When I responded about <<holding onto our irreplaceable Victorian history>>, he told the list that <<one of the biggest problems with the HD designation is that it does _not_ require democratic review or consultation-- all it requires is a bunch of motivated advocates, money, and the PHC's approval.>>How is this not a fact, Melani? The nomination process doesn't require democratic approval-- it requires the compilation and submission of a neighborhood inventory, and the reasons why a neighborhood should be preserved. It's expensive and time-consuming, but it doesn't require a vote to accomplish, and can be done by a small group of well-funded advocates. And the PHC's evaluation process does not require a vote of the residents of the proposed neighborhood. The decision over designation rests with the PHC, not with the neighborhood. These are facts, Melani.
This is not, actually, a fact - merely his opinion - but when that is posted to the listserv as a fact, others (in this case, Jim Lilly and I) felt the need to CLARIFY that it isn't a fact.
If people didn't write untrue statements on the list, other people wouldn't need to point out that they are untrue. If the anti-HD people didn't keep posting threatening emails about planned communities forcing people out of their homes, regulated paint colors, and suddenly-completed historic district designations with no local input, I don't think that those of us who are pro-HD would be bothering the rest of you at all. (Except, of course, to make sure that you all receive NOTICE when the actual process starts, at which point everyone will have the opportunity to their voices heard.)Actually, I agree with Melani on this point. If we critics (especially Al, who as the earliest I'd heard on the subject) didn't point out these problems with the HD proposal, the advocates wouldn't say boo on the subject, either-- and the first that many people would hear about it is when the _PHC_ performs its mandated public meetings.
Sorry to keep up the arguing, gang-- but when Melani accuses me of lying, making untrue statements, and general scare-mongering, I have to defend myself.
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