By Scott Unger • Of the News-Register • 

Zone changed approved for Stratus Avenue apartments

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Comments

Ron

Sad day for Alex and Northwest Logging and the transmission shop. Both important McMinnville business fixtures for years. And very very sad the city planners led by Heather Richards to cave to an out-of-state developer instead of promoting an industrial business that may have employed 10 to 30 people, but that’s not important anymore. Also tragic that the public meetings meant nothing.The planning department just play by the rules for public hearings .They had their minds made up before the first meeting.
I knew Kurt Feero and Rhonda way back in the day. I’m pretty certain he would not be happy with apartments on his property. Kurt was all business and a great businessman. Just guessing Rhonda, Jennifer & family think differently.I’m only guessing, but I’m about 99% sure Kurt would’ve wanted a business on his property. Here’s another thought. The current planners need to go. I remember many many business and residential denials from the City planning department, but not when it comes to apartments.

CubFan

Yes... the city most definitely needs affordable housing. However. If this is approved, the total of 409 units added to this area will dramatically increase both vehicle and pedestrian traffic. There will be a severe traffic bottleneck at the light on Hwy 18 (Three Mile Lane).Lana Brown raises a good point, each project individually met the "threshold", but what about the aggregate of three developments?)

The article says this step just granted a zoning change. WHO in the city ultimately decides whether or not to approve the development plan? (Or once the zone change is approved, is it fairly automatic that the development will be approved?)

Lulu

Sure--let's stuff more people/vehicles into a finite area. What possibly could go wrong? This city reached gridlock status long ago. Try driving west on Second Street past the library and count how many signals it takes to travel two miles. More people are running red lights because of protracted traffic jams. I feel much sympathy for those two businesses. The same tired old names are "planning" McMinnville into its grave. Thanks a lot.

Otis

So much nimby stops anything from getting done that for the betterment of the entire community. Also, lets please build a ramp from 18 East to Three Mile Ln instead of dumping that 18 East traffic onto Stratus for starters. Why can't we do that? Been that way for decades.

Ron

Planning doesn’t care about traffic. They only care about cramming people and with no parking. So let’s say they do require a new ramp. Let’s put that cost on the requirements for the out-of-state developer. We also should put 24 hour surveillance and security for Northwest Logging and the transmission shop paid for by the developer for the next 20 years plus.

Moe

Fire the McMinnville Planning Commission.

Better to stop this thing before it gets started with procedure.
Denying zoning would be a good approach.
Then substance becomes a non-issue.

Analogy:

Plaintiff files an action.
But action is time-barred.
Why would defendant want to slug it out in a future trial arguing substantive law when according to procedural law a simple pre-answer motion could be used to obtain an ORDER dismissing case with prejudice?

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