HomeMy WebLinkAboutPackets - Council Packets (127) Standish, Michael From: Dave Perry <dave@orovalleychamber.com> Sent: Friday,January 02, 2015 4:13 PM To: Bower,Julie; Standish, Michael Subject: comments for Regular Agenda Item 1, 100715 Attachments: la mesa ry sales comments 010215.docx Hi Julie and Mike, A happy, healthy, prosperous 2015 to you and yours. Pasted in, and attached, please find a letter from our Chamber regarding the La Mesa RV request for modifications regarding its RV sales events at Oro Valley Marketplace, Item 1 on the regular agenda for the council's Wednesday, Jan. 7 meeting. Thanks for your help in distributing this. I appreciate it very much. Take good care, Dave ••• Jan. 2, 2015 Mayor Satish I. Hiremath Members of the Oro Valley Town Council Town staff and public Ladies and gentlemen, The Greater Oro Valley Chamber of Commerce supports the request by La Mesa RV to eliminate the expiration date, define the location, quantity and duration of each event, and limit the number of vehicles related to the sales of recreational vehicles at Oro Valley Marketplace. La Mesa is not a member of our Chamber. Vestar and Oro Valley Marketplace are members of our Chamber. Our support is simple— each time there is an RV sale at the marketplace, nearby retail stores and restaurants see increased sales and foot traffic. In turn, that activity supports jobs and keep businesses moving forward. The RV sale also brings people to the Marketplace who may not have previously visited, exposing them to everything the shopping center has to offer. They'll be back. La Mesa sees opportunities here as well; that's why they're coming back. Our hope is that, as sales expand and the market grows, La Mesa or another RV dealer will establish a more permanent presence in our community. No harm comes from this event. It's an appropriate use of existing undeveloped space within the Marketplace. We respectfully request that you support the La Mesa RV requests. Thank you for your time and your service. Dave Perry President/CEO Greater Oro Valley Chamber of Commerce Dave Perry President and CEO Greater Oro Valley Chamber of Commerce 7435 North Oracle Road, Suite 107 Oro Valley,Arizona 85704 (p)520.297.2191 (f)520.742.7960 dave@orovalleychamber.com 2 • Mayor Hiremath, members of the council, staff and public, I'm Dave Perry, president and CEO of the Greater Oro Valley Chamber of Commerce and a resident of Oro Valley. I want to express our organization's support for this request to eliminate the expiration date, define the location, quantity and duration of each event, and limit the number of vehicles related to the sales of recreational vehicles at Oro Valley Marketplace. La Mesa is not a member of our Chamber. Vestar and Oro Valley Marketplace are members of our Chamber. Our support is simple — each time there is an RV sale at the marketplace, nearby retail stores and restaurants see increased sales and foot traffic. In turn, that activity supports jobs and keep businesses moving forward. The RV sale also brings people to the Marketplace who may not have previously visited, exposing them to everything the shopping center has to offer. They'll be back. La Mesa sees opportunities here as well; that's why they're coming back. Our hope is that, as sales expand and the market grows, La Mesa or another RV dealer will establish a more permanent presence in our community. No harm comes from this event. We respectfully request that you support the La Mesa RV requests. Thank you for your time and your service.