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Subject: Clops! edited due to typo City Council study session Tues. 2/21/17 RE: Raising fees for appeals
Oops! This is my 2nd email with correction. Please disregard 1st email. Thanks.
Please post with Agenda Correspondence. Thank you.
Dear City Council members,
The proposed fee hikes for appeals made to the City Council , Advisory Bodies and Director's
Decisions at hearings is an idea which will limit most residents ability to participate in our San Luis
Obispo City government. At this moment in time many local citizens feel that our city government is
not really open to public opinion except by email and the 3 minute public comment at meetings. Three
of you recently ran for office on a platform of listening to residents and being open to our
opinions. This fee raise would have a chilling effect, silencing us to a large extent.
Please preserve this important democratic principle and do not raise fees above the current $281
which is already a stretch for the majority of residents. It is a huge jump from the present fee to $779.
The message that accompanies this raise would be punitive to local citizens and stifle our ability to
participate in local city government. Thank you for reinforcing an important tenet of democracy in San
Luis Obispo by not raising appeal fees.
Sincerely,
Cheryl McLean
San Luis Obispo