Last Night's NAG proves to be informative and contentious. Last night's Neighborhood Advisory Group (NAG) meeting started off with a low key police report and not much news on issue updates. The general plan goes to City Council for review on March 3rd. There will be a session of the Preservation Roundtable on March 14th, The primary announcement was the merger of Marshall School Neighborhood Association and the adjoining New Era Park Neighborhood Association. A presentation by Doug Huston ... BillBurgua Dale Kooyman comment-3862 2009-02-26T05:49:12Z 2009-02-26T05:49:12Z Following are opinions and questions that I've heard asked or expressed: The intent of the merger is obvious -- city wants to limit and usually eliminate public input into city processes to fast track projects. Under this management team, the city has regressed a couple of decades to when arrogant, narrow focused and non-creative bureaucrats ran rough shod over the people who pay their bloated salaries. Doesn't everything now point to what appears to be these guys were brought here from Portland by wealthy developers to do their bidding??? Our loss of healthy trees and failure to plant as many new as are removed in the name of development is one of the casualties. Doesn't Management's hullabaloo about transparency now look to be false and nothing more than a cover-up for what seems to be going on behind the scenes?? Is there collusion and/or favoritism for a price?? Is that something to ask the Grand Jury to look into?? Will council wake up to the fact that many of their constituents feel hey are being duped in many cases? Some seem to be catching on--time will tell. Dale Kooyman 2009-02-26T05:49:12Z Paul Cox comment-3853 2009-02-25T19:14:27Z 2009-02-25T19:14:27Z Yes, we need more information prior to the meetings. Maybe a community calendar. I've already sent a letter in to my council member regarding the Design Commission debacle. Paul Cox 2009-02-25T19:14:27Z Ben Ilfeld comment-3813 2009-02-25T14:47:05Z 2009-02-25T14:47:05Z Thank you for posting this informative update. I am sorry I missed the meat the meeting Ben Ilfeld 2009-02-25T14:47:05Z