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PlanningBoard | 2005-10-24 | 8 | Ms. Pat Gannon, 1019 Tobago Lane, expressed concern about the potential impact a Target would have on Willows residents, including traffic congestion and delivery truck noise and fumes. She was concerned that their property values may be negatively affected. She did not believe a Target would prevent off-Island retail leakage. Ms. Susan Pieper, 2101 Shoreline, spoke in opposition to this item. She believed that the Target proposal was not as good as it looked economically, and that it may be short-sighted. She believed Target's presence would prevent the presence of mid-sized businesses (smaller than 145,000 square feet) such as the Gap, Banana Republic, Pottery Barn and Crate & Barrel. She urged the Board to take its time in considering this option. Mr. Robert Matz, 2101 Shoreline Drive #204, spoke in opposition to this item. He believed that both reports misapplied CRP #1 to this project, and that their conclusion that this project will not duplicate existing retail was unsupported by the facts. He believed there were economic effects not addressed by this report, and that there was a lack of objectivity in both reports. He believed CRP #1 was designed to complement, not duplicate, and that this report concerned anchor stores. The report conceded that Mervyn's is an anchor store. He believed that Mr. Garrison's report was false in its statement that Target did not duplicate existing retail, and that it did duplicate Mervyn's use. He believed that the Congleton report was inaccurate because he did not believe the issue was about shopping at Target, or whether or not Alameda residents traveled off-Island to shop at Target. He noted that both reports identified sales tax as the primary economic benefit of this project, and added that the October 13, 2005, report identified a sales tax increase of $165,000, not $500,000 as reported by Ms. Congleton. He noted that neither report acknowledged any property tax decrease from impacted property values. He disagreed with Ms. Congleton's assessment of the project as an upgrade of the South Shore Center anchor store position. Ms. Dorothy Reid, 2101 Shoreline, spoke in opposition to this item. She did not believe there was any data support the conclusions in the report, and added that much of the data provided came from Target. She believed that Target was a big box store because of its size and merchandise, and that other research studies identified it as a big box store. She was very concerned about the traffic impacts of this store. Mr. Mark Irons, 835 Oak, submitted a speaker slip, but was not in attendance to speak. Mr. Kevin Frederick, 1287 Caroline Street, spoke in opposition to this item. He objected to the massive size of this store, and believed it was a big box store despite the design of the façade. He disagreement with Mr. Lynch's opinion of development and redevelopment, and would like Alameda to be somewhat underdeveloped so it did not contribute to urban sprawl. He objected to the proposed store's impact on traffic. He inquired whether any workshops had taken place yet. He believed this project should be scaled back or not built at all. Ms. Lucy Gigli, 849 Laurel Street, spoke in opposition to this item, and noted that she shopped at South Shore Center frequently. She was very concerned about the potential changes in the Planning Board Minutes Page 8 October 24, 2005 | PlanningBoard/2005-10-24.pdf |