HomeMy WebLinkAbout9/4/2018 Item 15, Evans (2)
Purrington, Teresa
From:Pete Evans <riki77@gmail.com>
Sent:Monday, September 3, 2018 11:30 PM
To:E-mail Council Website
Subject:Re: Anholm bike plans
Aaron has pointed out to me that my previous letter might not be clear in one aspect. When I urged you
to discount some expected testimony at the coming meeting I was referring to children who are being
encouraged to speak; they will be brought in, coached on what to say and parrot that to you out of
inducement by their parents but they probably are not privy to the overall ramifications of how certain
plans will upset the lives of some Anholm residents. They simply cannot know or understand such things.
Pete
To remain silent in the face of great social evil is to become an accessory to social injustice.
On Mon, Sep 3, 2018 at 10:52 PM, Pete Evans <riki77@gmail.com> wrote:
I am writing to urge City Council support of the alternative (s) proposed by the residents of this neighborhood. I hope
you will do your primary job of representing your constituents in their respective neighborhoods. Simply pursuing your
own goals and agenda does not serve the public.
I see this issue as similar to the hated rental inspection ordinance forced on us some years ago. That was a strong
reason the last mayoral race ended in an upset. I hope you will not make the same mistake the last council made by
creating an unpopular policy to radically reorganize transportation modes in the Anholm district.
Listen to the residents most affected by your decisions and policies. Many of them know the geographics and
consequences better than staff or Council. Questionable statistics and flow charts do not tell the whole story.
I see a group in town is organizing a 'speaker blast', including children (ignorant of the issues and coerced into this
activity) to overwhelm heartfelt and real concerns of the citizens who will have to bear the brunt of any negative
aspects of certain alternatives. This is an unfortunate power play and should be discounted.
Yours,
Pete Evans
To remain silent in the face of great social evil is to become an accessory to social injustice.
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