neighborhood nestled between Shepherd Road and the hills (like in
Cathedral, Summit or Crocus). The neighborhood can not absorb the traffic
or the noise. The people living in the new Shaloom Home deserve the peace
and quiet. The neighborhood has clearly weighed in on this and housing is
favored. Yes, the housing market is dismal right now, but that does not
mean we need to bring in inappropriate commercial development. Sound will
be trapped in between the west side bluffs and the Hills. A ballpark does
not fit in with a residential neighborhood, especially the nearest
neighbors -- a campusful of housing for people who are older or frail.
West Seventh neighbors have fought off a plastic factory, an ethanol plant
and light rail and a busway down this narrow community. We have weighed in
on this site over and over again. We want housing here. We can rally one
more time to preserve a salt of the earth neighborhood.
If you are a neighbor and you are not sure about this -- try to visualize
the park and think about some of the repercussions of locating a new
ballpark in the West Seventh site. Think about the transportation needs for
this stadium. Where will people park? What mass transit developments will a
stadium require.
Will the stadium sit empty when the Saints are not playing? Of course it
will not. It will be a steady stream of events all eroding the quality of
life for the people who live in and love West Seventh Neighborhoods.
- Mary