PUBLIC HEARING
Thursday, December 17, 2015 - 7:00pm
Shoreline City Hall Council Chambers, 17500 Midvale Ave N, Shoreline 98133
Agenda Highlights - full agenda here
- Public Hearing on Development Code Amendments for Cannabis
- Staff report begins on page 17 in full packet.
- Study Items on Development Code Amendments for Light Rail Facilities
- Staff report begins on page 37 in full packet.
Link to full Packet
Comment on Agenda items
At least the City admitted that they kind of... sort of... dropped the ball in planning for the *actual* station. Was it because they were too busy spending your tax dollars trying to sell this overgrown upzone (which has little to do with light rail) to the residents of Shoreline?
ReplyDeleteMethinks the City was too involved with misleading their constituents to believe that those supportive of reasonable upzoning and supportive of light rail were against any and all changes whatsoever. Does the fact that there is no plan in place for the rail line, stations, and parking facilities tell you anything? Our region desperately needs light rail and if this delays the arrival of light rail in any way, you can thank the powers that be at City Hall, who were too focused on developer interests to notice that this important part of the process was so irresponsibly and unprofessionally overlooked.
Speaking of "professionalism" the public may find it interesting as to how the "City Professionals" view the collective mindset and motives of Shoreline's citizens (and Planning Commission, for that matter) in the agenda document in deciding on how to proceed with public input on the station designs/specs... some highlights:
• Difficult for Council members to assert control over Citizen comments that may be off topic, overlong, abusive or otherwise contrary to a well-run process
• Planning Commission (made up of Citizens) might be more easily swayed by public opinion than the Hearing Examiner, who is independent and familiar with such reviews and public testimony regarding specific projects
• Citizens will likely be confused about difference between “open record” evidentiary hearing and “closed record” argument before Council
• Likely to be a frustrating process for Sound Transit, given the likely
politicization of the process (Awwww... poor Sound Transit!)