Residents press for model transparency, flag parking and density concerns

Aug 19, 2026

During the workshop public‑comment period residents including Mark Hoey, Sarah Pennington and Robert Bazo urged the city to require consultants to disclose modeling assumptions and suggested parking—not height—should be the first lever for feasibility; commenters asked for more visualizations of what redevelopment would look like.

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Multiple residents used the workshop public‑comment period to question the consultants' assumptions and request greater transparency in the financial modeling used to justify potential code changes.

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