Thursday morning Posts (including mine) and Comments were lost...lots of bloggers/advertisers not happy about that. No ads on mine so no lost revenue...just time. Here is a redo of yesterday's Post.
By now most if not all the WLIC membership should have received a "Dear Members" letter from the Board of Directors. It recaps the Board position on the recent City Planning Commission meeting and their opposition to any changes to the 15,000 square foot minimum lot size. It is a good read. Also attached is the Nov WLIC Board resolution stating such. Included in the mailing is Alderman Hoy's letter to the Planning Commission (this is the one that was awaiting the Commission members as they took their seats for the meeting). Mary's letter is quite clear where she stands on a number of issues, including the lot size issue.
Read the four pages in the mailing, important stuff. Which way do you want the community to go? It is my sense a very small minority are trying to make dramatic changes while the majority stands by...WLIC has issued a wake up call...What do you think?
16 comments:
I would hope people wake up and realize what is going on, at least WLIC is on top of it.
why i voted for Mary, i am sorry
Letter was not clear on what we should do to put a stop to this
What to do? 1) call or write the WLIC and voice your opposition. 2) call, write or appear at a city meeting and voice your opposition. It's the same group of people that are making all these (and other) crazy changes and we've let them sit in a vacuum far too long. Get your opinion documented. Otherwise, they will continue to use unsubstantiated opinion to make major community changes.
Mary makes no sense. We need to speak up. Glad Wlic did. Amen to above comment.
They did not speak up loud enough
What is everyone afraid of? Maybe I mis-understand the issue, but 6 patio homes on a 90K lot equates to 15k per home, in line with current regulations. Personally, I love the lake and the community. I want to remain here in my declining years and would welcome less maintenance for me around my property while still enjoying the lake and it's facilities. Does it make me a leper to want change?
In concept these patio homes seem to be a good idea. If 400K/500K patio homes were being built along with an overall home association dues and maintenance program, it might be a great idea. Seriously doubt that would be the considerations. There's nothing to stop them from becoming cheap housing in twenty to thirty years. We're already dealing with a community getting older and people not maintaining their houses. This "yard maintenance" is a weak arguement. If one can afford to live at Weatherby Lake, then one should be able to hire someone to maintain your lawn and garden.
Somehow The National has found a way to make it work. Those are really nice patio homes. Why wouldn't we want nice homes like that here?
What I read in the Mary Hoy letter was a bunch of "ifs" instead of a detailed plan and execution of her proposal. Guess someone else would have to execute Mary Hoy's vision because somehow I don't think it would be her.
True. Not sure it's hers anyway.
There is nothing wrong with change when it can open new opportunities that improve our city. As I understand it, this proposal would provide options for seniors who are unable to manage their 2 story homes anymore and would help those unfortunate to find themselves widowed where maintaining a large home and 15,000 sq ft lot are no longer appealing. These homes could look very nice and ordinances around them could insure that. Like someone else said, they are at The National and from what I understand, The National maintains a great reputation for high value homes and clean and orderly neighborhoods. Their patio homes have not brought them any ill-effects to my knowledge.
If a group of you are hell-bent on these patio homes then stop screwing around with vague letters and intent and get out there with a detailed proposal and execution plan. Don’t expect others who have little interest in your endeavor to execute your plan. If it were us, no stone would be left unturned; nothing would be left to the imagination. As far as this enforcing ordinance BS – we can sight at least a dozen ordinances in violation in our immediate neighborhood. None of the powers-to–be are doing anything about it or care. This blog site has pointed out ordinance after ordinance not enforced. So good luck in getting people to believe ordinances are going to fix it all. And long after the patio-homes-founding-fathers-seniors are dead and gone, don’t forget others are left with your senior living haven. Don’t leave future WL residents with section eight housing to contend with. Weatherby Lake is not The National. The National have strict rules and regulations that would put Weatherby Lake to shame. Over the years, we have seen WLIC and City of Weatherby “rules and regulations” bent and ignored. So few have much confidence in that protection.
And if you do get a plan out there worth its weight in gold, you might find you’ll have the support you’re looking for and the possibility of something this community can be proud of.
Have talked to one of the patio homes supporters. They asked if I thought it was a good idea. Without really thinking very far about it, I said it sounded like a good idea. Next thing they suggested I go out and promote it. Didn't see any further effort on their part.
There are some who like "strict rules" that are "strictly enforced" in cookie cutter communities where everything is the same. Last time I checked, that is not Weatherby Lake. I am for improving property and home values. The 15,ooo sq ft rule is an arbitrary line that was drawn. We don't need to blindly follow anyone or blindly criticize anyone who is trying to help our community. What we do need is more reasonable discussion and time to explore the implications of suggested changes. What we don't need is more over characterization/politicization of the matter.
Your assumption this driven by a need to help the community is partially off. Patio homes may or may not be a good thing but it is driven by a few who want this type of housing for their own personal lifestyle. You also may not have been here long enough or aware of what building codes have slipped through the cracks or what messes people have had to clean up long after those people with "good intentions" have left the community. It is not as over characterized as you may think.
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