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Shocked That We Failed to Mention …
RECEIVED Sat., Jan. 12, 2008
Dear Editor,
I was shocked to see your story on the city's Comprehensive Plan that failed to mention Robin Cravey [“The Bigger Picture,” News, Jan. 11], candidate for Austin City Council in Place 4. Robin Cravey was a participant in the original Austin Tomorrow Plan and served on the Austin Planning Commission when it really dealt with the entire city. I wonder what your thinking was in running photos of his two opponents. If you had bothered to look at Robin's website, you would see an outline of his vision for the city, while his opponents' sites say nothing of substance. Or if you had read Cravey's op-ed piece in the American-Statesman last month, you would have found a strong statement about Downtown as the heart of the city.
I hope this is not an indication of the quality of your reporting on either planning in Austin or the City Council Place 4 race.
I was shocked to see your story on the city's Comprehensive Plan that failed to mention Robin Cravey [“The Bigger Picture,” News, Jan. 11], candidate for Austin City Council in Place 4. Robin Cravey was a participant in the original Austin Tomorrow Plan and served on the Austin Planning Commission when it really dealt with the entire city. I wonder what your thinking was in running photos of his two opponents. If you had bothered to look at Robin's website, you would see an outline of his vision for the city, while his opponents' sites say nothing of substance. Or if you had read Cravey's op-ed piece in the American-Statesman last month, you would have found a strong statement about Downtown as the heart of the city.
I hope this is not an indication of the quality of your reporting on either planning in Austin or the City Council Place 4 race.
Aralyn Hughes
[Katherine Gregor responds: The article was not about the Place 4 candidates or Downtown or a municipal election that is four months away. It was on the city of Austin's current initiative to update its Comprehensive Plan document. Laura Morrison and Cid Galindo were quoted and pictured because each has recently advocated strongly for a fresh city comprehensive plan, as a specific planning tool. We meant no disrespect to Robin Cravey (or any other candidate), and we welcome any thoughts he may have on proposals for a new comprehensive plan.]