George

Re: "Instead of engaging the community in intelligent debate. . ."

In fact the Realtors, Chamber, Homebuilders and others invited
the City to participate in a community debate about workforce
housing in June of 2008. The conversation to be facilitated by
New Mexico First. The City refused to participate and insisted on
moving ahead with the expensive and decisive ballot.

What frustrates me about this issue is that we all want the same
thing -- affordable homes for working Santa Feans.

The next step is that again we try to engage the stakeholders in
another debate. Only now we have spent $93,000 on an
ill-conceived ballot.


Thank you

Simon Brackley
President and CEO
Santa Fe Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Box 1928
Santa Fe, NM 87504
(505) 988-3279