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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]To be fair, [b]most of us had no idea about the plan. We were busy with jobs and little children.[/b] And our civic association presidents didn't even report back to us on it and just voted and acted how they personally felt (there is literally nothing in our CA minutes about the neighborhoods plan for he entire year prior to the vote to adopt). The plan as written certainly did not reflect what the majority of SFH would have voted for. Additionally, the plan was enacted when the streetcar was coming. In fact it's mentioned in the plan over 100 times. I think the plan needs to be revisited now that the streetcar has been scrapped. That certainly changes what kind of density the area can handle. Infill development here can't be allowed. The infrastructure can't support it. [/quote]

Just like at the national level, this is what the nefarious they are counting on. From the neighborhood civic association to the county level to the national level, if you care then you have to find ways to engage.  Convincing parents in our neighborhood that boundary decisions made now would impact their preschool and kindergarteners, but getting involved matters.  Spend a term or two on your civic association board, I can almost guarantee they need more volunteers.  If everyone sits back and says "but I'm busy", then nothing ever gets done.[/quote]

This is not completely true.  I watched and participated in the farce of the mini re-zoning for the high schools last fall and early January.  At the final hour Kanninen rolled out a plan B and then before you could say abra ca dabra, it was voted on.  Isnt' that how stupid Murphy got his K renewed for 3 for 4 years, at the very last board meeting in early summer when a lot of people were out of town?  They deliberately keep things vague and pretend there's community input.  I say they should have to publish the actual plans like federal govt rule making.  That way they get locked in and can't make things up later but in the meanwhile give off the cuff reassurances to the public.[/quote]

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