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LA MARGARITA CO PAGE 02 11/~~~1997 09:34 3625815 ~: ~ctober 26, ~9s' Pedro Rosales 17~0 John St. S. Salem, OR 973Q2 Marion County Board of G Courthouse~, 220 Hiqh St. Salem, OR~97301 ~ ioners To whom iL may~COncern: As a dow~town business ~, I am ver~ de'velopauent , problems wi . the Couri originally.desiqned, wit~ needed parl~ project would hav~e conti ued to impr~ area , which has ~ rema'ined. viable anc efforts~ af both developer ~and the pL aqo si~nce my business op: ed I have •both rap id ~ and wel i• . aged . Now proj•ect has~been cut--lo ing both ba retail ~space--ttie end res lt of what Sa1em, on valua.ble~ commer' ial prope~t to the' continu~~l. ~~psQv t of the time Salem businesses ~ere forced construction proj ect .~ .N w the curr~ and traasit atali will le: e the down the evening--no retai~ t affic, no street. ~Is this realiy w~at we want ,concerned about the cu~rent t~ause Square prpject. As 'ng and commercial space, the ve Salem's downtown area, an ;alive due tb the previous ~ic sector. In the 13 xtears een downtown growth that was ~hat the Courthouse Square ~y needed parking spaces ~and ' s being built in the heart of ~ will contribute vex~y littie Qwnt~v~m area. S4verzX lang- to move or close by this : t praposed usage of offxces own center dark and empty in qcial events, no one on the for our downtown area? As suggested in the rece t"States whole pro~ ect needs to, be. looked at a~ deveioped, perhaps wit~i e cooperati a ~ hote~I/.re'staurant%retai ~complex b These are~ questioas that'~hOUld have (including some histo.ric uildi~ngs, were torn down, but:it's ti11 not t I ask tliat this ~zoj'ecfi~ be thoroug bui2.ding is done.• Think about Salem approach•the year 200Q,~n t juat abo ~ Sincerely, • .~Pedro Rosales } Journal" eda.torial, this iin. Can a better proj ect be ~ of private developers? Is ;tter usaqe of this space? beea asked before bui~dings iich can never be recovered) ~ late to salvage something_ ~y reconsidered before more• and vur future growth as w~ today.