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Resident urges petition drive to defend Arts and Business District plan
Summary
Mary Buffer told the council she will organize petitions and turnout to protect Kechi’s Arts and Business District and urged the council to resist ordinance changes that would undercut the long-term plan.
Mary Buffer, who identified herself to the council, urged officials to protect the Arts and Business District as laid out in the city’s long-term plan and asked whether a petition or concentrated resident presence at the planning commission would persuade the council to maintain the current plan rather than approve changes.
"Would you like a petition signed by 1,000 people or more?" she asked, saying she would organize residents to attend planning commission meetings and oppose ordinance changes that she said had been rushed in prior votes. Council members said the planning commission remains the forum for zoning questions and that staff and PEC are reviewing regulations and comprehensive-plan alignment.
Why it matters: The exchange frames a neighborhood land-use debate in which residents want the long-term arts-and-business redevelopment pattern preserved and signals organized civic opposition if the council pursues ordinance changes.
Quote: "I am here to work for the city," Buffer said, urging the council to indicate how residents could demonstrate support.
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