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Purrington, Teresa
From:Linda Woods <lindawoods57@outlook.com>
Sent:Saturday, May 15, 2021 2:34 PM
To:Advisory Bodies
Subject:Oppose Westmont Tree Cutting
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Dear Council Members,
As a resident of SLO, I am strongly opposed to clear cutting 71 gorgeous mature trees to make room for MORE
development. There are a number of reasons for my opposition.
1. Trees provide shelter for hundreds birds which are a necessity for pollination and enjoyment.
2. Mature trees are an asset to a smaller build out which increases property value.
3. Most importantly, we are moving into a drought and increasing temperatures. Development of housing
will put a strain on water reserves and mature trees require very little water other than rain, and new
trees which I assume would be added to the housing development will use MUCH MORE water.
4. This is just more development without considering water use and over development.
I agree with this citizen, Alan Cooper, who writes: “Many of the residents of San Luis Obispo are becoming
increasingly concerned that the City seems determined to fast-track the kind of development that
eliminates thoughtful, sustainable, and yes, “resilient” design - the kind of design we used to know
where every attempt was made to work around healthy mature trees in order to preserve them. Too
often, we’re being confronted with generic building sites where the land is both mass-graded and clear-
cut. This is really unacceptable. Thank you for listening!”
Linda Woods
1414 Morro St
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
805-471-1914
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