Dear Editor: I make no comment here on the Manhattan Building Company’s project. I honestly don’t know enough about it to do so. However, since Sandy Weiss wanted to correct misconceptions, he should take care not to spread his own self serving misconceptions. The comment that caught my attention was about “zealots who believe that now that they live in Hoboken no one else should.” I do not think that anyone can believe in such a bigoted, inflammatory view. The real issue for developers and citizens, each with their own righteous interests, is what is the carrying capacity of this city? Should we approach it, or have we already exceeded optimal levels? How many people can you fit in here before you ruin it? What is the healthy sustainable level of a population that earns its living elsewhere? How honest and sincere can a developer be in selling the virtues of Hoboken, and by the very selling degrade them? Of what value is an apartment with a view, when it’s blocked by a new building next year? Of what use are trains and tunnels advertised as a 15 minute commute, when the traffic jam is 45 minutes? Of what use are pleasant tree lined streets when they become islands encircled by time driven commuters? And should you drive through town, how many six block detours can you stand? I could go on, and all residents know it, even developer residents seeking to make their own mark on Hoboken’s future. Now this project might be wonderful, exactly what we would love to have. It also might be years too late, because we just can’t take it anymore. Sometimes cities struggle to stop the flight of their population, and sometimes they struggle to keep from bursting at the seams. There will always be residents leaving, and there will always be new residents, no one can or should halt either, but how much of either can or should we endure? Fritz Haas