Update: December 4th meeting of the Planning Commission
regarding Bradley Bay and Crestview Development. The reports necessary from Mr.
Greytak (CT Consultants) and Scott Thomas were received. Preliminary was
approved. Mr. O’Neill asked what the requirements were for approval of the
preliminary. Commission stated that the biggest problems were procedural
errors. Mr. O’Neill stated he wanted to be clear that he felt he was following
directions given by the City. The final
approval is contingent on addressing the turning radius of the development and
fire hydrants.
An audience member stated that it was critical to have the
Planning Commission’s input in the revision of the process. She believes the
Commission should be at the heart and the very beginning of the process. Mr.
Ebert commented that the extensive process involved the input of all boards.
They are trying to eliminate red tape and not avoid any type of independence.
He wanted to assure that defining the new process had not been done in secret,
that it had a lot of input from a lot of people, and there was no attempt to
circumvent. Although many agree the entire Commission should have been
involved, the Mayor’s Representative to the Commission Bela Persanyi, Chair,
was the only member involved in the process. I do not know the extent of his
involvement as he is no longer a member of the Commission.
Commission member Mark Barbour commented that speeding up
the process is not necessarily better than what a protracted process
encompasses and allows for. He doesn’t know that efficiency moves are for the
best. He has concerns that the changes will eliminate the opportunity to be
heard.
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