[Neighbors] Triangle Park

[Jeff Hoehn]

Thank you Jean. A dose of reality helps.

On Tue, Jul 22, 2025, 7:14 AM Jean Bernstein via Neighbors_nobhill-nm <
neighbors_nobhill-nm at mailman.swcp.com> wrote:

> All,
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> I’ll be brief. I’ve read the communications  between the neighborhood and
> CABQ regarding the removal of the old diner at Triangle Park. Let’s face
> it, it’s clear, they’ve already made their decision – the diner will be
> moved to the huge failure Route 66 Center on West Central. *The City does
> not care one bit about what the people and businesses of Nob Hill want –
> they have proven this over and over from administration to administration.*
> Recently, I politely asked if some of the overgrown trees on Central could
> be removed (trimming does not work) in the instances where they completely
> obliterate business signage. I specifically mentioned our own Flying Star
> vintage neon, which has some historic value and charm. I was not asking for
> a hand out, I offered to pay to remove the tree and replant or buy a new
> tree in a more deserving place. There are about 7 trees on our block, the
> loss of one to uncover a very cool neon would not cause any significant
> changes to the block or the street canopy. And, a reminder that I was never
> consulted as to the type of trees that have grown ridiculously too large
> for a commercial street. This one tree makes it impossible to identify our
> business, the same issue for other businesses along Central Nob Hill. (And,
> to move large, exterior signage is unbelievably expensive, especially when
> the sign is in need of repair and updating.) A representative of the
> Mayor’s office told me in no uncertain terms that the tree was extremely
> valuable to the climate/environment, with no mention of my business’
> wellbeing….
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> Again, the City decides to do what they want to do, whenever they want to
> do it. The “park” to replace the diner will take years, in the meantime Nob
> Hill will have an empty, weed infested, ugly space as its welcome to
> travelers. I figure they’ll get around to taking bids for designs and
> building a possible park in about 2 years from now.
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> Neighbors, it’s time to get a petition started, make some noise, get
> together on this. Time and again, being appropriate, proper, asking instead
> of demanding, following the channels yields exactly NOTHING, except the
> continued degradation of our beloved Nob Hill.
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> Jean Bernstein
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