Do you have other reasons than what's already been stated?
Just that this property was zoned a single family.
My husband and I looked at the property in 2019.
We were told that it was a hardship variance that was granted, no longer applied, and it was a single family residence, could not be converted into anything else.
And I am currently living at 1238 Reed Street. The west wall of my home abuts the 1401 property that he has. And it's a single family and should remain.
And it is not true that every corner has a commercial property on it.
So just want to state that as well.
All right. Thank you. Thank you for taking the time to cause.
Is there anyone else, Jason?
Yes, sir. Anissa George. I have a lot of them to speak.
Hi. Could you state your name, please, and spell for the court stenographer?
Yeah. Anissa George. A-N-I-S-A-G-E-O-R-G-E.
do you swear or affirm to tell the truth the whole truth nothing but the truth
absolutely are you a neighbor i am a neighbor i'm in favor of this or against it i'm in favor
i'm on uh reed street on the block and um ever since i've been here it's about 12 years that
corner has just felt like a black hole of sorrow okay i love the idea of donuts being there and
and bringing that corner to life.
You will be part of our record that you're in favor of it.
Thank you very much.
Is there anyone else, Jason?
Yes, sir. Daniel Driscoll.
Yes, sir.
Daniel Driscoll.
Hi, Mr. Driscoll.
Hi, Mr. Driscoll. Could you state your name and spell please for the court stenographer?
Could you stay?
Mr. Driscoll, we can't hear you.
Could you go again?
You're breaking up, but try to get it.
Spell your name for the court reporter.
Daniel, D-A-N-I-E-L.
do you swear for him to tell the truth the whole truth nothing but the truth
i do are you a neighbor i am are you for against this i am opposed to this
so are you for against i am i am against okay um um if if there's another reason why then
already happened we would appreciate we'll take note that you're against it and unless you have
another reason than what's already been stated we're going to move on is that okay yes i would
just add that in addition to the other reason um the applicants in council have not done a really
great job of addressing concerns and they've proposed a new use as a reason for a rehearing
okay and i think things like crap storage in the rear is is pretty vague and might actually
I'm sorry, Chair, this is the reporter.
I know he's breaking. Mr. Driscoll, you're breaking up a lot. I think what I heard you say is about trash in the rear yard.
Yeah, I'm sorry. I'm not sure what's happening with my sound. Yes. And I think they haven't really come back with new information, even though that they're saying things have changed. So we're not uncomfortable with the way that they've approached this.
All right. Thank you very much for taking the time to call in. Is there anyone else, Jason?
Yes, sir. Colin Burgess.
Could you state your name and spell, please, for the court stenographer?
Colin Burgess, C-O-L-I-N-B-U-R-G-E-S-S.
Right. Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth, the whole truth, nothing but the truth?
Mr. Burgess, we've had a lot of people give their reasons why. The question is, are you for or against this?
I'm four and I am a neighbor and I just stand with the other folks that the comments that other people said. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you so much for doing that. Is there anyone else?
Yes, Mr. Chair and Alex Kaslowitz.
Okay. Could you state your name and spell it, please, for the court stenographer?
Sure. Alex, A-L-E-X, Kaslowitz, K-A-S-L-O-W-I-T-Z.
Right. Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth, the whole truth, nothing but the truth?
As you know, we've taken a lot of testimony.
Are you for or against it?
I am for and I am a neighbor.
Thank you so much for taking the time to call in.
We appreciate that.
Is there anyone else, Jason?
Yes, sir.
Sanaz Hodra.
Hi, could you state your name, please, and spell for the court stenographer?
Hi, yes.
Actually, this is Ross Richards speaking for my wife, Sanaz Hodra.
okay do you swear or spell your name first for the court stenographer
ross r-o-s-s richards r-i-c-h-a-r-d-s we are firmly against this
hold on hold on sir hold on you swear or firm to tell the truth the whole truth nothing but the
truth i do and you're a neighbor yes and you're against it yes thank you your your name we have
your name. Thank you for calling in and giving us that information. Is there anyone else, Jason?
Yes, sir. Peter Varekia. Sir, state your name and spell for the court sonographer.
Hold on, sir. Sir, please unmute.
Can you hear me? Yes, we can. Could you state your name, please, and spell for the court
sonographer. Great. It's Peter Varekia, V as in Victor, E-R-R-E-C-C-H-I-A. Right. Do you swear
or affirm to tell the truth, the whole truth, nothing but the truth? I do. Are you a neighbor?
I am. Okay. And as you know, we've taken a lot of testimony about this. Are you for or against it?
I am for it. I'm going to give you a new reason. I spend most of my time volunteering in the park
across the street. And in that time, I've wanted a beautiful small business that would cater to
pedestrians and people who really like this neighborhood. I think this is the right choice.
Thank you so much for taking the time to close. Is there anyone else, Jason?
um yes sir chase dumont i've allowed him to speak sir could you state your name and spell
Yes, sir. Chase Dumont. I've allowed him to speak.
for the court stenographer sure chase dumont c-h-a-s-e dumont d-u-m-o-n-t do you swear
for him to tell the truth the whole truth nothing but the truth yes sir we've taken a lot of toast
we were to get to the point are you for against i am for it thank you very much for taking the
time to call in yep is there anyone else jason um yes race rochelle schneider i've allowed her to
speak why could you state your name and spell it please for the court stenographer uh it's rochelle
r-a-c-h-e-l-l-e schneider s-c-h-n-e-i-d-e-r right do you swear or firmly to tell the truth the whole
truth nothing but the truth I do are you for or against this I am for thank you very much for
are your neighbor too are you a neighbor uh yes I'm actually looking at the property right now
as I speak and I did just want to add one new thing there's there's a lot of things I agree
with on both sides but I think um that there are four corners of the park and each corner
has a commercial corridor and one is being built right now but um the corner as it is as it's been
standing as we wait for this has been a blight of the community and I'm looking forward to
forward to it being something beautiful and new and I know the work that has been done by Patrick
before and I look forward to that happening on our corner and I just want to say that if it is
a vegan donut shop um we will be kind of a vegan row on reed street and um and vegans bring a lot
of uh uh happy foot traffic to the the community that i look forward to all right thank you so
much for taking the time jason is there anyone left um yes jim coho has his hand raised i have
allowed him to speak sir state your name please and spell for the court stenographer
uh the name is jim j-i-m kehoe k-e-h-o-e do you swear for him to tell the truth the whole truth
nothing but the truth yes i do are you a neighbor i am a neighbor yes are you for or against it
i am for it thank you very much for taking the time to call us and we appreciate that
jason is there anyone else
yes i'm laura carl she's been out to speak hi could you state your name and spell for the
court stenographer yes sir it's laura carroll l-a-u-r-a-c-a-r-r-o-l-a right do you swear
for him to tell the truth the whole truth nothing but the truth yes are you a neighbor yes i am are
you are you for against it 100 for thank you so much for taking the time to call is there anyone
else yes sir brian mcmanus he's been allowed jason how many more hands do you see up
i'm five more after this one for me five more hands after this um mr rickmanis
okay could you state your name and spell please for the court stenographer
yeah the name is brian mcmanus b-r-i-a-n-m-c-m-a-n-u-s you swear for him to tell the
truth the whole truth nothing but the truth yes i do are you a neighbor yes i am are you for or
Are you for or against it?
I am very much in favor of this development.
Thank you.
Thank you so much for taking the time to cause.
Next hand, Jason.
Stephen Johns has been allowed to speak.
Hi, could you state your name and spell, please, for the court stenographer?
Stephen Johns, S-T-E-B-E-N-J-O-H-N-S.
Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth, the whole truth, nothing but the truth?
Are you a neighbor?
I am a neighbor.
All right.
Are you for or against it?
I'm against it based upon a process.
This is the first time we've ever seen the plans of the proposed renovation and would have liked to have the community have a little bit more input on the plans just now developed.
All right.
Thank you very much for taking the time to close.
Jason, next hand.
um yes stephanie dawson has been allowed to speak hi could you state your name please
and spell for the court stenographer yes my name is stephanie dawson s-t-e-p-h-a-m-i-e
right do you swear or firm to tell the truth the whole truth nothing but the truth
yes absolutely all right are you a neighbor
I am a neighbor that firmly lives across the street from Patrick and Oslo's.
Can you meet which?
Stephanie, are you a neighbor?
Yes, I am.
Are you for or against it?
I am for the property.
I currently live across Patrick and Oslo's other property, and I'm looking forward to this particular corner to be brighter and add more to the community than it has.
this particular corner to be greater and add more to the community than it has.
Thank you so much for taking the time to call. Jason, next hand.
David Mariscotti has been about to speak. Sir, could you state your name and spell please for
the court stenographer? Yes, it's David, D-A-V-I-D Mariscotti, M-A-R-I-S-C-O-T-T-I.
Right. Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth?
I do. Are you a neighbor? I am a neighbor. Are you for or against it? I am 100% against it.
Thank you. Thank you for taking the time to call. Next hand, Jason.
Michael Santor has been allowed to speak. Hi, sir. Could you state your name and spell,
please, for the court stenographer? Yes. Can you hear me? We can. Okay. Michael Santor.
m-i-c-h-a-e-l-s-a-n-t-o-r-e
right i am i support the project as hold on hold on hold on a minute i'm sorry do you swear
firm to tell the truth the whole truth nothing but the truth i do and you're in support of the
project i am thank you so much for taking the time to cause jason next hand all right the last
hand is uh um this must be the sanas right okay yes could you hi could you state your name and
spell it please for the court sonographer sanas hudra s-a-n-a-z last name is h-o-j-r-e-h
right do you swear or affirm to tell the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth
i do are you i have additional yes i am and i have an additional reason yes i am well tell me
first are you for or against it i'm against it okay can you tell me your quick reason
quick reason is that the city is preparing to develop a parcel of lands on rain street which
is right on the the garden area and the park and the fact is they're going to add 15 000 square
foot of commercial property this on top of it we are going to be saturated i believe that is too
much. Okay. Thank you so much. Infrastructure. Thank you. Thank you so much for taking the
time to call us. We appreciate it. Planning Commission.
Brian?
Planning Commission.
i believe i believe the planning commission already gave its testimony
um is that true hillary um yes mr chair they gave uh their testimony at the prior hearing um
okay um mr bednar did they wish is your testimony the same or do you wish to add anything yes we
will go with the same testimony okay thank you thank you so um council um obviously we've heard
from a lot of people as well as last time so what i'm going to do is take this to executive session
and sit down with the board members and really discuss where we want to be with this understood
and i and i thank you for your time and i thank everybody else who took the time to cause and
spent a lot of time doing this day so thank everyone for us thank you yes thank you chairman
members of the board have a good evening is there anyone in the virtual audience whose 330 case has
not been called no sir i do not see any further hands um i want to thank everybody you know we
don't try to go this long but i do appreciate everybody for hanging in here we got a lot of
good work done today and you know we we got some things approved and i think this will allow us to
know where we want to be with a lot of these cases so thank you all very much good job i don't know
about that good job good job thank you chair thank you