No Rezone!

It seems that the message is clear and you would be pretty hard pressed to miss it if you live in the Country Club area. The interesting thing is the different views and stories one hears depending on who you talk to. It's like that game we played in 2nd grade called gossip, where one person passed a secret to the person behind them and so on. By the time the secret got to the end of the class it was so distorted it wasn't even close to the original.

There proponents and opponents. Each one either has an agenda or a reason to be against the agenda. In an effort to get everyone in the same ring, suppose the following occurred. Using one of the websites available, the opponents would list each concern. The concern would be something Scratch has proposed or a probable long-range affect. These concerns would be itemized and the responses from scratch be published in the same forum.

This would clear up mis-conceptions, (arguing over mis-conceived differences is a waste of time and keeps the real agenda at large), documents responses, introduces new concerns, and allows for a much more productive hearing when it occurs.

The difficult part would be developing the list of concerns. This could be done by joint meetings of HOAs, then posting the list on the web with an opportunity for all concerned to add or comment on the list. Once the list is published, it has to be given to Scratch with adequate time to respond. Then the responses need to be published. If this could be accomplished before the next hearing, the hearing would be much more productive.

Of course this is only a tactic and I would guess that many on both sides have gone beyond the first stage of tactics and are concentrating on strategies (next moves, anticipating the opponents next move, and counter measures).

Everything in this Blog may be a moot point, but its purpose is not to solve a problem but to provoke action and thought.

I'll be happy to post your comments.

Good Luck,

Bruce Howland