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To: Maier, John Paul
Subject: RE: Letter to City Council Members regarding Luneta Pass Thru
From: Peter Crough [
Sent: Monday, June 20, 2016 4:19 PM
To: Marx, Jan; Carpenter, Dan; Ashbaugh, John; Christianson, Carlyn; Rivoire, Dan
Subject: Letter to City Council Members regarding Luneta Pass Thru
To: Members of the San Luis Obispo City Council:
We are the resident owners of 633 Luneta Drive which is directly across the street from 71 Palomar Avenue and a few
houses down from the posts on Luneta Drive. We are writing to express our strong objection to the proposed plan to
open Luneta Drive to through traffic. How can this ill-conceived proposal even see the light -of -day without a thorough
vetting incorporating significant feedback, and most importantly, approval from those resident taxpayers and voters
who are most directly effected? We firmly believe that this is the proper role of local government.
When we and the other area residents purchased our homes, we did so with the understanding that Luneta Drive would
remain a beautiful, quiet, walking residential street and not a through -fare. Opening Luneta Drive to thru traffic will
have devastating negative consequences to the character of our neighborhood and the quality of our lives. We hope
that you understand the critical importance of keeping Luneta Drive permanently closed to thru traffic and that you will
place this urgent issue on the agenda of your next City Council meeting We believe that this action is necessary, as we
have heard directly from your transportation director Tim Brochum that unless the City Council directs them to do
otherwise, the transportation department will proceed with the proposed Luneta pass-thru as soon as funds are
available from a developer as it is currently part of the city plan. As you can tell, the proposal to open Luneta Drive to
thru traffic has caused considerable anxiety for scores of residents of our area. We hope that you understand the critical
importance of keeping Luneta Drive permanently closed to thru traffic and will place this urgent issue on the agenda of
your next City Council meeting.
Thank you so much for your kind consideration.
Sincerely,
Peter and Diane Crough