Letter to Daily Democrat: Council needs to listen to Woodlanders

From the Woodland Record:

On October 9 DailyDemocrat.com published an opinion piece called "Woodlanders need to let city officials know what they want." Although the content of the editorial never specified how Woodlanders don't let city official know what they want, the title makes that insinuation in regard to planning issues. Of course when it comes to planning, the city council has shown a strong tendency to listen only to themselves and on Sacramento developer. Here is a letter in response to that article:"

Dear Editor of the Daily Democrat:

A more appropriate headline and accompanying opinion for your article on Sunday, Oct. 9, would have been "City officials need to listen to Woodlanders."

Your title implies that Woodlanders have blithely sat by while the City Council and city staff have grappled with tough choices regarding downtown and outlying development. The reality is quite the contrary.

Last year, our city council and city staff had a choice between two proposals to significantly enhance our downtown by adding a multiplex theatre. All seemed to agree that a theatre complex could be a much needed attraction that would not only draw more people downtown but also attract additional businesses that could revitalize Woodland's core. The city council had two proposals- one by Sacramento developer Paul Petrovich to build a non-descript multiplex at Third and Main streets. The second by local developer and Woodland resident Ron Caceres to renovate and restore the historic State Theatre to its original elegance while incorporating a modern ten screen theatre.

Read the rest at WoodlandRecord.com.