(calling names) >> hello good afternoon i'm chris schaffer. i've been working with the rose group it's a actually, the planning department asked us to form to work with a variety of constituencies. i'm an advocate for recession and others are advocates for dogs and a places for them to play etc. so we're a board group that's working for consensus. i know that commissions with one of the things that's a balance between what's a policy and how to convert it going into action. i advocate that you pay attention to language. for example, if you talk about different needs with regards to recreation. another t was very clear to say no buildings in our parks where in the current rose with regards to lose of private recreation it should be considered. there's a difference between the guidance of operations that are take place. i know you want to have this approved. it's been around this process for with quite a while. if you are going to take any public comment? eave submitted a letter to each one of you commissioners and john ram you don't acquit cons

so i reiterate that you should pay attention to the comments made and chris schaffer and dennis. people are trying to get this a rose and right now you have basically an organization s e. we have to deal with recreation this is a huge issue particularly along the waterfront. i've been dealing with it and we don't have policies to protect our open space we have lots of policies on open space. thank you >> hi, commissioner. this 7, 8, 9 i'm speaking on behalf of the great neighborhood association. our group was very glad to see the section policy 2.9 about making school yards available. this has been an issue in the great westport area. when we moved into the neighborhood in the 1986 the school yard was part of the park. and when my children arrived they learned to reside their bikes and when they later went to the school they had been playing there on the weekends as little ones they knew the area well. about 10 years ago they started locking the school yards. at the meeting last night people were talking about they learned to skate there in the same school yard. this is a pretty

let's bring in meteorologist chris schaffer who is also with w.c.c.o. hris, we heard a report, 90 hours of frigid cold. how long will this frigid danger zone expand? >> jim, we'll have to endure this for three days. check all these temperatures. on monday, much of the midwest will feel like the planet hoth. many of these areas, nine below in chicago and the subzero reaches as far south as st. louis. >> axelrod: but it's not just the upper midwest. >> no, this polar express is going to barrel through the east and southeast, i think there will be freeze warnings as far south as florida and probably some excited kids in parts of alabama and georgia making snow angels and snowmen with one to three inches of snow. >> axelrod: snow in alabama, this is uncommon. chris shaffer, thank you. the weather would've made a mess of things anyway on a major travel weekend with people coming home from holiday trips. but new rules that take effect today, limiting pilot hours in the air, are creating ripple effect chaos around the country for passengers who are trying to re

schaffer vs. the planning department and the subject property is on cannon street to chris cob to repair and replace existing stairway and for the egress to provide new supports and imply with noticed of violation. commissioners you recall the parties asked for a continuance and the revised plans were needed. the patent has been here perhaps you've had more luck in reaching the permit holder >> i vanltd. i'm michael shaving by the way. at this time we have no news from mr. cob providing the plans i requested the plans but have not heard back from him and i will add we reached an inform agreement we'll actually pull our appeal and i wanted to hear back but everyone disappeared during the holidays. i spoke with many cob on monday he was going to discuss with his contractor and get back to us >> is it your view its detailed because of the holidays will you continue this. >> i'll think fine delaying this and hopefully, i'll get in touch with him. >> okay. so commissioners perhaps continuing it to the end of the month. >> the 29. >> i'm going to be out the country then. >> how about february 5th. >> i'll