James Miller Letter Regarding Terrazzo Project

2015 Nov 8

Greetings Mr Gage,

I am writing to formally convey my reservations about the Terrazzo project after last nights meeting.

As Mr. Futrell pointed out, the Terrazzo project has undergone several revisions and numerous concessions to appease the Fountaingrove Golf and Athletic Club (FGAC) community and get their blessing.

Thus far, Fountaingrove leadership has used legal maneuvers to resist the project from moving forward and minimize the scope of the project.

However, those avenues are reaching exhaustion. Hence the Board of Directors decision to adopt a neutral stance regarding the project going forward.

Nonetheless, the fact remains that the impact of the project to the club is a real threat. Financially speaking, the club's finances have been and still are tenuous. Every member and every event hosted is critical to the survival of the club. In the short term, construction will cause a loss of membership and event income. In the long term, the parklike setting of the pool will be forever lost. The athletic pool will be akin to what's available in a typical hotel.

I view the role of government is to insure the good of the community at large. In this case, compromising the long term viability of the FGAC is not in the interest of the community at large. Should FGAC lose financial viability, jobs will be lost and so will vendor related business generated by the club. Most importantly, the Terrazzo project jeopardizes the intangible benefit of community derived from a club atmosphere.

Please consider the greater good when voting to approve or deny the Terrazzo project.

Respectfully submitted,

James Miller 2049 Oak Ridge Dr Santa Rosa, CA 95404 707-525-1712 jhmpub@comcast.net