[WardFive] Cmr. Steptoe's response to Brookland Bridge blog

http://brooklandbridge.com/7793/anc-5b-loses-foia-court-case-releases-brooklands-finest-protest-documentation/

 

http://brooklandbridge.com/7772/smd-5b03-anc-commissioner-steps-down-why-and-what-happens-next/

 

 

Commissioner Carolyn C. Steptoe August 31, 2013 at 9:32 am

Ms. Hernandez – Thank you for printing my 5B04 statement in its entirety. Regrettably however, your pieces continue the unfortunate perpetuation of woefully skewed misrepresentation, misinformation and deliberate distortion esp. as relates to the FOIA aspect and the protestant signatories.

 

Indeed, as noted during the ABRA protest hearing (and now published in the ABRA transcript) not only are 99.9% of the 149 supporter signatories NOT most directly nearby neighbors (within a 400 ft radius), the applicant's proffered exhibited map itself reflects 149 as well beyond the 400 ft. nearby. radius. Instead, applicant's map codes the nearby protestants (35 different households) as all within the 400 feet perimeter. The ABRA investigator's exhibit map shows the 400 ft. perimeter as these unit blocks: 1000 Jackson; 3100 12th; 3200 12th; midway only – 1200 Jackson, 1000 Irving, 1200 Kearny, 3100 10th, 3200 9th. Contrary to your not-too-subtle inferences, these are the exact unit blocks I personally surveyed door-to-door, including your home. There are 35 different households within this perimeter who signed in protest of this bar; whereas less than 5 different households of the 149 signatures are nearby households. Your claims that the 149 signatures reflect supporters from "the majority of the community" are grossly false & patently untrue. Again, pls. refer to ABRA transcript, investigator's map and even applicant's own proffered color coded exhibit map.

 

Lastly, your pieces continue to inaccurately put forth two sadly misinformed (if not maliciously hyperbolic) untruths: about: (1) the ABRA process, signatures and the protestant churches: please read the Roll Call and Protest Hearing records (you attended the former) to find and ultimately lay to rest your deliberate falsity and continued procedural misunderstandings and (2) actions of SMD 5B04: clearly you may write what you wish but, besides irrational histrionics (albeit entrenched hostility), none of what is written is true, accurate, honest, unbiased or devoid of an agenda.

 

Very kind regards,

Commissioner Carolyn C. Steptoe
(pardon typos, etc.)

 

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