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From: David Glass <daveglass@comcast.net>
Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2018 3:57 PM
To: Danly, Eric
Subject: Fwd: We Support Safeway Gas Station
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> mayordavidglass@gmail.com, mthealy@sbcgiobal.net,
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> davekingpcc@gmaii.com
> Date: September 17, 2018 at 9:41 AM
> Subject: We Support Safeway Gas Station
> We know you will have a small and vocal minority at your meeting
> tonight that will oppose the Safeway gas station, but we want to let
> you know that we believe that. the majority of people in Petaluma support the lower prices
> that we believe the Safeway gas station'will bring. For years we have
> purchased ALL -of our gars out of town, primarily at the Costco gas
> station in Rohnert Park and the Safeway gas station in Novato because
> it was so much cheaperthan anything in Petakurrma. This Is the chance
> for Petaluma to reclaim that lost tax revenue.
> Now I know that those that oppose.the gas -station will claim its going
> to be bad for the environment. The reports that I have read online do
> not support.this.
> They will claim that it will not lower prices, and that it will not
> solve our gas price issue. They will claim that the long lines of
> Idling cars will produce pollution and harm children at the school across the.street.
> They claim the onslaught of cars going to and from the station will
> cause traffic issues.
> The same group of about a dozen people have been making these claims online
> for some time now. The primary flaw we see in their argumentis that if
> the prices are not going to be good, then why will there be long lines of
> idling cars waiting at sucK.a busy station? If the prices are not good, it
> will not have lines or idling cars, but the fact isahat even they
> know that it WILL be a busy station because the gas prices WILL be so
> much lower that people WILL flock to It.
> In these times of budget shortfalls, and the looming repeal of the
> state gas tax in November that we believe will take place, the city
> should look to the future and reclaim the tax revenue Petaluma it is
> losing to surrounding cities and bring lower gas prices to its people.
> We suspect that you have done your own polling in this matter and know that the majority of people
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wai ,iehis station to finally move forward after such long delays. We
> u hIstand. that the vocal minority will be difficult for you to deal
tonight, and we thank you time and attention in this matter.
> Thank you for your time.
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