HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/23/2019 Item 2, Gardiner
Wilbanks, Megan
From:jimgardiner@charter.net
Sent: 8:38 PM
To:Advisory Bodies
Subject:Approve the REP project
Dear Planning Commission Members:
I’m writing to urge you to approve the proposed Palm-Nipomo parking garage-theater project.
As SLOPD Chief of Police for nearly 15 years, I always wanted our downtown core to have a variety of entertainment
venues to better balance our bar scene. Assuming the SLO Repertory Theatre can raise the construction funds, doubling
the theater’s capacity would be a significant leap forward in creating a more culturally vibrant Downtown SLO.
I also realize that this project may mean the razing of some interesting buildings, notably the 1930s-era Heyd adobe.
While I appreciate the desire to preserve relics of our past, the adobe, at its best, can become nothing more than a static
curiosity piece. Realistically, a new home for SLO Rep will draw hundreds of people nearly every week of the year to our
downtown. A preserved adobe simply could not match SLO Rep as a draw – nor be as culturally enriching.
Please approve this project.
Jim Gardiner
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