HomeMy WebLinkAboutG-517 Wheeler 08-02-2023 From: CW
To: Davis, Ellen
Subject: Proposed development on the corner of Kimball and Baleine
Date: Wednesday,August 2,2023 11:15:11 AM
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Dear Ellen,
As you are the listed staff coordinator, I am writing to you as a community member
regarding the following concerns for the proposed development on the corner of Kimball and
Baleine:
• Developing 5 residential properties on wetlands. It would appear the developer is
maximizing the residential houses they are able to build and sell vs preserving the
integrity and sanctity of the neighborhood which is characterized by smaller houses with
larger lot sizes, maintaining trees and natural pathways.
• Destruction of 43 trees. The Lake Forest neighborhood has seen significant
deforestation for the sake of new development in the very recent past. Our neighborhood
namesake is quickly losing its defining feature along with its trees. Losing the oak forest
would lead to: increased noise pollution from the 5 freeway and carmen drive, increased
effects of climate change, increased car traffic through the neighborhood with
added/completed through streets, decrease in safe walking pathways through the
neighborhood impacting quality of life of the residents, and decrease in wildlife habitat.
• The proposed sewer line through class 2 wetlands. As this property does not belong to
the developer and the city has delegated the area as a "delineated resource protection
district", it would stand to reason there should be NO development through the area to
continue to protect the wetlands as intended.
Thank you for your time and consideration,
Crystal Wheeler