Remarks by Teri Dowling
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Just one? Or who else is going to be there? I can join you for an hour and a half.
Yes. I thought it was unnecessarily contentious. I think that that that I think about Sue, who came from Cedars and talked about the importance of kindness that did not exist in this meeting tonight. And I think people can disagree with each other. This is not the place to do politics and be out there trying to get votes with your running for office. We're supposed to have civil conversations here. And that did not happen. And I don't want to see it continue. And it really looks, for people who view us on the video, It doesn't make those of us who are in this room who are disparaging of…
I was just I'm curious how different is this going to look from the beautiful design that all of us loved several months ago? How different will this look?
I have another question and that is the building to the right for the housing, you've pushed it off to the very edge. Is that going to be a problem?
Mayor Mrakas, Does the this spacing does this give you some concern about entry into the area parking into the area you've got more. Mayor Mrakas, land use so there's less is that a problem is that.
Discussion well listening to of the speakers that came up it I have a question so can I ask a question I'm going to ask the staff. So given that there's talk about the fire station in the plan or not in the plan, so what is the value of evaluating the Civic Center concept without a fire station? What's the value of doing that?
OK. Well, I do support phasing. I think phasing in this case is particularly good. You know, we really do have to keep in mind the paramedics and making sure that that space is available by January 20, 29. So and I think phasing might help in terms of where staff work. I'm not sure how, like plant study too, I'm not sure how that's going to look and is it going to be as beautiful and will we be as proud of it as we were at that meeting several months ago when we all loved the concept. I would agree that I think it's worth looking at Sleepy Hollow and Fairfax. I think it would be worth it for…