HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-15-2015 Item 16 - AkersRECEIVED
SEP 15 2015
SLO CITY CLERK
From: steve akers [ma iIto: iakersPgmail.oom]
Sent: Monday, September 14, 2015 5:21 PM
To: E-mail Council Website COUNCIL MEETING: r
Subject: Discovery San Luis Obispo
ITEM NO. -.— -I
Esteemed Mayor and Honorable City Council Members,
I'm writing today regarding Discovery San Luis Obispo, to urge you to allow this exciting
development to proceed unhindered, as well as to reverse the Planning Commission's decision to
force Discovery San Luis Obispo to close at Midnight instead of 2 a.m.
I am not a student, I'll celebrate my 50th birthday next year and I enthusiastically welcome this
type of development is SLO. While I agree with Save Our Downtown that that there are a high
number of bars downtown, I can't understand their inability to look past the fact that alcohol will
be served when the focus of Discovery also includes not just food but bowling. I would love to
have more downtown destinations like this for local residents. A place parents can bring kids. A
place I can go and hang out with friends and loved one, a place to bring visiting out-of-towners.
I live in the Old Town district of SLO and I am not worried about Discovery San Luis Obispo
single-handedly causing a plummet in the quality of life enjoyed in my neighborhood. I am
concerned that setting a precedent of blocking this development and unevenly restricting their
hours of operation will prohibit a valuable, much needed broadening of recreational, social and
economic activities and opportunities in Downtown San Luis Obispo.
Sincerely,
Steve Akers
San Luis Obispo Resident