Measure F Passage is a Win-Win Proposition
Measure F passage is a win-win proposition
Your current city council is all in to remove five city-owned parking lots in the Old Town/Downtown area to create four-to-five-story very low and low-income, high-density apartments, (with one market-rate apartment each for the manager). So there will be a net loss of 218 off-street parking spaces for just these five lots, plus the added on-street parking needed for up to 282 new, one, two and three bedroom apartments. The Transit Center building by Danco has no plans submitted yet, but proposed up to 99 units.
For workers, shoppers, tourists and residents alike, where will they find parking to shop, dine, attend events and conduct their daily business? Sales tax is over 63% of the city of Eureka’s funding and loss of adequate parking would mean loss of business and therefore tax revenue.
Passing Measure F does not mean the housing couldn’t be built on these lots, but that the developers would have to retain existing parking with ground level parking and elevated housing above. The city council is blind to the devastating consequences of their single-minded pursuit of housing at the expense of Old Town and Downtown businesses.
Vote yes on Measure F because the overlay zoning for the former Jacobs Middle School site will allow Eureka City Schools to sell their property at higher values, more money in turn to fund our Eureka School District’s needs.
A win-win for all — for both apartment seekers and businesses who rely on parking for their workers and customers.
Marian Brady, Eureka
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