Saltworks drops off drawing board Around Town, posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on May 9, 2012 at 4:09 pm
Environmental activists rejoiced after developer DMB Associates announced last week that the controversial Saltworks project has dropped off the drawing board, at least for now.
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Posted by DMB SaltWorks and Large Scale Development , a resident of another community, on May 9, 2012 at 4:09 pm
Don't fool yourself - there is a reason there is a lot of construction going on off Whipple Ave to "restore the marshes/SF Bay" to its "natural beauty." The infrastructure (roads, sewer, communications) are likely being laid for large development. Look beyond the facade. It is likely coming!
Posted by Peter Carpenter, a resident of the Atherton: Lindenwood neighborhood, on May 9, 2012 at 7:46 pm Peter Carpenter is a member (registered user) of Almanac Online
An internal DMB memo some years back probably read something like this:
"Let's propose an outrageous project and push it until it is about to be rejected and then we can come back with something just a little bit less outrageous showing how reasonable we are and how much better the new project is............"