From: Bohl, James Sent: Sunday, April 13, 2014 4:47 PM To: Roger Kay Cc: Lee, Chris Subject: Re: Dover-TeachTown Will do. jb On Apr 13, 2014, at 4:10 PM, "Roger Kay" wrote: Copy of email sent to Alderman Zielinski regarding the Dover School- TeachTown project. Please include my letter in the official files. Thank you. Alderman Tony Zielinski 27 March 2014 Dear Tony, I am sorry to have missed the open house for the Dover-Teachtown plans but I am in Los Angeles until early April. As a long (very long) time official resident of Bay View but also as one who has lived in many cities around the world, I have observed a commonality. Communities are formed and sustained by the people who inhabit them. The traits, cultures and mores of every community are determined by the quality of the people who choose to live in that location. A mix of ethnicities, youth and golden agers all contribute to a healthy living space. Yet, time and time again my observations have seen a commonality that is ALWAYS present… a strong bias for education. No matter whether it is in Zamboanga, Paris, Sao Paulo, or Bay View, wherever education is valued and encouraged, the communities thrive. Bay View is just such a community. The establishment of the Dover-Teachtown, a privately funded educator’s incubator housing, can only have positive effects on our Bay View. We can expect an increase in property values for the immediate neighborhood, in addition to adding a new mix of consumers, smart active citizens and helpful neighbors, . I cannot fathom how anyone would argue against this Dover –Teachtown project. Added tax base, added adult traffic, added emphasis on education, an influx of concerned neighbors, this is a win-win for not only Bay View neighborhood but the city as a whole. This is an important and necessary project for the long term viability and continued success of our Bay View neighborhood! Please make this happen. Let me recap, I am STRONGLY in favor of this project and want my elected officials to get behind it as strongly as myself and the many neighbors I have talked to in the past few months. This is an idea whose time has come and we should all be grateful the Dover school is an ideal location for the first incubator hopefully of several in the MKE area. Please file my strong endorsement of this project in any official account of the deliberations to move the project forward. Thanks Tony. Will be back in MKE soon and hope to see you in person and further discuss this issue with you. Roger Kay, Long Time Bay View Resident PS OK I just read today’s Bay View Compass report on you trying to kill this…. Really Tony? Because of 5 people who are worried about their second parking space? There are tons of ways to alleviate that parking issue without killing the project. You are in favor of the Avalon Theater project that has NO parking attached. Why? Is there some other reason for being on the wrong side of this Dover Teachtown issue? I am really disappointed with your article. Were you misquoted? Roger Kay Scribbler-Scrawler www.rogerkay.com