Item 8 Additional Material posted 1-21-201 of 3 January 21, 2020, Item #8
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carol Legg
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ADDITIONAL MATERIAL
Chris Hazeltine; Wendy Kaserman; Bob Manis; Austin Silva
FW: Proposed New Development of Creekside Plaza
Tuesday, January 21, 2020 10:17:03 AM
From: Debbie Seagle <dseagle@sbcglobal.net>
Sent: Saturday, January 18, 2020 3:16 PM
To: Caylin Frank <CFrank@poway.org>
Subject: Proposed New Development of Creekside Plaza
I am apposed to the proposed development of Creekside Plaza being discussed this Tuesday (1 /21/20) by the City
Council. There are not additional parking spaces in the Plaza due to the theater renovation. The parking lot is
ALWAYS full. The citizens of Poway do not want it to become high density Mira Mesa. Some of us bought here
years ago, because it was the "City in the Country." Now it is a city with bad traffic, abandon office and retail stores
and plans to build new and denser. If you want to improve our city, and bring commerce in, fix up the existing
buildings that are vacant and entice chain and locally owned businesses back into this town.
I have heard it said that Poway cannot attract good food chains because we are not "freeway adjacent." I do not
believe that. There are plenty of towns in San Diego county that have nice restaurants and things to do and are
several miles from the nearest freeway. If you really want to make our city better, renovate the empty retail spaces,
entice new chains and entrepreneurs and local families to invest in our city, shore up our water systems' issues, and
fix the traffic issues before you build another new thing. Enough is enough already. Many Poway residents are very
vocal about this on social media groups - I am one of them. If our elected City Council members will not do the will
of the people and insist on continuing to make Poway more like Mira Mesa, they will be voted out. And that
includes Mayor Vaus as well, who likes to approve low income developments, crappy retail and other things to
bring down our home values in South Poway, instead of where he lives.
Debbie Seagle
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Chris Hazeltine; Wendy Kaserman; Bob Manis; Austin Silva
FW: Creekside Plaza
Tuesday, January 21, 2020 10:17:21 AM
From: Donald L Urena <urena4@sbcglobal.net>
Sent: Sunday, January 19, 2020 12:28 AM
To: Caylin Frank <CFrank@poway.org>
Subject: Creekside Plaza
Dear Ms. Frank,
I am a long time resident of South Poway and as my representative I am asking for your "no" vote on building a
huge commercial building in the middle of a parking lot of Creekside Paza where it is already sometimes difficult to
find a parking space during certain times of the day. The applicant cites that the downsizing of the theater gives
reason to demolish 65 parking spaces. Did you ever go to the "old" theater? Neither did anyone else! It was
dilapidated and no one went there. However, the new theater, though smaller, has a vigerous attendance and so
much so that is sometimes difficult to get tickets. Not only would theater goers be affected but numerous
surrounding bussiness would suffer also. Fed-Ex is always busy, as is the Brigantine Restaurant, Starbucks, etc. If
parking became difficult I would no longer frequent this plaza. Instead of Fed-Ex, I would use the post office, where
I can find parking. Instead of The Brigantine, I woud go to Carmel Mountain to restaurants, where I can find
parking. Instead of the Poway theater I would go to the Carmel Mountain Anjelika, where I can find parking. If you
think you see a theme here, you are correct. This project would severely limit the parking availibility within the
plaza, create frustration and adversely affect the business owners and revenue. I know that the city is in need of
revenue but there are far better pathways than an inappropriate project such as this.
Respectfully yours,
------------Sherry Harmon-Urena
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