tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-693256921060044086.post249344812368556672..comments2024-03-26T12:56:08.975-07:00Comments on Elk Grove News.net: Hume Expresses Guarded Confidence on Elk Grove Promenade, Awareness of Delta ShoresUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-693256921060044086.post-54577902894321594852014-02-06T09:38:54.661-08:002014-02-06T09:38:54.661-08:00Every year or so we hear this same news from our c...Every year or so we hear this same news from our city...first it was Ms Scherman, then Cooper & Davis and now Mr. Hume. The date is always moved a year+ ahead. Does Mr. Hume have the inside scoop, the ear of HHC or is this just another hype? Or, could we just be helping HHC sell this commercial property? If I owned the property the city would be putting a smile on my face....and it didn't cost me anything, not even a public statement.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-693256921060044086.post-52479133222084383682014-02-05T15:55:57.170-08:002014-02-05T15:55:57.170-08:00Let the private sector buy their own land--that...Let the private sector buy their own land--that's the risk of capitalism. Taxpayers don't need to give free land, plus what's in it for the average homeowner and their property values. These clowns keep trying to act like the city is a business, but last I checked, no one had an MBA! Government is supposed to provide essential services--period.Adam Smithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-693256921060044086.post-25672673359836946212014-02-05T13:25:19.330-08:002014-02-05T13:25:19.330-08:00I don't see any comments about this line in th...I don't see any comments about this line in the story "As part of launching the center as an outlet mall, Hume said that HHC told him they are considering downsizing the existing structure by raising a portion of it." This worries me. The original mall was set to be approx. 1.1 million sq. feet of retail/shops/food court, etc. I wonder what size "mall" we're talking about now? We were told originally that 1.1 million was the minimum size to sustain tenants and vendors. So, are we going to settle for something significantly less? 20% less? 40% less? Also, "land might become available for the city to purchase" for the aquatic park. This seems to say we're going to end up paying through the nose for this discarded land. Ironic that this land sits empty for nearly 6 years and now we want to buy some of the land back? Who’s "planning" this mess?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-693256921060044086.post-33288475741592340322014-02-05T12:20:36.470-08:002014-02-05T12:20:36.470-08:00Delta Shores will be built first.
Better demograp...Delta Shores will be built first.<br /><br />Better demographics.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-693256921060044086.post-76546555865000212122014-02-05T10:32:29.628-08:002014-02-05T10:32:29.628-08:00Careful people with your First Amendment comments....Careful people with your First Amendment comments. A la Steve Detrick, and the current Elk Grove Citizen article and his warning that all of the Blogs comments together with any emails, text messages, etc, that are being sent to his attorney so that he/she can monitor them for “inflammatory” comments, we certainly don’t want Pat Hume and/or Gary Davis to incur $35,000 worth of legal expenses by doing the same.<br /><br />Didn't anyone tell Detrick that elected officials are an open book when it comes to constituents criticizing their political shenanigans exercising their rights to freedom of speech?<br /><br />For $35,000 in legal fees for the last six months to monitor his communications, Detrick must sure get a lot of hate mail. Big Brothernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-693256921060044086.post-90261609902089896512014-02-05T08:14:17.877-08:002014-02-05T08:14:17.877-08:00We've heard all this talk before about the Mal...We've heard all this talk before about the Mall. I hardly think some action in Summerlin in Las Vegas and One Ala Moana in Hawaii means we're any closer in the running. Just more BS! Wonder what happened with this big NEWSFLASH 1 1/2 years ago?<br /><br /><br />http://www.elkgrovenews.net/2012/06/starbuck-says-nine-prospective-anchor.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-693256921060044086.post-32854807534108994972014-02-05T07:58:58.610-08:002014-02-05T07:58:58.610-08:00to the commentor at 7:41....LOLOLOLOLOL on the &qu...to the commentor at 7:41....LOLOLOLOLOL on the "Pot holder" reference. Great memory and yes, it is election time. When would Hume ever agree to a sit down with a reporter...never! So, yes, time to get his wonderful accomplishments out for all to see. Let me think, what else has he done? Thinking....thinking...Nothing comes to mind.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-693256921060044086.post-2702293828616749932014-02-05T07:41:37.757-08:002014-02-05T07:41:37.757-08:00Better than a waterpark near residences! Since whe...Better than a waterpark near residences! Since when has he cared about residents? Oh that's right, election season has begun.Pot Holdernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-693256921060044086.post-26464966202236654422014-02-04T19:45:36.714-08:002014-02-04T19:45:36.714-08:00Good article, interview and quotes by Pat Hume. I...Good article, interview and quotes by Pat Hume. It is refreshing to get some substantive information from a council member. <br /><br />If the building agreement can be lifted, it would be great for that area and for Elk Grove. Could we finally get a Costco in Elk Grove and other big box stores? We certainly could use the sales tax revenue. Hopefully a business park or two will be built to bring businesses to that area which would certainly aid in our city's economic development. <br /><br />And if some of that land could be freed up, good for Hume to find an alternative site for the aquatics center, and may be a youth soccer complex, that would drive people to use the Grantline Interchange much more than it is. The original site for the aquatics center is very problematic and at least one council member has recognized that fact before we break ground.<br /><br />If the changes can be made because the infrastructure is already there, it could possibly be the interchange at Whitelock won’t be needed and Elk Grove Regional Park would be left alone.<br /><br />We need more information like this coming from council members instead of what parties they attended!<br /><br />EGN and Pat Hume are to be commended!<br />Good Infonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-693256921060044086.post-79645415400495047572014-02-04T19:25:01.644-08:002014-02-04T19:25:01.644-08:00Don't worry, Starbuck has it all covered.Don't worry, Starbuck has it all covered.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-693256921060044086.post-73021420202582652092014-02-04T19:23:15.579-08:002014-02-04T19:23:15.579-08:00There's no planning on anything. They just app...There's no planning on anything. They just approve any project that comes walking in the front door of city hall, and justify it after the fact. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-693256921060044086.post-66358914744307506462014-02-04T19:22:28.234-08:002014-02-04T19:22:28.234-08:00I read this article with much interest.
First I sp...I read this article with much interest.<br />First I spoke so loudly against placing the aquatic park in the residential area....before and after the council vote! How easy it would be for a leader to change their mind after a vote..especially this being an election year. So does this mean when Hume voted for it the first time he thought it was not the best place for the park...but oh well...a little wishy washy. <br />The best; about the SEPA bringing a larger employer....supposedly we needed the SOIA to bring a large employment center that there was not enough land available in the planning of the SEPA....So this has changed? So much for the transparency of the city.....<br /> <br />Lynnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-693256921060044086.post-54077464383326676152014-02-04T19:12:01.842-08:002014-02-04T19:12:01.842-08:00Building an amusement park in the middle of a resi...Building an amusement park in the middle of a residential area makes absolutely no sense at all.<br /><br />Put it out near the mall.<br /><br />Build a restaurant row<br /><br />Build hotels.<br /><br />Now that would make more sense from a land use planning standpoint.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-693256921060044086.post-84861115650115400972014-02-04T19:09:29.584-08:002014-02-04T19:09:29.584-08:00Not that Mr. Hume needs any help, but during delib...Not that Mr. Hume needs any help, but during deliberations over that matter, as I recall, he hedged his bet. Jillnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-693256921060044086.post-82350213785185266272014-02-04T18:59:00.064-08:002014-02-04T18:59:00.064-08:00Anon @ 18:36 Hopefully I would have carefully thou...Anon @ 18:36 Hopefully I would have carefully thought this through before I spent $700,000 of taxpayers monies, all the while knowing it was in the middle of residential near a hospital & school. All those facts were known before our city council voted to proceed. In all fairness, I will say that Mr. Hume was not the only one to vote "Yes" on this project....they all gave their blessings!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-693256921060044086.post-28079888356950157242014-02-04T18:36:21.539-08:002014-02-04T18:36:21.539-08:00Anonymous @ 17:35, I guess you've never chang...Anonymous @ 17:35, I guess you've never changed your mind about anything.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-693256921060044086.post-3410447405099805192014-02-04T18:34:45.085-08:002014-02-04T18:34:45.085-08:00So let's see if I got this right..the outlet c...So let's see if I got this right..the outlet center will be downsized and the city might BUY some of the land for the waterpark and aquatic center. I believe the current site being considered has deed restrictions that it must be reserved for public park/recreation use, so no one would buy it as it would be unprofitable, so the taxpayers just bought more land by the mall. Then we have the million dollar piece of land in Old Town, and a rail stop property being negotiated on Elk Grove-Florin, and who knows what else.<br /><br />By the way, M & H Properties shows up on council's 460 contribution statements. Yep, we're buying their land--boldly going where the private sector dares to go. Coffee Beannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-693256921060044086.post-6025020099349532772014-02-04T17:35:04.874-08:002014-02-04T17:35:04.874-08:00LMAO. "My larger goal is if we could pull the...LMAO. "My larger goal is if we could pull the aquatic park out of the residential area and put it down there, that makes a whole lot more sense," Hume said. <br /> <br />Really...but he voted for this on October 9, 2013:<br /> <br />Phase I professional services contract with P3<br />International for the Elk Grove Aquatics Center in the amount of<br />$695,739. <br /> http://www.elkgrovecity.org/documents/agendas/attachments/attachments/2013/10-09-13_10.2.pdf<br /><br />Seems they wake up in a different world every day, saying whatever they think will put a smile on someones face and gain a vote. <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-693256921060044086.post-74248700283254946472014-02-04T16:11:27.571-08:002014-02-04T16:11:27.571-08:00Credit to Hume for recommending that the water par...Credit to Hume for recommending that the water park move away from residential development.SteveB6509noreply@blogger.com