Questions for Mayor Scherman on SOI

Dear Mayor Scherman:

Last night's SOI meeting was to focus on the environmental portion of the MOU. The room was filled with all the regional environmental leaders. The SOI application has been one of much controversy and continues to be so with the floodplain at the center of it all.

Imagine our surprise last night when Ron Pesci stood up, telling a room full of people, he attended a meeting with you and our previous planning director, Christine Crawford. During that meeting the SOI and the floodplain was one of the topics of discussions. When specifically asked about plans for the flood plain, Ms. Crawford responded first, "Oh, we will just fill it in." And you concurred with that statement by repeating it and nodding. There were several other people in the room last night who were also at that same meeting and heard the same responses.

Ms. Scherman, every one of your co-council members have stated on the record time and time again that there will be no development on the flood plain, but no one has addressed the issue of "just filling it in." Is that your plan for the 100-year flood plain?

Before this SOI application and the MOU goes any further, I think all of us who have attended every single one of the these meetings, along with others who are following the SOI application very closely, need to know the answer to that question.

Sincerely,

Connie Conley

Mayor Scherman has not responded to an e-mail request seeking comment.