Supervisors Postpone Eastern Neighborhoods Plan until January 9Randy Shawbyline‚ Dec. 13‚ 2006Amidst ongoing confusion about the meaning and intent of Supervisor Maxwell’s Eastern Neighborhoods Resolution (See previous article), the Board of Supervisors voted 9-2 (Maxwell and McGoldrick dissenting) to continue the item until January 9. The continuance motion was approved following the Planning Department’s announcement that it would issue critical new information about the Eastern Neighborhoods in February. This raised questions about the wisdom of passing the resolution prior to that time. Based on feedback I received to my article this week about the Resolution, the many questions Board members had about the matter at Tuesday’s meeting were no surprise. The text of the resolution and the process surrounding the Resolution has exaggerated the differences between the various interest groups, creating unnecessary conflict when a broad consensus may well be within reach. |