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To: username who wrote (9481)	4/8/1998 7:04:00 PM
From: Jacques Chitte	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 71178

The saga continues Yesterday I went to a City of Sunnyvale Council meeting. I had spoken to my neighbors in front (across the street) and behind (sharing frontage on the high-voltage land). They gave me letters saying they liked the idea of buying the 20-foot strip which belongs to the city. And chainlinking the rest to abate the unpleasantnesses that have been going on. So after an hour plus of announcements, awards and set-piece debate, there was a slot for "citizens Speak Out". I was the sucka who stood up to speak out. Spouse was in the back of the room, keeping the Firstborn Daughter quiet and entertained. I pitched my spiel - three neighbors who are interested in relieving the city of this sliver of real estate. if the zoning is favorable. The councilmember who'd invited me told me to take it up with the director of Parks and recreation. Parks&Rec had been working with S'vale and PG&E to turn the tract into a parklet. Apparently this plan stalled because it never received a high enough priority to become a city action item. So I (for myself and my neighbors) voiced opposition to the park thing (there's another pocket park two blocks down on the same power line thoroughfare) and proposed a land deal. After council adjourned, I stepped into the foyer and introduced myself to the director of Parks&Rec. The gov't liaison from PG&E was there also. Lotsa handshaking, then the real meat: The city would need to approve a land deal. So Parks&Rec would have to do a study. Which would take, like, a year or so, with outcome uncertain. So - guarded neutrality. This could be straight up, or it could be the Big Stall. The one good thing is that the PG&E fellow gave me a verbal assurance that the lot would get fenced.