Comments on: An Over-Protective Planning Commission

By: John Delgado, Dan Romero Rumored to be Running for City Council — Waterfront Watch

Tue, 22 Jun 2010 20:37:54 +0000

[...] the position (or at least lacks the effort necessary to exact change as promised; Kuehne has been a disaster). Dan Romero has been an outspoken critic of the current Council of late. Both are considered [...]

By: Waterfront Watch » Market Hall Opens In May; Farmers Market (Wisely) Relocated

Waterfront Watch » Market Hall Opens In May; Farmers Market (Wisely) Relocated — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 06:49:32 +0000

[...] opening). Although the Planning Commission had reportedly provided quality feedback following the initial presentation, the actual project is not subject to the Commission’s approval, as it is a temporary, [...]

By: Waterfront Watch » Planning Commission on Monday

Waterfront Watch » Planning Commission on Monday — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 06:24:34 +0000

[...] under construction) at the future New Town Center site (I had criticized the Commission’s over-protectiveness on the matter in November), and the Refugio Creek Watershed Vision [...]

By: Jaylene Watson

Jaylene Watson — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:35:46 +0000

I agree with Jeff. My husband, son and I were at the meeting Monday night and the presentation by Red Barn was quite impressive and a great “out of the box” idea for an area that will be under heavy construction in the next 2 years or so. With the ability to utilize the space during the planning and design process of the Market Town and possibly bring in vendors that would eventually be part of Market Town is a great idea. The problem with the City Planning Commission and the Council is they don’t even know what “the box” is, let alone be able to look outside of it.

By: Jeffrey Wisniewski

Jeffrey Wisniewski — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:28:40 +0000

@Jeff Boore - The permit would only be good for 12 months. As noted in the staff report: "Staff is considering AUP 09-37 be limited to a maximum time limit of 3 months, with possible extensions of time up to one year." And as Commissioner Mitchell conceded, "If it is not working, we will shut it down."

By: Jeff Boore

Jeff Boore — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:20:31 +0000

I agree that it might be a nice thing for the town, but I’m concerned that once installed, it won’t be so temporary. I could imagine years going by with a substandard set of buildings as an excuse to delay construction of the real Market Town that we want on the site. I’d prefer that it remain vacant and all effort be expended to move forward on Market Town instead.