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<br /> <br /> <br />September 29, 2024 <br /> <br />Dear Mayor and Council Members, <br /> <br />The Planning Commission approved this project 7-0. The Commission saw the benefits of this project <br />to the city, resident and union workers. So did the major of the union workers who were present at <br />the commission meeting. They spoke highly in support of the project. <br /> <br />So I did understand some of the concerns of the Unions expressed at council. Last week I talked to <br />a few trades . I learn that due to work in Orange County they could only supply 10% of the work force <br />needed for this project. I was told this is a well know secret in the the trades. Also some Union <br />members felt the trades should of perused this issue months ago. So please do not cause us to lose <br />out on this project when the trades cannot supply the man power needed. Accept the pledge from <br />Related to use Union Labor where possible and let's move on. <br /> <br />Please do not kid yourself that the Collins family or Relate will not walk away from this project. I <br />have seen too many companies like my beloved Dow Chemical where I worked for 20 years, pulled <br />projects from California and relocate them in others states. The residents in those state now <br />benefit from the taxes and high paying jobs those projects bring. Projects which should of been <br />built in California. So I urge you to approve Related Bristol now or risk losing this <br />once-in-a-generation opportunity. <br /> <br />Time is of the essence! Nearly 100 local businesses at Metro Town Square shopping center need <br />certainty about their future and business location. With leases for all tenants expiring imminently <br />there is very real possibility of a vacant retail center will occur and a large lost of income to the city. <br /> <br />So approve this project that will generate 17,000 new jobs and $500 million in new taxes during the <br />first 30years. Something the city will need with the sun-setting of measure X. <br /> <br />I would like to add that I am president of Com-Link, live in the area and have talked to many of the <br />residents/neighborhood leaders. The majority once their concerns were addressed do see the <br />benefit to our area. They urge you to approve this project as I do. <br /> <br /> <br />