Email From Ikea

I received the following email from Ikea today. --- Thank you for reaching out about our proposal for an IKEA store in Dublin. We appreciate your taking the time to voice some initial views, and we plan to be conducting public outreach as part of the city’s deliberative and thorough review process. IKEA understands the local community may have many questions, and we are happy to answer any or all of them as appropriate. As you recalled in your correspondence to us and City leaders, the previous iteration of this project was very high profile too when it was approved by an earlier City Council. Based on this experience, we are familiar with the community pride and civic participation that has helped Dublin continue to flourish as a vibrant, open-minded and progressive city. We actually are very excited about this proposed opportunity and believe the location is ideally suited for a potential IKEA store and offers a promising partnership. · The tax revenue generated by a retailer the calibre of IKEA – which does not locate everywhere – would create significant financial opportunities for the city of Dublin to further meet the needs of its residents. · Widely regarded as an employer of choice, IKEA would be creating approximately 350 permanent jobs (with competitive compensation and generous benefits). · Reflecting our Swedish heritage, we would be evaluating onsite renewable energy generation consistent with our global commitment to sustainability. · Much of the roadway infrastructure needed to support the store already is in place – because it was designed and constructed by us more than ten years ago to accommodate the previously approved plan. · The construction of an IKEA store at the I-580 & Hacienda location complements the successful retail synergy already present at that intersection across both Hacienda and Martinelli Way. · The IKEA proposal also includes six acres contiguous to IKEA that will be developed to accommodate opportunities for ancillary uses such as retail, restaurant and a boutique hotel based on what the city officials and community leaders may prefer. We definitely recognize that our submitting plans to the City is the beginning of a dialogue – not the end of the conversation. We look forward to meeting with you and other members of the Dublin community to discuss all matters relating to the proposed project. Again, thanks much for contacting us. You should feel free to continue communication through this channel – and expect to hear from us soon about other opportunities to provide input. Sincerely, Doug Greenholz, President IKEA Property, Inc. -- Here are all the emails I've collected so far for Ikea representatives if you wish to email them yourself. joseph.roth@ikea.com, lars.petersson@ikea.com, peter.agnefjall@ikea.com, Mona.Liss@IKEA.com, janice.simonsen@IKEA.com, mike.ward@ikea.com, Petra.Hesser@ikea.com, Helen.Duphorn@ikea.com, Olivier.Baraille@ikea.com, future.stores@ikea.com Please keep spreading the word to anyone you know in the Tri-Valley area.