Hello, supporters of the Initiative! The Friends of Redlands Committee is alive and well. I know we have been quiet since the August 3rd council decision to put off the election on the Managed Growth Initiative until November 2022. We have been reassessing our goals and actions that we will take over the next year. …
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THIS IS A BIG DEAL!
PLEASE take time & get involved! Here is a heads up on an important issue that WILL have a huge effect on the future of Redlands. The city has commissioned a consultant (for $330,000) to write an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) in support of the revised Downtown Specific Plan (DSP). September 1st through the 30th …
COUNCIL PUTS CRITICAL ISSUE ON HOLD FOR 15 MONTHS
This is from the Redlands Community News (by Bill Cunningham, former mayor of Redlands): The Friends of Redlands and Redlanders for Responsible Growth Management were disappointed but not surprised by the City Council’s vote to postpone a vote on our measure until November 2022, some 15 months without resolution of an issue which will determine …
LIVING IN A WHACK-A-MOLE CITY
From the Redlands Community News: Once upon a time in the beautiful city of Redlands, a city council approved a high-rise building downtown. It is the only one of its kind that intrusively interrupts the landscape. Once upon another time in the beautiful city of Redlands, a council must have approved the demolition of a …
Reasons Why The City Council Should Adopt The Initiative And Not Delay Until 2022 General Election
As you know, the City Council opted to order reports on the effects of the proposed Growth Management initiative before making a decision on whether to adopt the initiative, hold a Special Election, or make us wait until Nov. 2022 for a General Election. If the Council decides that we need to wait until 2022 …
CITY COUNCIL TO TAKE UP GROWTH MANAGEMENT INITIATIVE’S NEXT STEP AT COUNCIL MEETING
The next step for our Growth Management Initiative has been agendized for Tuesday’s in-person City Council Meeting on July 6: A. Receive and file the City Clerk’s certification of the Redlanders for Responsible Growth Management’s – “An Initiative Ordinance of The People of Redlands Amending the Principles of Managed Development of the Redlands General Plan;” B. Consideration of options pursuant to …
REDLANDS COMMUNITY NEWS: FOES OF TALL BUILDINGS IN REDLANDS FILE PETITIONS FOR SPECIAL ELECTION
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 …
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 …