Community Planning Groups deserve better treatment

Community Planning Groups are official, elected bodies representing their planning areas. When they speak to the Planning Commission, Land Use & Housing Committee or City Council regarding Community Plan Updates, they deserve time to present their community’s position on the plan. These official representatives should not have to struggle to get the public to attend to cede time to them — usually 60 seconds apiece — for the privilege of presenting the official CPG position on their Plan Update — the job they were elected to do. This is wrong.

In the past, Planning Groups were given 15 minutes to present their official responses to Community Plan Updates. This would also free up members of the public and give them the luxury of speaking on their own behalf. It is time to revert back to the respectful past norm of giving every Community Planning Group 15 minutes to respond to Community Plan Updates.

— Danna Givot, College Area