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Comparison of open space percentages between 2009 and current plans
0:56:03
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Council Member Bottcher asks about a reported decrease in open space percentage from the 2009 plan to the current proposal. Jeff Blau disputes this claim.
- Bottcher cites a decrease from 63% in the 2009 plan to 46% in the current plan
- Blau denies any change to the size of the public open space
- Blau expresses uncertainty about the source of the percentages mentioned by Bottcher
Erik D. Bottcher
0:56:03
Looking at the numbers, is it true that the open space in this plan has decreased from 63% in the 02/2009 plan to 46% in this plan?
Jeff Blau
0:56:18
No.
0:56:19
There's no change to the size of the public open space here.
0:56:22
I'm not sure where those percentages came from.