J Peter Kline Letter to Councilwoman Jennifer Gates
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---- Original Message ----- From: J Peter Kline [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, March 16, 2015 04:04 PM To: Elizabeth Pazar <[email protected]> Subject: Zoning Case # Z-134-341 Dear Councilwoman Gates, I am out of town on vacation and someone forwarded me a copy of a letter sent to you from seven members of the Northwest Highway and Preston Road Task Force opposing the zoning request for the sky bridge connecting the Preston Center Pavilion and the Parking Garage. As you know, there has only been one meeting of the Taskforce and this zoning request was not discussed at the meeting. I am dismayed that seven members would take it upon themselves to form a majority opinion on the issue without the benefit of a meeting and issue a letter representing it as the opinion of the Taskforce, without even copying the other Taskforce members. I want to go on record as being fully supportive of the zoning request for the sky bridge. The owners of Preston Center Pavilion have property rights under the existing zoning and they have substantial rights to the parking in the Preston Center Garage. It is not fair to ask them to wait for a master plan of potential uses to fully utilize their existing property. Plans for Preston Center have been discussed for over twenty years without being implemented and there is no guarantee that this one will move forward in a reasonable time frame. Furthermore, they will not be able to build the sky bridge without the concurrence of the Parking Corporation even if zoning is granted. This should not be a zoning issue. It is a business issue among the property owners who control the parking garage. Since I am traveling and do not have access to my files, would you please forward this email to all members of the Taskforce for me. Thank you. Pete Kline
Preston Center Taskforce member J. Peter Kline offers his support to the proposed skybridge.
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---- Original Message ----- From: J Peter Kline
[mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, March 16, 2015 04:04 PM
To: Elizabeth Pazar Subject: Zoning Case # Z-134-341 Dear
Councilwoman Gates, I am out of town on vacation and someone
forwarded me a copy of a letter sent to you from seven members of
the Northwest Highway and Preston Road Task Force opposing the
zoning request for the sky bridge connecting the Preston Center
Pavilion and the Parking Garage. As you know, there has only been
one meeting of the Taskforce and this zoning request was not
discussed at the meeting. I am dismayed that seven members would
take it upon themselves to form a majority opinion on the issue
without the benefit of a meeting and issue a letter representing it
as the opinion of the Taskforce, without even copying the other
Taskforce members. I want to go on record as being fully supportive
of the zoning request for the sky bridge. The owners of Preston
Center Pavilion have property rights under the existing zoning and
they have substantial rights to the parking in the Preston Center
Garage. It is not fair to ask them to wait for a master plan of
potential uses to fully utilize their existing property. Plans for
Preston Center have been discussed for over twenty years without
being implemented and there is no guarantee that this one will move
forward in a reasonable time frame. Furthermore, they will not be
able to build the sky bridge without the concurrence of the Parking
Corporation even if zoning is granted. This should not be a zoning
issue. It is a business issue among the property owners who control
the parking garage. Since I am traveling and do not have access to
my files, would you please forward this email to all members of the
Taskforce for me. Thank you. Pete Kline
