Rumor Control #2

I bet many of you had heard the rumor that Mr. Bisno would not build 2,300 homes, but would probably only ask for some fewer number of homes in Ponte Vista. The number 1,500 has been bantered about for the total number of homes Mr. Bisno actually wanted to build. Other rumors gave various numbers and sizes of the homes for the development.

Mr. Bisno, through Mr. Eric Hoffman, has sent to the L.A. City Planning Department, an application for zoning changes that would allow him to build 2,300 homes.

Below this text you will find two .jpg copies of the two-page Master Land Use Permit Application that was submitted on September 7, 2006. This document was at the very beginning of the application binder that the committee and some members of the public who attended last Thursday's meeting received.

Now that the rumors have been scuttled, it is time to get into the nuts and bolts of the application and the processes necessary for for Mr. Bisno to achieve his goal. Right now the application is being studied, critiqued, analyzed, and commented on. The necessary processes continue. Whether you approve or disapprove of Mr. Bisno's plans, now is when the rubber really meets the road and folks on all sides of the issue should ramp up their knowledge, and response.

Mr. Bisno's position on the development has been published, described, commented on, televised, and shared with many people and at many venues.

My past and current position on the development, likewise, has been documented. My turn to share my current position is over. It's time to be drawn into the processes, weigh in, and support whatever positions you have. It is also probably time to communicate more with like-minded folks. If you are not part of an organization that supports your opinions and positions, I feel now is the time to get even more involved.

The rumor was just that, a rumor. Now it is time to deal with "just the facts, mame."

If you click on the images below, they will "magically" grow bigger.