HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/16/2022 Item 4a, Pyburn
From:susan pyburn <
To:Advisory Bodies
Subject:1422 Monterey Street
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I am writing to support the project proposed by HASLO on behalf of families in our city who are
desperately in need of affordable housing. I live a little over a block away, at 1061 Grove Street. I
realize there are community concerns and I acknowledge that they have some validity. However, on
balance, I believe that the overall benefit to our community, as beset as it is with the growing problem
of homelessness, requires concessions to be made.
As for height issues and the neighborhood disparity of a five story development, as distasteful as that
may be from an aesthetic point of view, I commend to you the following from the Environmental
Protective
Agency of the federal government:
"Building denser housing will help minimize sprawl, protecting and preserving the natural
environment. Think: Building up, not out. Plus, less sprawl also leads to shorter commutes and
decreased carbon emissions.
Denser developments consume less land to accommodate the same number of houses. Consuming
less land creates less impervious cover in the watershed. Increasing development densities is one
strategy communities can use to minimize regional water quality impacts." -July 7, 2021
(www.epa.gov - smartgrowth)
As for trees, no one wants to see established trees removed. I urge the planners and developer to
make every effort to circumvent tree removal, and, where necessary, to mitigate such with plantings
elsewhere within the city of suitably sized trees.
I urge the commission to approve this project, with appropriate mitigations, so that many more
families might benefit...which, inherently, greatly benefits our community at large.
Sincerely,
Susan Pyburn
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1061 Grove Street
805 801 0672
susanimai@yahoo.com
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