downloaded items from their web site, they finally took it
down. For two years their web site was showing a project that they knew
would never be completed as shown. Their billboards on the property showed a
project that was not going to come to fruition They knew that they could not
move Pizza Street (and likewise Mi Pueblito), even though that was in the
“plans”. They knew they would not get fine dining. PJ’s comment at
the community meeting that upscale restaurants need drive ups for the delivery
services was horse manure.
I could go on and on with the various lies and deceit but
will stop there. Now, to explain how that relates to your
profession. Basically, if this had been a court of law they committed
perjury. Would you not challenge somebody who lied on the witness
stand? Would you not challenge somebody who lied at a deposition?
Yet you, by your vote in favor of this project accepted the developer’s lies
and deceit. And to add insult to injury they are getting an outrageous
incentive package, to include the fact that we are giving up our 1% sales
tax. How does this bring funds to the city?
Anyway, I have rattled on long enough. Suffice it to
say that I am thoroughly disgusted that you voted for this project which was an
affirmation, IMHO of the lies that the developer tossed out. I pull no
punches. I am not politically correct. Rest assured, that should
you decide to run for a full term for your council position in two years that I
will do everything that is allowed by law to work against your reelection.
Ray
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And, the deception continues. Here is a picture of one of the two billboard signs, taken 3 days ago. They are both the same. Note, the image is from the plans of December 2017 which have not been valid for a long, long, time. Click on the image to see a larger version.
