HomeMy WebLinkAboutConstituent Letter - Read Before Packet - 7/21/2020 - Email From Jake Knebgl Re: Agenda Item 22 - Remote Hearings For Various Zoning, Development And Historic Preservation Items1
Sarah Kane
From:Jake Knebgl <crazyjay2012@yahoo.com>
Sent:Monday, July 20, 2020 12:36 PM
To:City Leaders
Subject:[EXTERNAL] July 21st city council meeting
good day again long time resident of district 6 here
i would like to add the following comments regurading agenda item 22 in tommorws city council
meeting
Once again we have the city trying to get zoing issues that are of great importance to the residents of
districts 6 and 5 to be done by remote hearing ..the council heard the voices many of the residents of
these districts abiout how this process will undermine and diminish public partipation in the the
matters that affect their districts ..it seems are counicl is content to ignore the voices of the residents
and contuine to try and push this through to allow the devolpers to pushh through their perposeals
without having to worry about the residents getting in heir way or having to hear oppsation their and
the citys almighty devlopment plan ..the fact that this item is dead last on the agenda which means it
will not come up untill very late when the city and council are well aware that many residents can not
stay online or at the council chamber to particpate shows clearly the attempt to cut out public
partipation in this agenda item and get it passed without any public "meldling" ..The residents of
district 6 want our right to speak to our council in person on devlopment issues that affect our district
and to be ado so at a resonable hour of the day not 11pm at night and we see this as another
attempt by the city mayor troxeel tony frank CSU amd the delvoplers to cut out our voices and tale
away our abilty to particpate ..to qoute mayor troxell this a bastardzation of the democratic process
and the rights of the citizens of ft collins and servere goverment overreach ..the council can rest
assued that despite your efforts to cut out public partiipation in zoning matters especially the hughes
rezoing you will not scilence us we are not going away .we st ongly ask that you vote down this matter
and stop trying to cut out the public in these matters ..and again council members always remember
..the devoplers tony frank and CSU do not vote for you or decide if you keep your seats ..the good
citizens of ft collins do ..we alone have the power to take you out office ..you work for us you are our
employees and as sure as the sky is blue we are the ones who you answer to .again vote no on
agenda item 22 and honor you oath of office and repersent your constituints and stop bowing to the
devolpers ..
thank you