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Wilbanks, Megan
From:ZandE Roper <
To:E-mail Council Website
Subject:Concern about losing parking on Oceanaire Drive
Dear Mayor Harmon and Members of the City Council,
I am writing to you today to express my deep concern over the potential loss of residential parking in front of our
condominium complex. Our neighborhood is extremely busy with multiple condominium and apartment complexes, as
well as single family homes. Therefore, parking is already at a premium with an abundance of people residing in a
relatively small area. Removing an entire block of parking would be hugely detrimental as street parking is not only used
for residents (many of whom are college students sharing housing and families with multiple vehicles), but also for
visitors, as well as contractors and landscapers who frequently work in and around our complex. Additionally, we are
already unable to park on the only other available street immediately surrounding our complex (around the corner) as it
is a designated bike lane along Los Osos Valley Rd. Therefore if we were to also lose parking on Oceanaire Drive, well
over a hundred residents, their guests, delivery people, and contractors would lose access to a parking space.
Although I am happy to support most expansions of public transit and bike lanes (I used to ride the bus every day to and
from work prior to the pandemic), we must be careful about negatively impacting neighborhoods and large populations
of residents in our community. Because we already have a housing shortage in the city of SLO, neighborhoods like ours
are becoming more densely populated and space (parking or otherwise) is becoming more scarce. So even if it wasn't my
neighborhood being affected, I would wholeheartedly support other residents in similar situations and likewise, I would
hope they (and you all) would do the same for us. The bike lanes on Madonna Road and Los Osos Valley Road should
therefore be more than sufficient, while not disrupting our neighborhoods within this area. Please reconsider and DO
NOT remove access to our street parking.
Thank you,
Eliza Escare ño
Windermere resident
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