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Preference will be given to letters less than 200 words. City Manager Michael Brown did an excellent job moderating the session, guiding the discussion through all the design and legal issues at hand with notable objectivity. It was heartening to see that the building's architect, Moshe Safdie, had made great strides in addressing design issues regarding the bridging of York Lane and associated Barnard Street facade and the Oglethorpe Avenue facade. It is exciting to see the process working, producing a better building. Very legitimate concerns that have been raised by the Historic Savannah Review Board's application of the Chadbourne guidelines are being seriously addressed by Mr. Safdie and the Telfair Board in those two areas.