[HNA News] Variance allowed

[Maddie Kertay]

At 01:19 PM 5/14/2008, Robert Maner wrote:
>Maddie:
>
>I wasn't there, so maybe you have me confused with another guy.



Sorry... I am obviously confused, I shall get the right name asap 
:)... Carol Bertz was addressing the students at Bryan college but 
her Lawyer spoke well in her absence.


maddie





>Anyway, do not let them think that it's our fault that they voted the wrong
>way on this issue.  Do they expect people to take off work to watch them do
>their dirty work.  I think the numbers may have not been there, but I think
>the intent and the support of the current and former council members should
>hold some weight.  Was Dr. Berz there to cast her vote?  I think another
>council member was being handcuffed at about the same time, so I'm assuming
>that he wasn't there to vote either.
>
>This City continues to do what it wants to do and not what the people who
>vote them in to office want.  They have their own agenda, and you and I are
>just a nuisance.
>
>This sets a precedence that will continue to grow into a downturn in our
>neighborhood.  We now need to hold their feet to the fire to make sure they
>stay within the law with this place.  I don't have a problem with kids or
>the growing need for daycare centers, but this is not the place for one (not
>in my backyard).
>
>Robert Maner
>3704 Lerch Street
>
>-----Original Message-----
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>[mailto:hnanews-bounces at lists.angryhosting.com] On Behalf Of Maddie Kertay
>Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 12:47 PM
>To: hnanews at hilltopneighborhood.org
>Subject: [HNA News] Variance allowed
>
>Dear Hilltop friends,
>
>   I am very sorry to say that  due to council whims, current zoning
>rules and the dismal lack of neighborhood participation the proposed
>variance for the Daycare center at the corner of Lerch and
>Germantown  passed on a vote of  4 to 3.
>
>    I would  like to note that besides myself  those who were able to
>attend were Jeff Briere, Trey Commander, Marti Rutherford and Robert
>Mainor ( Robert,  sorry, I am guessing at the spelling of your last
>name) And as promised Carol Bertz sent an attorney from her office
>and each of us spoke ( quite well I might add!) and yet the council
>was not swayed. While our side did have some support it was directly
>mentioned that  we had a very small delegation indeed and that
>neighborhoods that cared more about other issues have turned out in
>much greater numbers in the past. So while I don't think it was the
>only reason I think a stronger showing would have been a real help.
>
>Since this action is a done deal ( there is no appeals process) I
>suggest that at tomorrow nights meeting we talk about how to be
>integrate the new learning center into our neighborhood and extend
>our hospitality to the owner if and when the sale and operation of
>the center comes to pass.
>
>
>Respectfully submitted
>Maddie Kertay
>100 S. Germantown
>
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