The Rochester Planning Commission meeting was last evening and I had been busy fielding phone calls a good part of the day. It was also my birthday – no, I’m not telling which one it was. I was delighted when I realized that the Oakland Press’ Editorial came very close to endorsing my neighborhood’s position on the ill conceived, 10 pounds of flour in a 5 pound sack, proposal to build a nursing home next to the Waltonwood Assisted Living facility on North Main. The Oakland Press Editors … [Read more...]
Déjà-vu All Over Again in Rochester?
September 29, 2010 by
It was over 30 years ago when I started attending Rochester City Council meetings to try to figure out why the city’s zoning ordinance didn’t hold up in court. Single family properties were being “spot zoned” on main roads. I remember City Council Member Sam Howlett telling me that they didn’t want to rezone these properties,but when they didn’t, they were sued and lost. That just didn’t seem right to me, so I started reading anything I could find on zoning, including court cases. Aha! I … [Read more...]
