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Residents and Heartwood leaders press council on Popeyes special-use and alleged harassment
Summary
Speakers during public comment on Sept. 8 told the council that Heartwood Center for Body, Mind, Spirit and nearby residents are seeking enforcement of zoning rules and an end to harassment tied to a proposed Popeyes at Dempster and Dodge.
Nancy Floyd and representatives of Heartwood Center for Body, Mind, Spirit urged the council to treat the Dempster and Dodge proposal as a zoning matter and to speak out against harassment they say accompanied the Popeyes proposal. Floyd said she had "received hate filled and threatening messages" and that attorneys had sent a cease-and-desist letter to the author of a 60-page complaint. Larry Akey, speaking for Heartwood, said the center has made an offer to buy the property and stressed that, if Heartwood purchased the site, it would not use it for tax-exempt religious purposes and would continue to pay property taxes. Commenters also argued that the corridor already has a concentration of special-use permits and that adding another fast-food special use would cause cumulative negative impacts.
