On Jul 27, 2012, at 5:27 PM, Wendi Kallins wrote:
Hate the sidewalk, love the sidewalk, hate the process or love it. Everyone is entitled to their opinion. But this demonizing of the county is really ugly. This project was done for one reason – because the people building it believed it would improve the safety for children traveling to and from school. There was no hidden agenda here. No one got rich from it. The price tag was high because sidewalks are expensive. I’d appreciate if you would stop projecting out what you think is in other people’s minds.
(Wendi Kallins works for Safe Routes to Schools LINK)
I made several attempts contact her, but she would not respond to my emails, so I wrote a public response here.
On Jul 26, 2012, at 2:07 PM, Frank Lurz wrote:
On 7/26/12 12:45 PM, Wayne Dauphine II wrote:
> Frank, you should not get mad at Charles being
> passionate about the sidewalk.
I think you got your wires crossed. I'm not angry with either Mari or Charles. I was calling attention to the anger expressed by Constance Birke toward Charles — was pointing out that in the manner in which she pilloried him in her e-mail message, she was guilty of the very same thing for which she condemned him.
Moreover, I've been just as passionate about the sidewalk as they.
> Don't be angry Charles is an architect and he knows what he is talking about.
There's some serious misunderstanding here. I'm not angry Charles is an architect. How did you come to that notion? I suspect you were confusing Birke's words for mine.
> A lot of people are angry with him, but give him an A for
> effort. Give Mari an A for effort. They are positive voices
> within the community.
Regarding Mari, I couldn't agree more. Charles certainly seems to know what he's talking about, but sometimes his anger compromises the points he makes.
> At the end Kinsey, DPW, or MHS don't care. At the end of the day it
> is all about money.
I couldn't agree more.
> They don't care about opinions or feelings, they want money. They
> don't care about kids, it's all about money. They would justify building
> more sidewalks if safe routes gave them more money. They spent a
> million on a sidewalk which could have feed homeless people here in Marin.
I see you have a higher opinion of Kinsey, DPW, and MHS than I do.
Best.
Frank Lurz
On Jul 26, 2012, at 12:45 PM, Wayne Dauphine II wrote:
The truth of the matter is that all of you should stop fighting and attacking each other. Frank, you should not get mad at Charles being passionate about the sidewalk. Who else will be? Charles and Mari are speaking their mind about the sidewalk. Who else is taking a stand for what they believe in? Don't be angry Charles is an architect and he knows what he is talking about. A lot of people are angry with him, but give him an A for effort. Give Mari an A for effort. They are positive voices within the community. They speak when the Marin IJ or the Mill Valley patch print articles about the sidewalk that lack substance or can be used as kindling for fire. People are trying to censor Charles, Mari, Keith, etc. just like the MHS and DPW have done the residents of Evergreen Ave regarding the sidewalk.
At the end Kinsey, DPW, or MHS don't care. At the end of the day it is all about money. They don't care about opinions or feelings, they want money. They don't care about kids, it's all about money. They would justify building more sidewalks if safe routes gave them more money. They spent a million on a sidewalk which could have feed homeless people here in Marin. They brought in Ghilotti Brothers, this is not helping the disadvantaged of Marin. They need the help not MHS which charges their students 25k a year or Marin DPW which has a 14 million dollar surplus. None of this sidewalk building is GREEN or environmentally friendly. Who gets a plan done without going through a due process or environmental plan? MHS and DPW and Kinsey can buy a judge, can own a newspaper that is bias towards the truth. if people here in Marin stood for the truth none of this corruption would be going on. Kinsey and him comrades would not being working here.
SOME SAY THERE ARE TWO SIDES TO A STORY. THERE IS ONLY ONE SIDE AND THAT IS THE TRUTH. PEOPLE DEFEND THE SIDEWALK AND THEY LIKE IT, BUT THEY DON'T SEE WHAT WAS DONE TO THE COMMUNITY IN ORDER TO BUILD IT.
ARE YOU PEOPLE TRULY BLIND THAT THE SIDEWALK IS DIVIDING A COMMUNITY, OPEN YOUR EYES. PEOPLE ARE FIGHTING ONE ANOTHER OVER SOME SIDEWALK THAT MHS AND DPW BUILT.
STOP FIGHTING EACH OTHER AN LOOK AT THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM. WHERE IS ROSALIND HAMAR?
IN THE END ALL THOSE INVOLVED WILL BE ACCOUNTABLE TO GOD (MHS, KINSEY, DPW), JUST BECAUSE YOU GET AWAY WITH THE CORRUPTION NOW DOES NOT MEAN YOU WILL TRULY GET AWAY WITH IT. WE WILL ALL BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR OUR ACTIONS.
JESUS SAID IN: Mark 10:25 It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God."
MAY GOD FORGIVE ME IF I HAVE WRONGED ANYBODY. I JUST WANT THE TRUTH TO BE KNOWN AND HV RESIDENTS TO STOP FIGHTING EACH OTHER OVER A FOOLISH CEMENT SLAB. FRANK LURZ AND CHARLES SANDS ARE NICE PEOPLE. GET TOGETHER AND DRINK A CUP OF COFFEE.
Wayne
(Wayne lives on Evergreen, South side, close to the school - he subscribes to the HEAR US Group and the Post, has a newborn son - he and his wife do not see the need for this sidewalk. )
On Jul 26, 2012, at 11:34 AM, Frank Lurz wrote:
On 7/26/12 10:39 AM, Constance Birkie wrote:
> I have had enough of this angry and hateful and baseless trash.
> Charlie Sands, you live on upper North Ferndale. Stay off of Evergreen.
> Stay off of Montford and away from the school. Go down La Vern. We
> don’t need you and your extra traffic speeding down our street.
Stay off Evergreen? Stay off Montford. Stay away? We don't need you . . . ?
Excuse me? You're criticizing others of angry, hateful trash?
What am I missing here?
Frank Lurz
"Sidewalks build community." (Steve Kinsey)
(Frank Lurz is a Homestead resident, lives on Todd Way, is a "senior citizen" who has walked every day on Evergreen - without a sidewalk for many years. )
On Jul 26, 2012, at 10:39 AM, Constance Birkie wrote:
Take me off the Email list. I have had enough of this angry and hateful and baseless trash.
The sidewalk is a safe and handsome improvement to Evergreen. Already walkers, dog walkers, baby strollers, groups of children, handicapped wheelers, are using the finished parts of it. It is a fine enhancement to the neighborhood regardless of the school. I like the school and appreciate the wonderful improvements they have made to that blighted site. I enjoy taking my grandchildren up to play in the school yard. During the school year, I like to see groups of children walking in the morning and afternoon. (Note that during the midday the foot traffic on Evergreen of residents and visitors/hikers is continual and heavy.) I also understand that nearly all parents of young children are driving them to school, and that since young children need safety car seats, many young families need SUVs. (Note the traffic around Old Mill, Park, and Edna Maguire Schools during arrival and departure times.)
More than 20 years ago I researched and wrote the grant from the State Department of Urban Streams Renewal to improve the drainage to the meadow and make it useful for the Community Center and School. I worked closely with the State Department of Fish and Game to make sure we were doing the right thing. The issue of harming the salmon in Reed Creek is totally fallacious. The new construction for the sidewalk has greatly improved several serious drainage problems of dump during heavy rainfall of exotics such as rubber and oil from the road directly into Reed Creek.
Charlie Sands, you live on upper North Ferndale. Stay off of Evergreen. Stay off of Montford and away from the school. Go down La Vern. We don’t need you and your extra traffic speeding down our street.
Constance Birkie, 254 Evergreen.
(Connie lives on Evergreen, North side, has had drainage problems in her driveway );
Synopsis of the EVERGREEN AVENUE in Homestead Valley "SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOLS" Project
