The presentation from the Feb. 8th Kick Off Public Meeting for the 35th Ave NE Neighborhood Planning, being undertaken by residents of Wedgwood, Ravenna-Bryant, and other NE Seattle neighborhoods.

1. The Future of 35 th Ave NE a community’s decision Growth is inevitable and desirable, but destruction of community character is not. The question is not whether your part of the world is going to change. The question is how. Edward T. McMahon

4. Growth for the sake of growth is the ideology of the cancer cell. Edward Abbey

6. You got to be careful if you don't know where you're going, because you might not get there. Yogi Berra

11. A plan is a list of actions arranged in whatever sequence is thought likely to achieve an objective. John Argenti

14. proposed schedule

15. A community is like a ship: everyone ought to be prepared to take the helm. Henrik Ibsen

17. In our profession, a plan that everyone dislikes for different reasons is a success. A plan everyone dislikes for the same reason is a failure. And a plan that everyone likes for the same reason is an act of God. Richard Carson