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found that the Franz Bakery site north of 3rd between Polk and Blair . would best meet the neighborhood needs. The Council voted to ask the City to acquire the land by any means necessary. A week later, Mr. Walt Haniuk sent a letter to Mr. Scobert. On May 11, the Whiteaker Community Council mi nutes reported, IIThey di scussed the frustrati ng Blair Park situation. The Parks Department has destroyed the momentum of the project. We will write a letter to the City over the way it has been handled . . . . A meeting will be arranged. . . . II Mr. Martin felt that the Whiteaker neighborhood picked the Franz site and published it, and that the City staff picked the Scobert site and did not publish it. This will be settled in court, he said, but wondered what he should do with his building permit. III am ready to go,1I he said. Jo Lu Roberts, 2775 Friendly Street, said that on December 5 she submitted a petition of 200 people who did not want the park on that site. Maureen Goode also had a petition. III have asked for a copy of that petition, and have not been able to get a copy after three requests and two letters,1I she said. Lots of people do not even know what the Whiteaker Community Council is. She also mentioned she had been told that the old post office site was given to the City as a pa rk . R. B. Johnson, 394 Blair Boulevard, has lived across from the Scobert site si nce 1943. It does not seem fair to come in and take property away from the family, since there is not a need for a park in the area, she said. e Dale Scobert said they had received a copy of the Goode petition and had checked on the people that signed. Most of the people live in apartments, he said. A lot of the people no longer live in the area. Public hearing was closed, there being no further testimony. Mr. Obie was told that the date of the resolution was November 27, 1978, and he pointed out that Ms. Schue and Ms. Miller were not on the Council at the time. Both Ms. Schue and Ms. Miller replied that they were in the room at the time, and that they had personally seen the site during that time as well. Ms. Smith asked about Mr. Martinis building permit. Manager repl ied he did not know of a valid building permit. Mr. Martin produced a paper for the staff and Manager replied that it was news to them and they would look at it. Ms. Smith asked if a valid building permit should have an impact on the decision of the Council. Mr. Long replied that the decision of the Council is whether they want to acquire the land as a park site. Mr. Haws replied that it wouldnlt make any difference if it had a highrise on it. The issue is whether the Council wants to condemn it or not. . '1'16 8/13/79--18