{"id":5266,"date":"2014-11-19T22:19:54","date_gmt":"2014-11-20T05:19:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=5266"},"modified":"2014-11-19T22:19:54","modified_gmt":"2014-11-20T05:19:54","slug":"forest-city-to-residents-green-book-is-working-document","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=5266","title":{"rendered":"Forest City to Residents: \u201cGreen Book is \u2018Working Document\u2019\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\"stapleton<\/a>SUN recently sent an open letter to Forest City which was published in the Front Porch<\/a>. The letter basically draws major contrasts to the current plan for the Eastbridge Town Center and what was laid out in the Stapleton Rules and Regulations portion of the Green Book. Much of the letter focuses on the contrasts between the existing plan and the Green Book in regards to parking lots and pedestrian access. The letter uses specific sections from the Stapleton Rules and Regulations which conflict with the current iteration. Furthermore, the letter includes community research data in regards to what residents are looking for in a town center, and how it is not jibing with the plan currently on the table. \u201cWe are not sure if it will make any difference, but we want to make sure that the voice of the residents was heard,\u201d said SUN President Mike Victoria.\n\nThe Stapletonion was able to speak to Forest City briefly about their thoughts on the inconsistency. \u201cWhat people need to understand is that the Green Book is not written in stone,\u201d said Forest City Spokesperson Janelle Ayers. \u201cIt is a working document. In fact, just the other day, we added \u2018working document\u2019 below the title page. So, things are always changing, always evolving.\u201d Ayers explained that much of what was in the Green Book was for what they were hoping for under certain economic conditions. \u201cPeople have to understand that the Green Book is like the Constitution. It was written by brilliant people, but these people also understood that things could change, so they allow small changes to the overall plans and concepts.\u201d\nVictoria says that people understand that small changes are going to be made to a plan, but the proposed changes seem \u201cway off pace\u201d from what was expected from residents. \u201cLook, we understand things change over time,\u201d says Victoria. \u201cStapleton is a progressive neighborhood, and we can understand small changes. The disconnect is that these changes do not seem small. If we do not push back now, it is a slippery slope as to what could come next.\u201d Ayers says that they are willing to promise residents this is the final change. \u201cIf they are willing to accept this, we are willing to acknowledge this will be the final change to the Green Book,\u201d says Ayers. A solid offer, but isn\u2019t that Green Book a \u2018working document\u2019 after all?\n]]>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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