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Delgado, Adriana
From:Diane Marchetti <diane.marchetti@aol.com>
Sent:Tuesday, September
To:Bell, Kyle
Cc:Nocket, Kelsey; Advisory Bodies
Subject:Railroad Parking Lot Hearing, 9-14-22
Attachments:Ltr to Plan. Comm.9-13-22.docx
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Please share my attached letter with the members of the Planning Commission. Thanks for your assistance.
Diane Marchetti, Museum Manager
San Luis Obispo Railroad Museum
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San Luis Obispo Railroad Museum
1940 Santa Barbara Avenue
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
September 13, 2022
To: San Luis Obispo Planning Commission
Re: September 14th Hearing on Safe Parking Program
As a person who uses the south end of the railroad parking lot on a frequent basis, I
must strongly protest the city's plan to make the "Safe Parking Program" permanent.
Since the inception of this program, problems in the area have increased
dramatically. The program is not "safe" at all, with constant abuse of nighttime-only
parking privileges, human waste disposal, trash disposal, drug abuse with resulting
paraphernalia, and harassment of people trying to legally use the lot. The people
working at the SLO Railroad Museum have had trouble finding parking, have been
screamed at by the homeless, and worst of all have been put into the most
unpleasant situation of having to clean up after the "residents". This is not something
they ever thought they would be responsible for when they volunteered to work at
the Museum and they have been remarkably tolerant, since we all thought this was
a temporary program that would end soon. Now our tolerance is working against us
and should not, in any way, be taken as some sort of approval. It is not!
The so-called "Safe" area has attracted many more residents than those who legally
use the facility, with the result that the entire southern end of the parking lot has
become a chaotic homeless encampment right in the middle of businesses,
including the Museum, which need to have access to parking spaces. Museum
visitors have also complained that they do not feel safe in the area.
I request that this program be immediately terminated or moved to an appropriate
location, not one where people legally trying to go about their business are
confronted with filth, harassment, and possible danger.
Sincerely,
Diane Marchetti, Museum Manager
San Luis Obispo Railroad Museum