Neighborhood growth, trees, and public input
Stohr requests a six-month comment-period extension and challenges claims about affordability, environmental protection, and neighborhood density. She asks Council for a frank discussion with residents. These are her arguments, not independent findings about the plan.
“Again, the infill law allows smaller lots and setbacks and this means there's no room for trees or green space.”
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FIRST I HAVE MARY STORE NEXT WILL BE LINDA CARROLL AND THEN DEBORAH PERKINS GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS MARY STORE AND I'M CHAIR OF FRIENDS OF THE SPOKANE TREES .I LIVE IN THE ROCKWOOD NEIGHBORHOOD AND I HAVE POOR EYESIGHT FIRST AS YOU KNOW BASED ON COMMENTS AND PETITIONS SENT TO YOU, YOUR CONSTITUENTS WANT A SIX MONTH EXTENSION TO THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD FOR THE COMP PLAN. SECONDLY, THERE HAVE BEEN A NUMBER OF CLAIMS MADE IN FAVOR OF THIS VERSION OF THE COMP PLAN SO LET'S DEAL WITH THREE THERE CLEARLY FAULTS THE COMP PLAN WILL ADDRESS OUR NEED FOR LOW INCOME HOUSING. CURRENTLY THE INFILL LAW WHICH CONTINUES UNDER THE PLAN HAS LED TO THE BUILDING OF MOSTLY HIGH INCOME HOUSING AND EXPENSIVE APARTMENTS THAT WILL CONTINUE THE COMP PLAN INCLUDES NO INCENTIVES FOR THE BUILDING OF LOW INCOME SINGLE FAMILY HOUSING. THE CLAIM THAT THE COUNT TWO THE CLAIM THAT THE COMP PLAN HAS AN ENVIRONMENTAL FOCUS IS FALSE. AGAIN, THE INFILL LAW ALLOWS SMALLER LOTS AND SETBACKS AND THIS MEANS THERE'S NO ROOM FOR TREES OR GREEN SPACE IN THE LAST FEW YEARS AND DUE TO A LARGELY UNREGULATED DEVELOPMENT FROM THE INFILL LAW HUNDREDS OF TREES HAVE BEEN DESTROYED DUE TO DEVELOPMENT. THE CLAIM THAT PEOPLE THREE THE CLAIM THAT PEOPLE WANT GREATER DENSITY IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS NOT DOWNTOWN IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS IS FALSE. THE PUBLIC COMMENTS REGARDING THIS CLEARLY INDICATE PEOPLE ARE VERY WORRIED THAT THE GREATER DENSITY WITH NO PARKING REQUIREMENTS WILL LEAD TO GREATER NOISE, MORE CRIME, LESS GREEN SPACE AND THE DESTRUCTION OF COMMUNITY IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS. GIVEN THESE POINTS I WOULD URGE YOU TO HAVE A FRANK AND HONEST DISCUSSION WITH CONSTITUENTS ABOUT THE MEDIUM TO HIGH DENSITY FROM THE COMP PLAN THAT WILL COME TO ALL OF THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS IF PEOPLE KNOW HOW HOW DENSE AND HOW CRAZY THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS ARE GOING TO BE WITHOUT PARKING PROVIDED THEY WILL BE AGAINST THE COMP PLAN. THANK YOU. I HOPE YOU VOTE AGAINST IT AND I HOPE YOU VOTE WHICH WOULD BE A VOTE FOR US INSTEAD OF DEVELOPERS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, LINDA