This week’s chaser is a serious one. As some of you may know, we’ve had some issues at Holland with a disgruntled neighbor. Most recently, our neighbor wrote a letter to the editor which is unflattering to say the least. I’ve posted our neighbor’s letter to the editor below:
Holland Project Disturbing the Peace
Approximately four months ago, the city of Reno gave (the Holland Project) a lease on a city building for activities with teen kids, but the city did not get input from the residents living in the area. The area in question is deemed residential. Now, the group every week has live bands with loud music.
I call the police every week, and finally they cited the group for disturbing the peace. Now, I have to go to court to tell the judge why I had them cited. I feel my rights have been violated by the Holland Project and the city of Reno.
This is just one more Big Brother (city of Reno) taking rights away. When I called the Reno police, they seemed like they could care less about my rights. I feel I have the right to peace and quiet and enjoyment of my home, especially at night.
George Moore, Reno
Aside from being incredibly rude to every member of the Holland Project that has approached him, Mr. Moore has a few of his facts wrong while simultaneously suffering from the worst case of tunnel vision imaginable. First, the neighborhood the Holland Project is in is NOT a residential neighborhood. Second, the city of Reno licensed the building to the Holland Project almost a year ago (which, according to Mr. Moore’s neighbors, would put us in the neighborhood long before him.) Third, all of the residents near Holland (with the exception of Mr. Moore) are incredibly supportive of the Holland Project.
This week, I strongly urge every person who reads this blog to write a letter to the editor of the RGJ, the News and Review, the Sparks Tribune, and any other local paper voicing your support for the Holland Project and the great things it does for the community.
Reno Rambler
May 26, 2007 -
This is sad news. Hopefully reason will prevail. To that end I’ll send a letter to the editors in support this weekend.
Best of luck in an amicable resolution.
Kyle Weiss
May 26, 2007 -
I’m sure every newspaper would love to publish a Kyle Weiss letter. Not to mention, the idea of me swapping houses with the guy, guaranteeing all my neighbors would be quite cool…
KW
eelke
May 27, 2007 -
Hollandreno should move to a brick building preferably downtown, just like the original vera in groningen. They have a sound insulated basement and when you stand outside the building you cannot here anything (not even the band unsane that I saw there a couple of times). The metal building holland is now acts as an amplifier and you will never get it soundproof. My suggestion: move downtown, there are plenty of empty buildings there with no neighbours. On West street right next to the railroad is an empty white building called “the mission” or something, I’m not sure who owns it but i think it was used to house homeless people. It’s made out of bricks there’s no direct neighbours and would be a perfect location for Holland. You guys should check with the city of reno they might even own it already. Alternatively, there’s a similar building on north street (next to el vino’s) again no neighbours. I think moving Holland to downtown reno would be perfect and really liven up the dead area that it is now.
eelke
May 27, 2007 -
This is the one: http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=39.528407,-119.816278&spn=0.002449,0.005756&t=k&z=18&om=1&msa=0&msid=103543615341650483750.00000112cb24dfe856ec4
Anonymous
May 30, 2007 -
My name is Sarena Shaver. I’m Beau Shaver’s little sister. I wrote a letter to the RGJ and hopefully it will get published. Here it is. I have changed some things due to the fact that the RGJ will not print what I would like them to. ” Mr. Moore lives downtown! Everyday it’s noisy! The Holland Project does nothing to make it worse. I’m 14 and I go to the Holland Project as often as I can. I was there the night the PORK came. It was 9:30 at night! Mr. Moore is acting as if it was 2 in the morning. The music is not ususally loud ( which I would prefer)but the band that was playing was a punk rock band ( I love punk rock). The pork understood , if you can believe it, that sound proofing the warehouse that the Holland Project is housed in would cost thousands. It’s not that the pork don’t care about Mr. Moore’s rights, but that they have better things to do than hassle a bunch of kids who are just staying out of trouble and listening to kick-ass music. No wonder the jerk has to explain to a judge why he had us cited! It seems to me that Mr. Moore is unhappy for his own reasons and just bored. I guess that the Holland Project is interrupting his conversation with his blow up doll. And shame on you cocksuckers, the RGJ, for wasting space and printing his mean-spirited and fucked up letter.” LONG LIVE THE HOLLAND PROJECT!