It might be worth comparing the following paragraph (from this article) with what seems to be a tasteless disregard for neighbors and neighborhood shown by the developer currently ripping apart the grounds of "Villa Flores," the apartment complex on the corner of Anapamu and Salsipuedes. Numerous mature trees destroyed, vista ruined, neighborhood ignored, deceptions, all often carried out with remarkable amounts of noise from tractors, chain saws, etc.
The sad thing is that much of this seems to have been carried out with little oversight or objection from the Architectural Board of Review, which apparently is prone to friendly little chats with the developer — while those of us living in the area are politely ignored.
I would like very much to believe that all this is not true, but I have witnessed much of it. I must wonder if others in this city have encountered the same apparent disregard of those who live here but who are not commanding large sums of money.
[Quoted from the article] "Much of the project’s comparable ease — “we’re really moving at light-speed for Santa Barbara,” said O’Donoghue — is due to the Orient-Express’s approachable attitude. The company, which owns all of its properties unlike luxury chains that often simply manage, has been open about everything with everyone and is jumping through the required hoops on a cottage-by-cottage basis. Said Cashman, whose Riviera Association represents 2,500 homes, “They’ve been really good at inviting us to presentations all the way through the project. They’ve been a great neighbor.”"
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Posted on August 30 at 4:48 p.m.
It might be worth comparing the following paragraph (from this article) with what seems to be a tasteless disregard for neighbors and neighborhood shown by the developer currently ripping apart the grounds of "Villa Flores," the apartment complex on the corner of Anapamu and Salsipuedes. Numerous mature trees destroyed, vista ruined, neighborhood ignored, deceptions, all often carried out with remarkable amounts of noise from tractors, chain saws, etc.
The sad thing is that much of this seems to have been carried out with little oversight or objection from the Architectural Board of Review, which apparently is prone to friendly little chats with the developer — while those of us living in the area are politely ignored.
I would like very much to believe that all this is not true, but I have witnessed much of it. I must wonder if others in this city have encountered the same apparent disregard of those who live here but who are not commanding large sums of money.
[Quoted from the article]
"Much of the project’s comparable ease — “we’re really moving at light-speed for Santa Barbara,” said O’Donoghue — is due to the Orient-Express’s approachable attitude. The company, which owns all of its properties unlike luxury chains that often simply manage, has been open about everything with everyone and is jumping through the required hoops on a cottage-by-cottage basis. Said Cashman, whose Riviera Association represents 2,500 homes, “They’ve been really good at inviting us to presentations all the way through the project. They’ve been a great neighbor.”"
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