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From: David Stalheim <br /> To: Allan Giffert <br /> Cc: Kathy Davis <br /> Subject: RN:Methadone alnic <br /> Date: Wednesday,November 01,2017 4:17:38 PM <br /> Attachments: imaae003.onq <br /> From:Tom Hoban[tomhoban@coastmgt.com] <br /> Sent:Wednesday,November 01,2017 3:32 PM <br /> To:David Stalheim <br /> Subject:Methadone Clinic <br /> Dear City of Everett Planning Commission, <br /> Our firm owns or manages more than a dozen properties inside the Downtown Everett core. As stakeholders,I <br /> would like to speak against the proposed rezone you're hearing in your public meeting on November 7th. <br /> REASONS TO OPPOSE THE REZONE: <br /> * Other Snohomish County cities must join the fight against-opiate addiction. I am told the proposed clinic is <br /> intended to serve the Tulalip/Marysville area. Everett can't bear the cost of fighting opiate addiction on its own. <br /> * The City's own planning staff opposes this change. It is my understanding that City staff recommend rezoning <br /> an area along North Broadway or Evergreen Way to accommodate a second clinic due to the high concentration of <br /> services already existing downtown. The proposed rezone also conflicts with the City's Metro Plan which seeks to <br /> add more housing,retail,and other business uses in the downtown core. <br /> * Downtown Everett already has a disproportionate share of services. Downtown Everett has the highest level of <br /> services relative to any other place in the city. The concentration of services and related impacts to public safety <br /> have created challenges and barriers to revitalizing Everett's urban core. Moreover,Catholic Community Services <br /> already operates a drug treatment center downtown. <br /> * Methadone clinics adversely impact retail. THS employs a"Community Relations Monitor"to patrol a small <br /> area around their clinics to address loitering and other problems caused by their clients. In spite of their efforts,their <br /> clients have caused problems for neighboring businesses and can create a negative perception of the area among <br /> customers and visitors. THS estimates the clinic will serve between 400—600 clients per day. <br /> * Revitalizing downtown is critical to funding services. Creating a vibrant downtown with successful housing, <br /> retail,and businesses is a critical part of expanding our tax base to pay for important community services over the <br /> long-term. Siting a methadone clinic in the downtown core may threaten much needed economic development and <br /> essential future revenues from property taxes,sales taxes,and B&O taxes. <br /> Our firm helped some of the existing social service firms locate in Everett's Downtown,so we are not against the <br />