[OldNorth] FW: misc info

[Andrew P. Wallace]

-----Original Message-----
From: Tracy Marshall [mailto:stracy at davis.com]
Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2003 3:46 PM
To: John Lofland
Cc: angela; Bruce; Dennis Dingemans; Ian; Dan Quickert; Andrew P.
Wallace; Andrew P. Wallace
Subject: Re: misc info


John.  Thanks for the ti on getting the material.  I will look at it, 
but my take may be at odds with many of you.  Steve Tracy.
On Wednesday, December 10, 2003, at 03:33  PM, John Lofland wrote:

> Angela,
>
> BRAVO your remarks below! You help give me a little more faith. I had 
> begun to lose all hope in the potential of citizen action. The 
> officials are smart, well paid, and work hard and without conscience 
> in getting their way--which is often not the way we would prefer.
>
> The problem with the R2 matter is that its complicated. I am guilty of 
> being quiet about it because I have not applied myself to get an 
> adequate understanding of it.
>
> Thank god for Peter. He is a man of great courage and vision that must 
> be taken way more seriously than he has been.
>
> I am prepared to read the R2 report, to try to master it and to show 
> up at the Council next week if at last three or four other people will 
> do so.
>
> Peter, Angela and I make three. Could we have at least a couple of 
> more volunteers? Five is all it really takes to make a big impression.
>
> John
>
> P.S. the R2 report can be downloaded from the City website at the 
> Council agenda packet. Hard copies are at Kinkos and the Fourthteenth 
> street library, among other places.
>
>
>
>
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> At 2:49 PM -0800 12/10/03, angela wrote:
>> Hi guys.. was under the weather last night but tried to watch as much 
>> of the meeting as I could... meaning when I was awake... I did both  
>> see both John and Peter speak... both did great jobs..anyway...I'm 
>> really ticked about the R2 issue and think we should have been on the 
>> ball with this... the funny thing is that they mentioned us many 
>> times.. there is just way too much going on for us to be effective in 
>> everything (unless more of us do some of the work)... anyway..I'm 
>> going to write a letter to the council about the issue (a bit on 
>> parking but just a bit)...I am writing as a member of ON not as the 
>> prez... I don't know if we need to call an emergency meeting or not 
>> or if anyone else is interested send them a letter.  I'm thinking 
>> about writing to the paper also...I just can't believe Ted sees us as 
>> a solution to growth...I was floored. Mayve Peter and I are in the 
>> minority..we have not really talked about the issue except on the 
>> surface and in regards to t! he intent of the guidlines.  So let me 
>> know what you think. I'm going to try to make it tonight, but will be 
>> late as I have a class to attend.
>>
>> If anyone else is interested I think it is back on the agenda next 
>> week.
>>
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>>
>> Angela
>