Editor:
Common sense tells us that the city can’t remove 218-plus off-street parking spaces while adding 282-plus new apartments — and their vehicles — without unintended consequences.
A yes vote on Measure F requires off-street parking at current levels, possibly building above these five parking lots, a common practice elsewhere in California. Hundreds of new residents would still park on-street in Old Town/Downtown whether F passes or not since no on-site parking is being required. Imagine the added congestion — the children living there playing in that downtown environment!
A yes vote on Measure F means the city must rezone the Eureka City Schools vacant Jacobs Middle School property, allowing new residential development — ECS benefits with more families, students, a higher sales value and the city gains new property tax revenue.
Measure F offers added residential options, protects our downtown businesses and our tax-reliant city budget to maintain services.
Vote yes on Measure F.
Marian Brady, Eureka
This article appears in Combating the Barred Owl Invasion.
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