Laura and Marisol represent dozens of Pinecrest residents who have come together to vote “YES” to the repeal of that town’s charter.
“We’re trying to change our loader, which is our constitution,” says Laura.
“They want us to vote NO because they want to keep the councilors in power,” says Marisol.
But another group of neighbors, who are voting “NO”, say they are concerned and seek to defend the way of life that has characterized Pinecrest for 27 years.
Ariel Meyer, who is voting NO, says, “This is a proposal that would mean that many of the zoning changes currently being voted on by the Pinecrest mayor and councilors would have to go through an additional method of approval.” ”.
“So that residents have the power to vote for future zoning,” says Laura.
The YES or NO controversy, according to this resident, would only affect the governance model of Pinecrest, for almost 3 decades.
“We shouldn’t change this constitution, we should reaffirm it, to protect the lifestyle that we want to continue to have,” Meyer says.
“Once the law changes, residents will have the power to vote on zoning changes, control building heights, control the density that comes into Pinecrest,” says Laura.
Ernesto Ackeman, who votes YES, declares: “we have moved to a quiet area, where it is purely residential”.
“To want to think that there are people or that there is a significant group in Pinecrest that wants all of this to change to make Pincrest something that it is not, is a contradiction,” Meyer says.
They disagree and encourage residents/voters to exercise their right before next Tuesday, March 7th.