The mayor concluded his remarks by praising Choat's intentions and initial response to the negotiated settlement. Hillcrest Chapel, Western Washington University and the Chuckanut Ridge development. Williams said that he saw this referendum as an opportunity to air those larger issues and the City's failure to address them. The planning confusion was because short term planning and long term planning were not in the same department. Short term planning, such as individual project proposals, come into the department from the outside.
Staff has no control over who is going to walk in the door with a project on a particular day.
The staff tend to identify with the short term task, the mayor said. A brief discussion showed that the feeling of the meeting did not endorse the mayor's suggestion of collecting but not submitting signatures for a referendum. Johnson cautioned signature gatherers about raking the past over the coals. Doug Starcher pointed out that Jack Choat's desire to consolidate his land was normal and proper. Starcher expressed concern about the cost of the election.