Gringos
'The presentation was part of a contentious, four-hour public hearing over the proposed Pinnacle Station just north of Invesco Field at Mile High.
Developer A.G. Spanos Co. and Jefferson Park United Neighborhoods have negotiated for nearly two years without reaching a compromise.
A Spanos representative noted they turned in more than 400 signatures from neighbors who supported the project.
But Ed Kieta, a co-president of the neighborhood organization, discounted those signatures, saying, "The signatures ... were targeted for a certain racial group."
Asked to clarify his comments, Kieta explained, "None of the Caucasian people in our neighborhood were approached.
"To give it to you straight, they had a Hispanic translator walking around with a petition."
Councilwoman Jeanne Faatz replied: "I was hoping that wasn't going to be your answer. Because I was trying to think, 'Did you want me to discount the importance of these 420 individuals?' They have a stake in the community also."'
Apparent sun block stalls project
Developer A.G. Spanos Co. and Jefferson Park United Neighborhoods have negotiated for nearly two years without reaching a compromise.
A Spanos representative noted they turned in more than 400 signatures from neighbors who supported the project.
But Ed Kieta, a co-president of the neighborhood organization, discounted those signatures, saying, "The signatures ... were targeted for a certain racial group."
Asked to clarify his comments, Kieta explained, "None of the Caucasian people in our neighborhood were approached.
"To give it to you straight, they had a Hispanic translator walking around with a petition."
Councilwoman Jeanne Faatz replied: "I was hoping that wasn't going to be your answer. Because I was trying to think, 'Did you want me to discount the importance of these 420 individuals?' They have a stake in the community also."'
Apparent sun block stalls project
Labels: Architecture, Denver, Politics, Sociology
posted by Big Daddy at
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
Denver
2 Comments:
Not sure if it is somekinda gringo racist thang or not, but hey--does he mean that the "Hispanics" in the 'hood are too stoopid to understand what they sign?
No, I was just making light of why that guy had to make it a racial issue.
It's the existing Latino population slowly being elbowed out that neighborhood by gentrification.
They should have a voice in the community while they still live there.
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