I believe the effort we are making to try to improve our neighborhoods & sustain the character of our neighborhoods is wasted on participating in the preparation of the LBV Area Development Plan. I had entered several suggestions in Mindmixer prior to Aug 15 because I believed that my input made a difference. I couldn't have been more wrong. As seen by our own councilperson's disregard for the existing Knobtown Plan (KDP)during the Aug 15 Summit on Pryor Appeal Hearing, it is now clear that these plans do not mean ANYTHING when you go before council for any kind of development hearing. The only thing our councilmembers seemed to care about was the zoning-even though these area plans cover SO MUCH MORE THAN ZONING. Transportation, Utilities, Infrastructure, Character of Neighborhoods, Transitions, Buffers, Setback, it was all a waste of time trying to put this information in an area plan because Ms. Circo an Mr. Brooks obviously didn't take the time to do independent homework & review the Knobtown Plan or understand how the Summit on Pryor development was inconsistent with the Knobtown Plan in every other way other than zoning. They went against their own constituent's pleas by ruling to allow a high density apartment complex with 2 225'-long apartment buildings, end to end, be placed 48 feet from the property line adjacent to established single family residential homes, even though one of the KEY LAND USE GUIDELINES in the KDP states "Prohibit multifamily development within established single family residential areas". They approved a gas station in this single family residential area as well. This development in no way is compatible with the KDP. The City spends between $250K-$500K on each area plan-given the disgustingly little regard our councilpersons gave to the KDP during the Summit on Pryor hearing, all people within the LBV area should let them know that this money is better spent on other things than area plans that make no difference anyway.