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Rebuttal
to "Argument For" Measure Q
Measure
Q creates an environmentally insensitive, out-of-scale development
to benefit a few at the expense of many. With 17 skyscrapers, Redwood
City would have more skyscrapers than Sacramento or San Jose. The
facts -- from the City's own documents -- don't support the developer's
claims or justify the project's costs.
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Developer's
Claim
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Facts
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| Public
input |
There were
two project-specific public hearings before 2004. The majority
of public concerns are not reflected in the final project. |
| Affordable
housing |
Most teacher,
and many firefighter and police families, cannot afford even
the moderate-income units. |
| Public
parks/open space |
Nearly
75% of project open space is located under power transmission
towers/lines (and is intended for project residents) or is open
water (private marinas). |
| "No
cost to us!" |
Consider
a few of the costs to the rest of us:
- Fills
11.54 acres of navigable waters
- Privatizes
hundreds of public boat slips and limits use to project
residents.
- $10
million is a drop in the bucket for the required traffic
improvements. Taxpayers will be stuck with the bill and
17 unsolvable traffic problems.
- $10
million is a fraction of the cost of the recycled water
system. Ratepayers will pay increased water and sewer rates
and still face water shortages.
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| $2 million
in tax revenues |
At current
spending, over $5 million would be required to provide City
services for the 4,000 project residents, creating an annual
deficit, not a surplus. |
Voting NO on
Measure Q is a vote for responsible growth.
www.no-on-q.org
VOTE
“NO” ON MEASURE Q. STOP SKYSCRAPER SHORES!
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