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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2015-1006 Documents Submitted at Mtg Nancy C. Nelson 149 Clear Creek Drive #202 Ashland, OR 97520 (541) 613.4393 October 2, 2015 Letter to Editor, Any metallic art at the eastern gateway into historic Shakespeare Town not only insults the Historic Commission's input, it is bad Fengshui. "Gather" is metallic modem art it breaks design rules to place metallic art on the eastern compass side of Ashland, which is the wood element. Metal cuts down the eastern wood element and any metallic art should be located on the western side of town where metal is regenerative to the earth. The bronze totem pole is already appropriately located on the western side oftown and is both historically appropriate and in keeping with Feng Shui art principles. Art placed in the eastern end of town should feature tall rectangular wooden elements such as trees and possibly a water fountain surrounded by roses or other beautiful flora, or water jet sprays that the children of pedestrians could enjoy. It should be a lovely garden setting with colored lights on the fountain and flowers, to welcome those who enter. The ceramic element of the art tiles by library are fitting. Placement of artful non-metallic carvings of forest wildlife such as bear, cougar, deer, birds, butterflies, or honeybees would bring auspicious prosperity to the eastern doorway to historic downtown. Shakespeare Town has a lot of Asian tourists and to dishonor Feng Shui principles of design placement is rude of the Art Commission. Our Mayor for Peace should want Ashland to have Feng Shui. prosperity with Japan and our Asian neighbors directly across the ocean. Sincerely,, Nancy Nelson J Retired Executive Coach : Nancy C. Nelson 149 Clear Creek Drive • #202 Ashland, OR 97520 (541) 613.4393 October 6, 2015 Dear City Fathers, As public servants you are supposed to be representing the public citizens of this city, rather than any coalition of industries, organizations that are other than city departments, or special private interests such as the Railroad. Just because some court said the Railroad "can " voluntarily transport its condemned and contaminated soil via Clear Creek Drive and Oak Street does not mean that the city of Ashland "must". Neither does "Can" mean "should". What is it about the word "NO!" from the public citizens of this city, that its public servants do not understand? Please take responsibility in telling the Railroad it has to use it's other voluntary option of transporting the primarily petroflorocarbons and heavy metal laden soil by Rail. The word "primarily" indicates that "carcinogenic aerosols" as described in the newspapers a couple years ago may have been left out now that the Railroad wants your permission to truck contamination past residential dwellings. If you have categorized the street "Industrial " it is a misrionler as every building on the street has 24/7 residential homes above the first floor offices. You may first learn about the public health hazard by listening to someone talk about this issue of our pets' paws and our shoes being contaminated with residues of petroflorocarbon and heavy metals from walking down Clear Creek Drive or crossing Oak Street as pedestrians. Unless you deeply reflect upon how we will be tracking it on our shoes and car tires all around town, into the retail shops, theaters, and city hall as well as breathing 17-truckloads a day for 45 or 60 days, your understanding of the Railroad's trucking nuisance is superficial. Please reflect more deeply upon the meaning of an informed assumption. Apply analysis and dwell mindfully upon the assumed conclusions the newspaper writers reach. A deeper sense of conviction about safeguarding the residents arises of the truth of the fact. This residential insight into it needs to become internalized by the Major and City Council. Put yourselves in r s es for and nding. We are not experiential castoffs. Our exposure matters to us. N cy N lso CC: Dave Kanner Mayor John Stromberg Greg Lemhouse Pam Marsh Michael Morris Rich Rosenthal Stephani Seffinger Carol Voisin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .