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Originally Posted by innov8
Dear Mr. innov8:
Lisa Heyamoto completely misstated my concerns about the Metropolitan
project. Since I did not attend the meeting in question and have never
spoken to her or anyone else publicly about this project, she should not
have included me in her article in the first place. I told City staff
and the developer from the beginning that I want the building stepped
back from the corner to maintain the view of the Cathedral from Plaza
Park. I don't care how high the building is, just that it step back from
the corner. I might add that the property is the City's, so we have a
right to make demands on how the building is designed that are different
from what we would expect in a pure regulatory capacity.
Steve Cohn
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This sounds pretty rich to me... now its the Cathedral Cohn wants to see
from the park. I'm not buying it, sounds like their tring to get the focus off the Capitol.
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He wrote me (and who knows how many other people) the same generic letter.
Here was my response:
Councilman Cohn
Either you are not being truthful or Mayor Fargo lied when she repeated your comments for public record.
On January 8th during the City Council meeting at 6:20 p.m. Mayor Fargo stated:
"Let me go ahead and put on the record the concerns Mr. Cohn raised to me. I'm not sure Ray if he raised different concerns to you?
"Mr Cohn has a number of different concerns about design; he would like it to go back through the design commission. One of his concerns, I think there are others is that because the building is built the way it is right up to the corner that the view that we have from city hall of the capitol will no longer exist once this building is built. He has a concern about that, which I think it's probably valid. I enjoy looking at the capitol as well."---Mayor Heather Fargo
http://sacramento.granicus.com/Media...8&clip_id=1458
So either you asked Mayor Fargo to state your comments for public record, she lied, or you're not being truthful now???
Lisa Heyamoto did not "completely" misstate your concerns about the Metropolitan
project, since (thanks to Mayor Fargo) they are a part of the public record.
Might i suggest that you take the matter up with Mayor Fargo..?
And in regards to the property at 10th and J street belonging to the city; (that means the people of Sacramento Mr. Cohn, not you personally.) I would suspect that most residents are more interested in seeing a quality high density residential project built on that site as opposed to a vacant parcel, which will continue to a negative impact on Sacramento's Civic Center.