From the Redlands Community News: The Friends of Redlands and Redlands for Responsible Growth Management turned in signatures calling for a special election to stop tall and dense development on Monday, June 7. The groups have been collecting signatures since September to limit building height to three stories in Redlands. The groups do not approve …
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REDLANDS DAILY FACTS: A WHOPPING 7,715 GROWTH MANAGEMENT INITIATIVE PETITION SIGNATURES SUBMITTED TO THE CITY
From the Redlands Daily Facts: A ballot initiative that would limit heights of buildings in the area around the upcoming rail line could be before Redlands voters this year after supporters wheeled thousands of signed petitions into the City Clerk’s Office on Monday, June 7. About two dozen supporters, most wearing yellow “no high rises” T-shirts, …
YES, WE DID VOTE AGAINST HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS IN DOWNTOWN REDLANDS
An excellent letter in the Redlands Community News by resident Julie Spiller: I want to voice my strong feelings against what the City Council (not Paul Foster, of course, he rightly voted against an exemption for the State Street developer) has done by approving an exemption to allow 3, 4, 5 or 6 stories in …
REPORT: HIGH-RISE INITIATIVE REACHES SIGNATURE MINIMUM FOR SPECIAL ELECTION
From the Redlands Community News: The Friends of Redlands’ Stop Hi-Rise Initiative has gained enough signatures for a special election this year and a ballot measure in 2022. The registrar of voters still needs to validate the signatures. The community group started collecting signatures in September and has amassed more than 6,409, according to member …
JUST SAY NO: MALL SITE PROPOSAL INCLUDES STRUCTURE AS TALL AS CITI BANK BUILDING ON STATE STREET
Per Redlands Daily Facts: Village Partners’ proposal for State Street Village includes mixed-use, three-, four- and five-story buildings with up to 722 housing units, but the builder is open to revisiting the five-story features, according to company principal Don Henry…The proposal also includes a six-level parking structure with 780 spaces… To help visualize just how tall …
GROWTH MANAGEMENT INITIATIVE: PETITION SIGNING BLITZ!
MAY DAY! MAY DAY! MAY DAY! Get ready for our petition signing blitz Saturday, May 1 throughout Redlands. We are going to have one big, last push for petition signatures. As we are well on our way to collecting enough signatures to qualify the Growth Management initiative for a ballot, we want to finish STRONG. …
IT WOULD BE SO EASY FOR THE CITY OF REDLANDS TO REASSURE DOUBTFUL RESIDENTS
The easiest and most effective way for the City of Redlands to convince residents who doubt officials’ dismissive reassurances that they won’t approve high-rises downtown is to get it on the books and make it official: A report in the Feb. 25 issue of the Redlands Community News focused on efforts made by various consultants, …
LET MALL DEVELOPERS KNOW HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT THE FUTURE OF THE MALL
Village Partners, which currently owns the Redlands Mall, is asking for public input on the future of the mall. The City’s Transit Villages Plan says that State St. would be extended to Eureka and bisected by 4th St. Apartments would be built on the 4 blocks created by street changes. THERE ARE NO HEIGHT LIMITATIONS …
WE’RE ALMOST THERE!
We are excited to share with you that, in just five months’ time, we have collected more than 5,000 signatures for our Growth Management initiative petition! This is really wonderful news! Barring inadmissible signatures, the Growth Management initiative has now qualified for a General Election. However, because a General Election will not take place for nearly two years, we are hoping to …
DRIVE-THRU PETITION SIGNING THIS SATURDAY!!
Friends of Redlands (FOR) is a non-partisan community group that provides residents a way to effectively monitor and influence city policies to protect our city’s unique heritage and charm. The Redlands City Council has refused to accept the defeat of Measure G and is moving ahead with the Transit Villages Plan. It would allow high-rise …