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Gardner, Erica
ITEM NO.: FEB 21 2017
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CITY CLERK
From: Noni Smyth [mailto:no_knee@charter.net]
Sent: Monday, February 20, 2017 6:38 AM
To: E-mail Council Website <emailcouncil@slocity.org>
Cc: Noni <no_knee@charter.net>
Subject: Staff Recommendation on Night Hikes/Open Use Space
I will be unable to attend tomorrow night's session regarding the deliberation on night hiking in San Luis Obispo due to
other commitments. However, I would like to log my voice AGAINST this proposal.
I live on Anacapa Circle. The back of my property butts up against the open space and trail. Make no mistake, I realized
when I moved here that there would be hiking and people using the trail. I've always been a huge fan of people utilizing
our open space and spending more time with nature. However, the City of San Luis Obispo did not take under
consideration the volume of hikers that would be using this trail when they started advertising it on the tourism site.
Personally, I feel that it is overused and I fear for the erosion, especially after a heavy rain, on this trail.
I see pp using the trail all the time after hours and early in the morning. I am deaf, so the noise is not a factor; they
often yell at one another going up and down the trail. My concern is with 1) the safety of the hikers in the dark and 2)
the fact that the animals should be given a time of day for their own --to hunt and to rest. It's just not fair that people
use the trail when the animals should have a fair chance at using it without our interruption.
Please take this under consideration as you deliberate. Thank you for your time.
Noni (Winona) Smyth
171 Anacapa Cir.
San Luis Obispo, CA 93405
805-543-6955