Would "Ranger Joe" benefit from Ed "Density" Reyes latest land-use scheme??

Beware of this bear-size man lurking near your hillside property.

For this is the former Governor Jerry "Moonbeam" Brown appointee Joe Edmiston, "self-appointed ranger with gun" who reigns over his creation known as the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy/Mountain Recreation and Conservation Authority (MRCA).

No level of deceit in raising revenues (through confusing ballots) or lateness in defending his deceitful behavior on late-night talk-radio shows, keeps "Ranger Joe" from his goal of growing his empire through "deposits of land" into his personal "Land Bank of Joe".

"Ranger Joe's" latest effort to "grow deposits" may have him linking up with Councilman Ed "Density" Reyes who knows no bounds in his quest to unite rich and poor alike in his vision of "density in the community".

The former "density planner" latest creation dubbed the "I.C.O." or Interim Control Ordinance places new onerous restrictions on development of hillside parcels and have drawn the ire of hillside property owners across the city.

From Highland Park to El Sereno, public meetings have been standing-room only affairs where criticisms of the I.C.O. has been paramount in the public discourse. Property owners, especially ones with undeveloped lots, see these restrictions as roadblocks in developing their investments.

Some critics of the I.C.O. see more sinister motives in the Councilman's plans.

If property owners were to not have the capital to develop their properties under the mandates of the I.C.O., then they would be force to sell their lots at a lower than market prices. Thus public entities such as the SMMC/MRCA are set to pounce on the opportunity to grow their domains.

Maybe that is why this I.C.O. comes on the heels of the SMMC's Northeast Los Angeles Open Space Master Plan completed in March of 2006.

Interesting timing??? One must think so...................

The "I.C.O". Debate Continues

LINCOLN HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL
Thursday, October 16, 2008
6:00- 8:00 pm
Lincoln Heights Library
Community Room
2530 Workman Street, L.A., CA 90031

1. Welcome/Call to Order/Pledge of Allegiance/Minutes (10/2/08)
2. Non-Agenda Related Public Comment (10 minutes total)
3. Community & Board Announcements
4. City Reports
MAYOR COUNCIL DISTRICT 1 LAPD DONE
5. Committee Reports
Executive Finance & Budget Outreach, Communication, & Events
Election Programs & Services City & Government Liaison
Grievance Annual Holiday Parade Planning & Land-Use
6. Treasurer’s Report
Hazard Park Bike Ride for $450
7. Community Presentation – Victim Assistance (6:30 pm)
-- Brewery Art Walk
-- Hillside Ordinance (Pro/Con 10 minutes each side)
8. Old Business
9. New Business
Health & Safety Committee
10. Public Comment
11. Adjournment