Benjamin Peterson
Commissioner, Planning Commission · 25 remarks on the record · Last spoke Sep 3, 2026
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“Somewhat related. Was there any wise or was there any talk or thought about putting another gate where the yellow brick road is right now, where the Paseo essentially is and, If not, why not?”
Planning Commission · Sep 3, 2026
“Thank you. In the example that you used and the calculation that you put up, I'm curious, why do we include the entire project in the square footage calculation rather than just the square footage of, like, an example 4.”
Planning Commission · Aug 20, 2026
“Then my second question would be, how did we arrive at the decision to include the geographic area and only the geographic area that we did? Thank you.”
Planning Commission · Aug 17, 2026
“Can I just ask the applicant why you chose to go through the local planning and not state density bonus?”
Planning Commission · Aug 13, 2026
“I absolutely support this project. I think it's beautiful and the addition complements the building, I think, very well and almost balances it out.”
Planning Commission · Sep 3, 2026
“My thinking and my question is, isn't it important to think about how we're structuring this in light of these requirements being potentially in that and these things being in conversation with each other.”
Planning Commission · Aug 20, 2026
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