Barry Levinson
I was disappointed but not surprised that the Planning Committee voted for the 32-unit development by Melia Homes on a scant 3.3 acres. One committee member had the audacity to state that the traffic in and around the Laguna Road Elementary School was not the developer’s problem (but it most definitely should be the city of Fullerton’s problem along with the Fullerton School District).
Fitzgerald appointee and sock puppet Larry Bennett
By voting for the zoning change the developer is requesting, you are allowing him to make the traffic problems worse. Therefore, the serious traffic congestion at the beginning and end of each day at Laguna Road School is in fact in part the developer’s problem. The commissioners are making that property much more valuable to the landowner by voting for the zoning change from office/medical space to attached housing, yet giving him a pass on the added traffic congestion and added parking problems the developer will create for the surrounding neighborhood. It seems that as commissioners you are not thinking clearly and certainly ignoring the very legitimate concerns of the community.
Seaborne appointee Gambino that voted to ruin Fullerton with the yes vote on the DCCSP
Dunlap
It is most definitely the city’s responsibility and obligation to make a decision that does not harm any of the residents. This commissioner along with the other 3 voting for its approval, have abdicated that role. This project will exacerbate the traffic congestion and the potential for additional accidents in and around the Laguna Road School.
Big developer puppet Silber who hates cars and loves high density with a yes vote on the disastrous DCCSP
Yes it is also a FSD issue but the last time I looked it is in and within the City of Fullerton. The next traffic injury or death is on the four-committee members, who voted for this (Peter Gambino, Larry Bennett, Silber and Dunlap). It should be noted that this very important vote was made with 2 of the 7-committee members not in attendance, namely Kevin Pendergraft and Ma‘Ayn Johnson.
Agenda 21 SCAG operative Ma’yaan Johnson voted yes for the DCCSP was a no show on this mess
A committee concerned about doing the right thing would have at least postponed the vote until they could get all of the committee members to actually meet their obligation and duty to represent the good people of Fullerton. The way this city conducts business is both indefensible and deplorable.
Bruce’s repeated no show appointee Pendergraft who missed the vote on the DCCSP and missed the vote on this spot zone change-two huge decisions and he decides to stay home-fire this guy and appoint Barry
The “Boss” Joe Felz
P.S. There was not one bit of evidence asked for by the committee or given by Melia Homes that demonstrated that a smaller single-family development was not financially feasible on that 3.3-acre site. The public did speak to a new single-family development across from Laguna Road School of 7 houses on about 3 acres of land. That is obviously financially viable but we are to believe the sales BS of Melia Homes that they need a minimum of 32 homes on 3.3 acres to be financially viable, only a short few hundred feet away. For all the degrees and education represented on this Planning Commission, they sure seem to lack of whole bunch of common sense and objectivity.
Here is the description of the other project from the City of Fullerton.
The project is a residential development that proposes seven single family detached houses on a 2.97 acre lot, with a gross density of 2.57 dwelling units per acre. The lots will range in size from 17,620 square feet to 20,879 square feet. Vehicular access to the houses would be from Laguna Road via gated private drive that would be constructed
September 16, 2014
City of Fullerton – Initial Study Checklist
#1 by Mayor Fitzgerald - She's So Special...Interest That Is on June 25, 2016 - 5:16 pm
It is clear that the Planning Committee majority is just a rubber stamp for development. Yes the developer made some minor changes but in the end he got the zone change which got him his relatively high-density project. It will make him more profit than the single family homes that he could have easily built for a handsome profit but not as much as the 32 units will bring him. The community which represents homeowners living in the area for decades loses and the out of town developer gets to change the zoning of the property, which will bring him hundreds of thousands if not millions more in profit.
The City of Fullerton is for sale Fullertonians in a very big way. That is what you get when you elect phony council members like Jennifer Fitzgerald. She gets elected and then a few months later we all learn she is now Vice President with the lobbyist and public relations firm Curt Pringle and Associates. This firm routinely helps developers shall we say navigate the waters around various city halls in Southern California. It is so good to be the Mayor and be able to help get your special interest friends exactly what they want. As far as the Fullerton public is concerned…She Obviously Loves To Give Them the High-Density Housing Most of Us Hate along with the help of her appointee on the Planning Commission, Council member want a be Larry Bennett. He does take direction from our Mayor so very, very well. All hail Mayor Fitzgerald.
#2 by Shawna on June 25, 2016 - 4:09 pm
This was a very small development and it is on a busy street. What is the big deal? I mean people have to live somewhere and the property is vacant right?
#3 by Barry Levinson on July 19, 2016 - 12:10 pm
A stone’s throw away on Laguna Road, 7 single family homes are being built on 2.97 acres. I assume that the developer believes he will make a reasonable profit.
At Melia Homes, the developer is telling us that he needs to build at a minimum 32 residences on 3.3 acres to make a profit.
If one builder can make money on building 7 large single family homes on just under 3 acres then Melia Homes should be able to make money on building 8 to 12 homes on 3.3 acres.
But our less than thorough Planning Commission votes for the 32 home development without requiring any documentation from the builder to support their financial claims. It is the builder that wants the zoning changed and therefore, they should be required at a minimum to support their financial assertions before the City Council should even consider their requests.
#4 by Reality Is..... on July 19, 2016 - 8:14 pm
Barry. Question. Did you find that you were the only one that voted a certain way each time something was discussed? Did you find that odd?. Or you just think you are the only smart one? Ever wonder if that might have something to do with you being fired from your job?