From: Gerald Fisher
Sent: Mon Nov 13 14:11:27 2017
To: Dan Huff
Subject: RE: Focus Group meeting
Importance: Normal
I thought the meeting went very well and the ODOT representatives gave them valuable information regarding the project. If their engineer’s actually understood the process involved with development in Oregon and development timelines related to getting thru the ODOT process then they likely would have started this process about a year ago. Not sure if the California group expects a red carpet treatment from City’s in Oregon. When I left they all thanked us for giving them some really good information and how we would approach the issues related to this development. Not sure what the property owners representative told the property owner but I don’t remember folks leaving the meeting with frowns on their faces that you actually have other things to do then sit there in a pre-app meeting.
Regards,
Gerald Fisher, P.E. | Public Works Director
City of Molalla
117 N Molalla Ave. | PO Box 248 |Molalla, OR 97038
Office: 503.829.6855 | Direct: 503.759.0218
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From: Dan Huff [mailto:dhuff@cityofmolalla.com]
Sent: Monday, November 13, 2017 9:26 AM
To: Gerald Fisher <gfisher@cityofmolalla.com>
Subject: FW: Focus Group meeting
Thought you might enjoy this read
From: Bill Avison [mailto:billorav@me.com]
Sent: Friday, November 10, 2017 2:32 PM
To: Dan Huff <dhuff@cityofmolalla.com>
Subject: Focus Group meeting
Dan,
I was very disappointed to just learn that you did not to attend the pre-app meeting for the Focus Group on Thursday. David Church through direct communication with you, made an appointment over 3 weeks ago and made a special trip here to obtain vital information needed for him to proceed with his project. Aldo indicated to Mr. Church and Dennis that you would be available at the meeting and/or at minimum, you would stop in and meet Mr. Church and his partner/investor. Unfortunately this sent a very negative message to the Developer. This development over 30,000 square feet, would generate substantial tax dollars to the City and help to create local jobs and facilitate local shopping. As Mr. Church and his partner left and headed back to California, they commented to Dennis that they were expecting a more positive message from the City and instead they got the impression that they really weren’t that welcome. They also commented that this was very different from the other communities in Oregon where they have active projects. If I am miss understanding the circumstance, or if you had a serious conflict which prevented you from stopping in to meet this developer, I can accept that. I would however appreciate that you could at the very least, send an apology to Mr. Church for your absence. Thank you.
Sincerely,
BILL AVISON
AVISON LUMBER CO.
PO Box 419 | Molalla, OR 97038
503-849-2877 | bill@avison.com
503-829-9001 Office | 503-210-1200 Fax
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