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Subject: East Lake Street Motel (Document link not converted)
Many of you may not be aware that a developer is attempting to build a Motel on
Lake Street behind the former Irish Too (currently Round Up) bar.
The neighborhood had been pursuing affordable artist housing with ArtSpace when
one of the artist housing task force members, Basim Sabri, purchased the land
out from under the project and immediatly killed it.
A motel has been a very unpopular proposal, and Brian Herron says he might
support it, but not before there are several public meetings. No public
meetings have been held, and the motel is now on various zoning and planning
agendas; I don't know if Brian is aware of that or not, but I'm trying to find
out.
A motel is a bad idea for a lot reasons - Whittier suffered for 20 + years
before they got rid of their hotel.
Development in the neighborhood should benefit area residents, and there is a
drastic shortage of services in this area - most law abiding citizens will have
no need or ability to afford a hotel.
I believe there is a lot more going on, that this has intentionally been kept
"below the radar"; I know for a fact that the mayor's office has been trying to
meet with the developer since November, and got brushed aside. Now the
developer tells the mayor's office that he has Brian Herron's full support.
(that is a claim, as yet un-verified).
Thoughts?
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