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Argument Against Measure Q - Marina Shores Village Measure on the November 2, 2004 Ballot
Vote “NO” on Measure Q, which changes existing zoning to allow a developer to build skyscraper condominiums on bayfront fill. Over 3,600 residents signed a petition to put the Marina Shores Project to a vote. Measure Q rezones Redwood City’s waterfront, tripling the current citywide height limit of 75 feet to permit seventeen skyscrapers 180 to 240 feet tall! It allows for extreme density, 1,930 units, on an isolated bayside peninsula next to a wildlife preserve. These zoning changes compromise the quality of life for all Redwood City residents. A “NO” vote ensures that the developer complies with zoning laws in place when the property was purchased.
Don’t be fooled by Measure Q’s language promising “marinas”, “parks” and “open space”. These are diversions from the real impacts this project will have on our community. The costs are too high: traffic gridlock, water supply issues and environmental degradation; all caused by the extreme height and density. 14,000 additional auto trips per day will snarl traffic on Highway 101, Whipple Ave., Woodside Rd. and Veterans Blvd.. Redwood City is already over its water allotment. The city cannot even guarantee water for this project. A “NO” vote tells the City Council to meet future housing needs without creating a record-setting 23 unsolvable environmental problems.
Eighty-five percent of the units are luxury condos and the “moderate-income” housing requires a family of three to earn $109,800 a year to qualify. This is not the affordable family housing Redwood City needs. The City’s own Housing Element shows that low cost housing can be built without destroying our bayview with skyscrapers or harming our wildlife and environment. Redwood City families need housing located near transit and downtown services, not 23-story luxury condominiums on an isolated bayfront peninsula.
VOTE “NO” ON MEASURE Q. STOP SKYSCRAPER SHORES!
Signed by:
Matthew Leddy
People for Housing Not High-Rises
Hilary S. Paulson
Attorney at Law
Ralph Nobles
Former Redwood City Planning Commissioner
Robin Winslow Smith
Sequoia Audubon Society
John O. Dempsey
Former co-chair, Roosevelt Neighborhood Association
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