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AI Scalf
From: AI Scalf
Sent: Wednesday, December 21,20054:40 PM
To: 'Powers & Therrien'
Subject: RE: Relationships
Les
Pretty crazy.
Check the PT Leader today as they have a similiar article on Port Ludlow.
I'll be off until next week.
AI
-----Original Message-----
From: Powers & Therrien [mailto:powers_therrien@yvn.com]
Sent: Wednesday, December 21,2005 11:57 AM
To: AI Scalf
Cc: Powers & Therrien
Subject: Re: Relationships
AI:
Please note that I did not say your staff has done anything inappropriate. I merely remarked about the
effect of rumours that disparaged Mr. Loomis on the appeals. While the appeals are unrelated, the person
originating the rumour clearly intended that the person hearing the rumour connect the dots, that is see the
appeals as part of an improper scheme of Mr. Loomis. As I said, the appeals are and always have been
independent of Mr. Loomis. I do not believe Mr. Loomis ever had a conversation with Mr. Verrue with the
content described in the rumour that Mr. Rodgers related to Ms. Van Zonneveld. However, as you know,
rumours have a life of their own. This one clearly has and had the potential to influence the staff's review
because it cast doubt on the Appellants' motives.
Les
----- Original Message -----
From: AI Scalf
To: Powers & Therrien
Cc: Elizabeth Van Zonneveld
Sent: Wednesday, December 21,200510:23 AM
Subject: Relationships
Les
Thank you for your insights, I do understand how you have gotten to various positions or opinions. I
hope we acknowledge that we agree on some of those positions and that we do not agree on others.
AND that is OK.
First, I am concerned with the view of staff and their role in reviewing projects. I am protective. They
work hard, they have too much to do. But excuses don't cut it. DCD has alot of people/citizens just like
yourself, who are involved in all kinds of issues and need our attention. Staff is dedicated to following the
codes and the comp plan. The laws. Stuff happens with humans. You're right, they're wrong. They're
right, you're wrong. Galt was wrong the first time, but right the second time. Galt was wrong the first
time and wrong the second time.
We all need to be more creative and dynamic than this.
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Staff has nothing to gain. We don't have $ involved. We don't live their. Our intellectual ego's may be
tried by the debates or our pride is weakened by our errors. Latimore found that we react to this climate
of demand by adding a finding, being overly careful, writing lengthy staff reports in fear of missing
something. Too a fault. Some people think he was wrong.
I do remember Irv and Jerry (project planner) carefully going over the revisions and vesting questions
relative to Ludlow Cove phase I. I wasn't sure that Irv was going to allow the revisions or the vesting, but
he did.
I don't believe anyone just gave PLA a free lunch. Nor would PLA tell you that they have free reign with
DCD. The email from Greg yesterday on a building permit review being hung up off of Resolute
Lane was more litigious than some of your outbursts.
Port Ludlow is in flux. Is the community vision inconsistent with the codes and plans? Is the community
heading to a UGA then a City. Or, do they wish to stay this "existing" MPR. Or do they want to lower
the limit on build out to 2,000 MERU's?
I can't answer those questions. Nor would I recommend a big planning project in Port Ludlow, as there
seems to be a common element to open things up every few years, which doesn't allow things to
establish any momentum.
Enough rambles,
AI
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