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Hammitt, Bob <br /> From: Etter, John <br /> To: Andersen, Chris; Hammitt, Bob; Medlin, Johnny <br /> Subject: Gilham Park SiteTrade — Public Process <br /> Date: Friday, October 29, 1993 9:31 AM <br /> Last night I presented the Gilham Park Trade proposal to a poorly attended meeting of the Cal Yound <br /> Neighbors -10 people including me. I feel very good about how the meeting went, however there must be <br /> another one that includes some alleged skeptics who were upset about the E -W collector street being included in <br /> the Willakenzie Plan in that vicinity, and who had some related feelings about the park. <br /> There were three people who responded with typical skepticism. Once they were educated as to optimum siting, <br /> size, visual and physical access, coordination with school plans, wetland considerations, the city attomey's <br /> opinion that we are within the law on this type of trade because of this being consistent with the Willakenzie Plan, <br /> etc. etc., they could see that the end result would be a net improvement. <br /> Changing the minds of the skeptics strengthens my belief in the soundness of this proposal. I've requested to <br /> meet with those from the Willakenzie Plan process who might not appreciate the benefits of this change. Names <br /> will be forwarded to me. I feel confident that during a information sharing /questioning session—probably a repeat <br /> of last night - -that the skepticism that would lead to vocal opposition can be eliminated. <br /> I will keep you posted on this process. - -John <br /> Page 1 <br />