Covenant ‘Yes’
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The Dec. 11 hearing before the Planning Commission was fascinating in the opportunity to watch the emergence of the power of one word--the covenant--among the commissioners. Yvonne Larsen was the first to use it, and others used it, too.
The Times report said “commissioners voted 5 to 1 to follow the pleas of environmentalists and park users.” But I would respectfully differ: the covenant, established in 1979, didn’t require pleas. It just said:
A Yes Vote on Proposition D is a Yes Vote for a better Balboa Park. Its passage would add 38.9 acres of prime-view parklands to Balboa Park, providing a much-needed expansion of recreational and picnic areas to serve our growing population.
We would expect the covenant would read just like that to the City Council, too.
HAMILTON MARSTON
San Diego
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