Timeline

TIMELINE by Lonna Leghart

3/22 For sale sign went up; I called Kidder Matthews and spoke to Bob Willingham, who said the city was hoping to build a hotel there, hence the high list price and use of commercial real estate agent for a residential property. I immediately requested meetings with five council members and emailed our Neighborhood Watch Captain, Jaydon Sterling. Jaydon and I have been partnering on this quest ever since.

4/17 Completed meetings with each City Council member and John Conley

4/21 Jaydon posted photo of for sale sign on all-Vista Nextdoor. LOTS of responses!

4/23 Created poll on Nextdoor (Vale View Drive only) – 49 responses; everyone who answered is either opposed to hotel (91%) or needs more info to decide (8%). No one in favor. (Updated numbers as of 6/7/19.)

5/9 Jaydon and I met with South Vista Communities to inform them of my meetings and invite them into the work

5/20 Announced Neighborhood Meeting scheduled for 6/8; Jaydon began posting meeting fliers, door-knocking, and collecting petition signatures to keep 536 Matagual residential; John Conley announced to South Vista Communities that Mid-Continent Hospitality will submit staff report for council’s review on 6/11/19

5/21 Confirmed with John Conley that Mid-Continent Hospitality intends to build a Home 2 or Tru (both Hilton, market rate properties)

5/24 Coast News's Steve Puterski interviewed about 15 concerned residents of Vale View Drive. The article should be published within a week.

5/26 Strawberry Festival petition pop-up signing effort

5/27 Vista Press published our press release: http://thevistapress.com/keep-536-matagual-drive-residential/

5/30 Meeting with Joe Green

5/30 Public Notice posted by City of Vista on the property at 536 Matagual Drive

5/30 Coast News article by Steve Puterski was published: https://www.thecoastnews.com/proposed-hotel-receives-pushback-from-vista-residents/

5/31 Mid-Continent Hospitality meeting

6/3 Meeting with John Conley

6/4 Spoke with land-use attorney

6/4 North County Daily Star published our press release: http://ncdailystar.com/vista-council-to-consider-zoning-change-from-residential-to-commercial/

6/8 Democratic Club of Vista 3-minute presentation and petition signing

6/8 Neighborhood Meeting: 59 concerned voters from Vista attended this info meeting. We are now laser focused!

6/9 Alley Art Festival petition pop-up signing effort

6/10 North County Daily Star published this article with videos of Mid-Continent Hospitality presentation and Neighborhood meeting: https://ncdailystar.com/video-meetings-held-to-discuss-zone-change-536-matagual-drive-homes-or-hotel/

UPCOMING

6/10 Speakers planning meeting

6/11 City Council meeting: We need speakers and non-speakers to show up to oppose