Cyndi did a great job taking notes of the meeting last night.
Here are the notes from tonight's meeting (this is what I posted on the GCOC website):
There were about 20 people in attendance, with representation from GCOC, YMCA, TATUR, mountain bikers, hikers and trail runners. The YMCA was represented by two very nice ladies who had good news to report. The Y has filed a continuance for the rezoning hearing tomorrow. If granted, it would postpone the hearing for 3 weeks. The landowner's attorney has said they would not oppose the continuance, however we will not know if it will really be granted until the meeting tommorrow. This rezoning proposition is far down on the meeting agenda, but because there is a pending continuance it should be addressed right away, so we are told. It is very important that everyone still attend tomorrow's meeting if at all possible. If they get the continuance (cross your fingers), we exit the meeting and work very hard in the next few weeks. If they do not get it, we need to be ready to speak up at this meeting. The YMCA ladies recommended that everyone sign up to speak (and be prepared to actually do so), and just remove your name when you leave if they do get the continuance. Everyone should try to sit together tomorrow at the meeting.
If the Y gets the continuance, they hope to meet with the landowners immediately. The goal is to get a feel for their mindset and level of flexibility, if any. They will also inquire about the price of the land. The Y will update Scott Robertson immediately after this meeting, and I'm sure the udpate will then be posted on the Keep Turkey Mountain Green blogspot.
Scott has made some initial contacts with the paper and some local newstations, but we decided to hold off on these efforts until we get a temperature check on the landowners. If they are willing to negotiate, this step may not be necessary (we don't want to prematurely wage war). If they shut us down immediately, bring on the media.
Scott is going to contact INCOG to request a plat map showing the city land boundaries and private land boundaries with the owner's names overlaid. We have already identified the landowner directly east of the property up for rezoning. Scott will attempt to contact them (and any others) and see where they stand, and I believe he will try to do this through
www.landlegacy.com.
Scott also remains our liaison to Riverparks, who thankfully takes the same stance as us, however is not able to take action. They are more of the implementation team when orders are given, versus getting involved in the politics. We are also going to contact the Kaiser Foundation to see if they are willing to take on this cause. Their backing would make a huge impact, whether it is financial or simply endorsement.
That pretty much covers everything.
