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CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
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ANNIVERSARY • 2018
March 19, 2018
City of Dublin
100 Civic Plaza
Dublin,CA 94568
Ref: Proposed development of Site A-3 for Ashton at Dublin Station
Honorable Mayor and Members of City Council,
As the Chamber of Commerce in Dublin,we attempt to be keenly aware of the developments that are proposed
for the City of Dublin and review them for their impact on both the business and residential community. We
remain politically neutral and review projects solely based on the merits of the planned development.
On February 20, 2018,we voiced our support for the Ashton at Dublin Station that was proposed by UDR. After
reviewing the merits of the project and meeting with the representative of UDR,we felt that the proposed
development would indeed benefit the Dublin community.
In light of the recent denial on March 6, 2018 by the Dublin City Council for the Stage 2 Development Plan,we'd
respectively ask for your reconsideration to engage with the developer to pursue a remedy to this apparent
impasse. While a cloud of legal disparity does hang in the balance,we would encourage both parties to attempt to
reach a solution rather than resort to legal encumbrances. This benefits neither party in a positive manner and we
would lend our encouragement for both parties to seek a solution of common ground outside the setting of a
courtroom.
So while we know that the Dublin City Council has been verbally chastised for allowing so called 'uncontrolled'
housing growth without respect to schools,the City of Dublin is also a transit hub for the East Bay and has an
obligation to help resolve the shortage of affordable housing for the work force in our community. The Dublin
Transit Center was planned and designated for providing this type of housing and encourages the use of mass
transit in place of commuting vehicles.
With discussions of SB 827 proceeding quickly in Sacramento that could limit or hamper the control of cities
regarding transit development,we ask that the Dublin City Council seek alternative solutions with UDR for the
Ashton at Dublin Station development and to finalize a suitable agreement that would allow this last piece of land
in the transit area to be completed in a feasible and agreeable manner.
Most sincerely,
Brad Johnson
President/CEO
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