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When Mr. Bolinger went back to planning we ran into a problem where the upstairs' loft <br />did not meet the code for height and livable space. In order to meet the code the upper <br />portion of the building would have to be raised one foot. Building department approved <br />the proposed solution but it had to be approved by the Historic Commission. The added <br />foot would not change the exterior of the building it would just give it more height. In <br />addition there was not enough egress which meant the upstairs window for fire code had <br />to be large enough for a person to exit during an emergency. <br />Mr. Bolinger spoke to Mr. Bohne on the phone in November where Mr. Bohne stated " I <br />don't think their going to buy this, you have brought so many issues to us, and made so <br />many changes on several occasions. Now you are bringing more issues to us again. This <br />is like the third or fourth time you've come back to us." In the end we were scheduled <br />for the meeting on January 15, 2008. <br />Just before our project was the restoration of a tiled fountain at the Casa Peralta. Mr. <br />Bohne started out by saying he had gotten a "nasty letter" (one of the names on the letter <br />was former Mayor Shiela Young). Mr. Bohne proceeded to read the letter aloud; the tone <br />of the writer was fiustration as they were under the impression that the Historical <br />Commissioners were taking the responsibility of the fountain restoration. <br />As a bystander it was apparent that each party thought the other was going to take on the <br />project. Mr. Bohne agreed to take on the project stating he did not mind doing it. <br />However Ms. Denise Bownds took issue that this project was being "dumped" into their <br />laps. At which point she went on at length indicating how displeased she was and how it <br />was not their responsibility. <br />Following the tiled fountain restoration was our project. A comment was made which I <br />found quite offensive and somewhat derogatory by Ms. Donna Reed "Next thing you <br />know she'll (referring to me) be selling tickets". Ms. Bownds stated that she has been <br />more than accommodating to me asking for one thing or another that she really did not <br />agree with but did it anyway. Ms. Bownds made reference to me making so many <br />requests. <br />However, when I asked if they did not want me at the meeting, she responded. It's not <br />what she meant at all of course we want you to come back. Mr. Fredrick Reicker stated it <br />was out of "principle" for why he did not want to approve the project. <br />Ms. Bownd stated if they give me a foot then the next person will want a foot and a half. <br />Mr. Bolinger asked if the decisions were made on each individual project versus one <br />project setting precedence for another. At which she responded each was looked at <br />individually however Ms. Bownds continued to have a problem that if my project were <br />approved then other people would expect theirs to be as well since they did it for me. <br />,The tone of the meeting was that I was there far too frequently making requests to <br />improve the property. The message of me being there too many times indicates that now <br />DECEIVED <br />N UV 14 RE'D <br />