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Floor participation opposing the County Housing Element was heard from:
<br />Mr. Dick Towle, representing the Los Altos Hills Association; Dr.
<br />Marjorie Evans, 14511 DeBell Drive, Peter N. Rosalthal, 10460 Albertsworth
<br />Lane; Mrs. Mildred Gallo, 25720 LaLenne Court; Mr. Greg E. Austin,
<br />Mrs. Judy Carico, 25311 O'Keefe Lane; Priscilla Weisbart, 27709 Via Cerro
<br />Gordo, R. W. Poole, 26041 Moody Road; Don E. Spencer, 27490 Sherlock Road;
<br />William C. Downey Jr. DeBell Dr.; Mrs. Hans Moeller, 11990 Page Mill Road;
<br />Mrs, Ruth 0, Smith, 14555 De Bell Drive; Mr. J. W. Dochnahl, 27980
<br />Central Drive; Mrs. Millie Saviano, 12620 Corte Madera Lane; Ira Walston
<br />26761 Robleda Ct.; A. M. Laws, 11210 Hooper Lane; Angie Boissevain,
<br />27181 Sherlock Road; Mr. B. Sukiennicki, 27961 Central Drive; Dr. H. L.
<br />Schick, 26400 Weston Drive; Dick Towle, 26493 Weston Drive.
<br />Following this hour's discussion, Mayor Reason asked that the next hour
<br />be given to those wishing to speak in favor of the County proposed Joint
<br />Housing Element.
<br />Floor participants urging support of the Joint Housing Element included:
<br />Mr. Alan S. Maremont, Executive Director, Stanford Mid -Peninsula Urban
<br />Coalition Housing Development Corporation, Mr, E. L. Ginzton, Co -Chairman,
<br />Stanford Mid Peninsula Urban Coalition, Mrs. Wm. M.Eastman, 13221 E.
<br />` Sunset Drive; Mrs. Lois Hogle, 2000 Page Mill Road, Mr. John M. Fowle,
<br />` Former Mayor and City Councilman, 27060 Old Trace Road, Mr, John B.
<br />Rutherford, 13150 E. Sunset Drive (representing Mid -Peninsula
<br />Citizens for Fair Housing); Mr, Wallace Stegner, 13456 South Fork Lane
<br />Mrs. June Mcnwrai.th„ 13431 Wildcrest Drive, Mr, Larry Lawson, 13835
<br />Page Mill Road, Mrs. John Rodsiek, Mr. William C. Fowkes, 13070 Cumbra
<br />Vista, Mrs, Diane Miller, 13076 Vista del Valle Ct.; and Mr. David
<br />Belluci, Adobe Creek Lodge.
<br />After hearing resident opinions on each sidl of the issue, the discussion
<br />returned to the Council for summation and determination of action to be
<br />taken. The majority of the Council, composed of Councilmen Corbett,
<br />Grabowski, Helgesson and Mayor Benson, voiced opposition to any modifi-
<br />cation of the Town's ordinances. They noted they supported the Town's
<br />minimum one -acre zoning when they were elected and that they would con-
<br />tinue to do so until the electorate indicated their wishes were otherwise,
<br />since the people have a right to determine the environment in which they
<br />wish to live.
<br />They noted that the Joint Housing Element as proposed by the County leads
<br />to maximum density which in addition to being contrary to current con-
<br />servation awareness trends, since it is wrong to abuse the land by allow-
<br />ing development to the saturation point, would also by current studies
<br />necessitate extensive tax hikes to provide the maximum services that
<br />would then be required. They summated that these "outside forces"
<br />intended upon breaking a community's zoning laws are not inevitable
<br />(as some had indicated) and that the Town of Los Altos Hills did have
<br />the strength and resources to combat them.
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