Dear Editor,
Your recent
article regarding Measure Q (Marina Shores) quotes the campaign
manager for the developer accusing opponents of Measure Q of lying
in their brochure. So I decided to do a little fact checking.
I went to the
Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the project. Right there
in Table 7.10, on page 7-45, it says that the project will generate
14,108 new auto trips per day, just like the No on Q brochure
says. The EIR also says on pages 2-47, 49-50 that the development
will fill 11.54 acres of navigable waters and eliminate fish habitat,
just as the No on Q brochure indicates.
Then I went
to the project's Precise Plan. On page 27 there's a drawing of
what the skyscrapers will look like at Pete's Harbor -- that's
the picture on the front of the No on Q brochure. The Precise
Plan also states on pages 27-28 that 50% of 7.0 acres of preserved
marinas shall be counted towards meeting the project's required
6.8 acres of open space, and describes the 1.2 acre park as being
under the power lines and intended for project residents only.
Once again, exactly what the No on Q brochure says.
The City's Staff
Report for the project, on page 20, says the income for the "moderate
income" units is $109,800, once again, the number reported
in No on Q brochure. And right there on page 19 of the Staff Report
it says Marina Shores isn't designed for families. I could go
on, but I think I've made my point.
The developer
has a lot of nerve accusing Measure Q opponents of lying when
its own literature cuts off all the buildings at about 4 floors
so people won't know the true height (up to 23 stories), and then
colors the streets and parking lots green so people will think
there's more open space and parks than there really is. The campaign
manager also accuses opponents of Measure Q of using "scare
tactics." Maybe that's because when you look at the facts
behind Marina Shores, they're really scary.
Greg Sargent
Redwood City
