To the editors:

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Fremon, normally an excellent writer, has really missed the mark on this issue. Instead of checking out the various statements made by the principal proponents of the mall, for their accuracy, Fremon just gives them “carte blanche” and innocently (?) perpetuates the “misinformation” being put out by Garcia, Matanky, Villarreal et al.

  1. The Matanky Realty Group met on two (2) different occasions with the Little Village Chamber of Commerce and the Little Village United Neighborhood Organization and clearly stated that they were not interested or open to any local or community involvement in the ownership or development of “Plaza Mexico” and that they would not make any definite commitments to such mall components as the community center, day care center, diaper service etc.

Dave Fremon in conversation with Omar Lopez was apprised of all of the aforementioned but failed to include these points in his article. Dave has done stellar reporting in the past and it is hoped that the poor quality of this article was due more to “time constraints” and “deadlines” than to his journalistic acumen.

W. 26th St.