Dear CM Houston and CM Renteria,
I am writing this email as the chairman of the EMLK contact team. We had a FLUM change request for 16 acres of land at the tip of old motorola site (attached meeting notice). The developers refused to provide any details (not even the survey) but one piece of information I gathered that there is a much larger plan for the 109 acre motorola site. This is one of the prime lands in EMLK which requires attention from city like the "Grove".
Currently people living in district 1 and 3 around this area do not have any amenities (not even a grocery or a pharmacy). Semiconductor manufacturing (fabs) pollute the land beyond our wildest comprehension. This is such a land. We have the unique opportunity to work with the owners to develop it as PUD. It will create good housing along with great amenities. 109 acres is almost 1/8th of combined EMLK area. This area can be a catalyst to the improvement of the entire area. The architects and designers of east side can learn from this large PUD.
The total amount of land is constant so we must develop them for the best use and for the good of the people. Also we should have transparent process involving citizens like they have in west side for this type of development. As a contact team chairman I will not support any FLUM change which does not talk about the future or how it helps EMLK area (which includes parts of both district 1 and 3).
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