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From:Nancy <
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Subject:790 Foothill appeal, 1/15/19. Item 9
Dear Mayor and Council Members,
Please consider carefully the appeal for 790 Foothill Boulevard.
The same developer for 22 Chorro and 71 Palomar have not proven the need for more luxury student housing. Although
it may address the state's' minimal requirement on affordable housing, it certainly does not address the real need for
affordable housing.
If this project actually benefited students at Poly and Cuesta then I would not hesitate to think that the scope of this
project was a good idea. But it is going to be another over-sized unneeded project. 22 Chorro is not filled. 71 Palomar
is still in the construction phase. There is no fact that this 790 Foothill is needed. Students will continue to rent houses
in the neighborhood, because that solution is more affordable.
Allowing 790 Foothill to continue at the size it desires will not free up residential homes for workforce families. You
want to help students, low income, middle income families, then continue urging Cal Poly to build affordable student
housing. Let's get the homeless students into safe environments. Let's free up the residential homes for families that
want to live here. We cannot discriminate against students! This type of student housing is discriminating against the
students (which according to the lack of bodies at 22 Chorro) who can't afford these rents.
If the only reason to allow this project is to avoid litigation then that cannot be the reason. 22 Chorro is there for that
very reason. The Mayor and Council persons are the residents' protection against such an obvious ploy to exploit the
resources and residents of San Luis Obispo for the greed of a few out-of-towners.
Be the brave warriors for the people you want to be. Doing the right thing may cause a lawsuit. But you have the facts
that 22 Chorro is not filled, you have the facts that you don't know how 790 Foothill will impact the safety of the area or
further impact parking. You do know that many students cannot afford such rents. Do we need more retail space in that
area? Isn't the old Rite Aid on Foothill still vacant?
Please ask more questions before you make your decisions.
Respectfully,
Nancy Pickering of San Luis Obispo
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