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Text of Dunes Action letter to PCCRVC on Thursday meeting

July 6, 2016

Dear Ms. Weimer:

First, we would like to thank you for the opportunity for the public to receive more information on the Indiana Dunes State Park project on July 16, 2015.

We received your email on July 6 stating that the format for the meeting is still being finalized.

Since there have been several differing news reports about the format, and the meeting is fast approaching, we would appreciate receiving the ground rules as soon as possible.

We would also like to request that you eliminate the requirement that questions be pre--submitted via email.

We believe this requirement sends a negative message and may not provide a balanced discussion. If questions must be submitted in advance, we think that equal time should also be given to questions from the floor during the meeting. In addition, the public should have the opportunity to rebut answers and/or provide follow--up comments.

While we appreciate your providing a public forum, we do not think that Pavilion Partners has lacked the opportunity to be heard.

Pavilion Partners held an open house at the Tourism offices on April 6, but chose not to address the public at the April 15 meeting.

They have a generous press interview available on video at The Times Online, and it appears they may have been given time to present before other groups.

Most of all, Pavilion Partners has a public relations specialist at their disposal, a spokesperson who has access to all the facts about this project, and who has been quoted in the press.

The format used at the April 15 meeting with the Indiana Department of Natural Resources was effective and well--received. That format allowed each audience member 2 minutes, both for asking their question and presenting comments. We respectfully urge you to follow this format in order to allow the maximum public participation.

We are sympathetic to your need to keep decorum in the meeting and to make it informative. We also hope you understand there is a deep need to make this meeting as inclusive and as open as possible.

Sincerely, Desi Robertson, Dunes Action!

cc: Mitch Peters, President, PCCRVC

Porter County Council Members

Porter County Commissioners

 

Posted 7/14/2015

 
 
 
 

 

 

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