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Regarding the application for an outside music permit for the Elephant in the Room pub, I want to ask, "why music outside?" The answer clearly resides in the weather. People thrive here, people visit here and the grapes grow here because of the uniquely delightful weather we enjoy in Healdsburg. We want to be out in it! And the encouragement for music is now well stated, with directives from the City Council, from Parks and Recreation Commission and from the SDAT group. Healdsburg is ideally suited and well poised to position itself as a haven for the arts. Diversifying our attractiveness from just food and wine into the arts (and also. athletics such as running, cycling, hiking) will not only create immediate rewards for our citizens but will strengthen and broaden our strongest economic endeavors.  KC Mosso, a well loved bartender, host and patron of the arts (mainly music) in Healdsburg, has created a tremendous gift to our town with "The Elephant". He

Dear Planning Commission, I know it’s early in the game, and there is much to be determined, but I feel compelled to share some thoughts and questions about The Terraces. I am sorry I can not make your meeting tonight, so this letter must suffice. Will ‘The Terraces’ project at 330 Center St. serve the residents of Healdsburg by supporting a downtown that functions as a downtown, that is, as a place to shop, meet, eat and work? Or will it further define the plaza as “tourist zone” instead? I think The Terraces project, as we currently understand it, offers three strong positives: increased retail storefront opportunities downtown, housing mixed into the commercial area of the plaza and finally, filling a long vacant hole in what should be a dense commercial zone. But there are suspicions being discussed about this project that I would like to air here. Many are questioning the motivation for building a 5 room hotel, especially when an expensive parking lift mechanism must be in