R a y R o r k e wrote:
> Libby Rosof wrote:
>
>> I urge everyone, whether you agree and disagree with the Historic
>> District, to come to the Wednesday night meeting and LISTEN before
>> you make up your mind.
>
> about a month ago shca and uchs were invited to speak at an open
> community meeting about historic designation hosted by nam (but shca
> and uchs declined). more recently on this list, brian siano asked for
> a schedule of the block meetings being held to educate neighbors about
> historic designation (but no schedule appeared). so it's really
> heartening now to hear folks looking forward to and urging attendance
> for wednesday's meeting, joining others who have already demonstrated
> their willingness to meet and listen before making up their minds.
> hoorah!
Let's look at the track record here:
1. NAM holds a public meeting, invites critics and advocates of the
Historic District plan to attend. The advocates refuse, citing
scheduling problems (but Matt Wolfe did appear, so he deserves praise on
that point).
2. The Spruce Hill Neighborhood Alliance (SHNA), a new group organized
form that meeting, speaks to Jannie Blackwell over the matter of how
little the advocates have done to find out if people even _want_ the
proposal.
3. Once word of this gets out, lots of things happen.
4. The advocates suddenly annouce "block meetings," during which they
will explain their position to small groups.
5. After SHNA distributes their own flyers to the blocks where meetings
are held, the advocates _clam up_ about future meetings, refusing to
tell anyone when and where they're being held. It is not clear as to how
much of Spruce Hill is even notified about these meetings.
6. The advocates cobble together a Public Meeting for tomorrow night,
presenting Jannie Blackwell as an attendee alongside of two advocates.
Once again, critics are excluded from the debate.
7. When SHNA distributes flyers, urging more people to attend the
meeting, the advocates _tear down_ these posters within hours.
Let's be blunt here, friends and neighbors-- these are the people who
feel it's their right to give away your property rights even when
they're making every effort to prevent you from hearing any objections.
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