Frederick Street Park and Neighborhood update and PETITION DRIVE

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Developers are moving forward with a plan for 170 Frederick St., current site of Kingdom Hall, to build a high density, 3-story project that that would fundamentally alter the park and neighborhood.

If you live in the area, use Frederick St. Park or care about our open spaces, please help with our petition! This is the kind of petition that really matters.

Please take the following action(s):

  1. Sign the petition at http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/170frederick/

  2. Forward this email to people in your address book

  3. Help gather signature on hardcopy petitions by calling 427-3262

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Petition drive underway! -- Public hearing on Thursday, October 5!

Protect Frederick Street Park and Neighborhood!

Developers are moving forward with a plan for 170 Frederick St., current site of Kingdom Hall, to build a high density, 3-story project that that would fundamentally alter the park and neighborhood.

Protect your right to participate!

The City is only letting people know what’s going on if they reside within 300 feet of the site (that’s only about 100 people!). Even if you live in the area or use the park, the City thinks your voice doesn’t matter.

Protect the park!

The proposed development would line the entire border of Frederick St. Park, blocking views of Arana Gulch and boxing in our open space. Our park is a treasure of the east side, serving people all over the city and beyond. The City should acquire the parcel to expand the park!

Protect the neighborhood!

This plan does not respect the character of the neighborhood, extending higher density development north of the park. Frederick Street has already absorbed its share of high-density development, with hundreds of units at the south end which have turned our neighborhood street into a dangerous speedway. So-called “in-fill” development should be on major transit corridors and create affordable housing, not expensive market-rate homes and rentals.

What you can do!

There’s lots you can do to be part of a great community effort that’s already made a difference:

• Come to the Planning Commission public hearing! (see below)
• Sign the petition! (http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/170frederick/)
• Join the neighbors planning email list! (email spitzer@cruzio.com)
• Join Seabright Neighbors Yahoo group! (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/seabrightneighbors)
• Help gather signatures! (call 427-3262)

Come to the Planning Commission public hearing!

Say what you think or just hold a sign to register your concern about this excessive development!