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Christian, Kevin
From:Tom Seidel <
Sent:Thursday,
To:E-mail Council Website
Subject:Extended Open Space Hours during Winter
Good Afternoon,
I wanted to email the City Council in support of Extended Open Space Hours during the winter months to allow for many
of us who work until 5pm, to take advantage of the wonderful open space trails that we have here in SLO. I take
advantage of the open space at Johnson Ranch and Irish Hills at least twice weekly to either ride my Bicycle or hike these
trails. I leave my office near 5pm and am usually done with my activities by 7:00-7:30pm in the evening. During the
spring summer and fall seasons, this puts me off the trail while the sun is still above the horizon. However; once the time
changes, my typical start time falls after the sun has set.
I hope you understand, that time of year many of us show up to work in the dark and leave our offices in the dark. This
transition is difficult enough, and to make matters worse, the outlet that many of us enjoy (use of the public open space)
has also been taken away from us. We are forced to relocate our activities to either West Cuesta Grade, Montana De
Oro, or somewhere else, none of which provide the safe location and well maintained trails that the public open space
provides.
When making your decision on this issue, please keep the working professionals in mind who frequent these trails. I
believe we make up a silent majority of the people who take advantage of these trails.
Have a wonderful day!
Best regards,
Tom Seidel | Senior Project Manager
Specialty Construction, Inc.
645 Clarion Court, San Luis Obispo, CA, 93401
Office: 805-543-1706 Fax: 805-543-1722 Mobile: 805-709-7314
License #619361 A,B
tseidel@specialtyconstruction.com
www.specialtyconstruction.com
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