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Rebuttal to "Argument For" Measure Q
Measure Q creates an environmentally insensitive, out-of-scale development to benefit a few at the expense of many. With 17 skyscrapers, Redwood City would have more skyscrapers than Sacramento or San Jose. The facts -- from the City's own documents -- don't support the developer's claims or justify the project's costs.
Developer's Claim |
Facts |
| Public input |
There were two project-specific public hearings before 2004. The majority of public concerns are not reflected in the final project. |
| Affordable housing |
Most teacher, and many firefighter and police families, cannot afford even the moderate-income units. |
| Public parks/open space |
Nearly 75% of project open space is located under power transmission towers/lines (and is intended for project residents) or is open water (private marinas). |
| "No cost to us!" |
Consider a few of the costs to the rest of us:
- Fills 11.54 acres of navigable waters
- Privatizes hundreds of public boat slips and limits use to project residents.
- $10 million is a drop in the bucket for the required traffic improvements. Taxpayers will be stuck with the bill and 17 unsolvable traffic problems.
- $10 million is a fraction of the cost of the recycled water system. Ratepayers will pay increased water and sewer rates and still face water shortages.
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| $2 million in tax revenues |
At current spending, over $5 million would be required to provide City services for the 4,000 project residents, creating an annual deficit, not a surplus. |
Voting NO on Measure Q is a vote for responsible growth.
www.no-on-q.org
Signed by:
Gwenythe J. Scove
Landscape Architect
Judy Kirk
Retured Teacher, Sequoia High School and Redwood City School District
René White
Redwood City Business Owner
Michael Spence
Publisher, Nature and Science Guides
Ralph Nobles
People for Housing Not High-Rises
Friends of Redwood City
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