Mayor’s presentation at One Paseo meeting out of line
I was in attendance at the Jan. 24 Carmel Valley Planning Meeting and was appalled at the presentation made by our newly elected Mayor, Bob Filner. The purpose of this meeting was to have the applicant of One Paseo present the project to the residents of Carmel Valley and the local Community Planning Board, and for those attending to voice their positive or negative comments to this project. The applicant presented an extensive video depicting the proposed project. When this presentation was almost complete, in walked Mayor Filner who was the first to speak after this presentation.
In the forum of this neighborhood community meeting Mayor Filner was totally out of line in presenting his strong opposition to this project. He had not seen most of the presentation nor had he stayed to listen to any of the comments from the community. The purpose of these meetings are for the community to discuss the pros and cons of these projects. A mayor, such as Bob Filner, who speaks as if he is representing the entire community, whether for or against a project, is unduly influencing the purpose of these meetings. Naturally the opponents of this project cheered him on.
The large number in attendance supporting the project could only sit in shock that Mayor Filner would take a strong position without hearing or seeing all the details and public comments presented. This, in my opinion, underminded the procedures set forth to hear concrete comments from the community residents. I hope Mayor Filner doesn’t show up at any future meetings for Carmel Valley or other communities with similar formats.
Linda Katzman
Carmel Valley Resident for over 15 years
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Linda,
Why didn’t you list your title as a development real estate consultant when you signed your letter? Please disclose whether Kilroy is paying you to write this letter.
Yes, Linda, so telling that you hid your agenda and pretended to be a neutral CV resident. That is essentially character and tactic of the whole One Paseo/Kilroy enterprise. Make up a grass roots movement, make up a catchy “home spun” theme about a main street that is totally illusionary and push an ugly innappropriate monstrosity through as if we are blindfolded.
The people that are invoking civility to complain about the Mayor, Supervisor and real public are total hypocrites. What Kilroy has done is NOT civil, polite, or straightforward in any sense.
I live in the northern part of CV, would be directly affected including LOWER property value (and lower property taxes going to the city). I and my neighbors will fight this thing until it is in compliance with the law and makes sense.