HomeMy WebLinkAbout7/5/2017 Item 12, Godsey
Christian, Kevin
From:Melissa Godsey <melissajenna@mac.com>
Sent:Wednesday, July
To:E-mail Council Website
Subject:San Luis Ranch
Members of the SLO City Council,
Hi again! I know you've received a lot of communication regarding San Luis Ranch, so I'll try and keep this brief.
My family (husband and two children under 7 years old), rent in Los Verdes II, and would like to express our support for
the San Luis Ranch project.
This is my 20th year living in SLO County, 13th in SLO City. If you would have asked me when I graduated high school in
2001 "what do you think your primary opposition will be in carving out a niche for yourself as an adult?" I might have
answered "the patriarchy!" or maybe "greedy corporations!" and while there might be some truth to both of those, the
real, practical day-to-day opposition comes from a more unexpected source, in the form of NIMBYism. The same folks
who selected people like me for scholarships way back when, and said "you can be whatever you want to be!" are now
appending the words "—just not here in SLO."
"Spread your wings and fly! Elsewhere! Anywhere! Just not in my backyard."
But rather than deal in feelings, I'd prefer to deal in facts. The fact is that a community that drives out its young families,
a community that doesn't make room for us, is a community that is atrophying. If we truly value diversity, that must
include economic and age diversity, and we must take the necessary steps that make it possible for all of us to thrive.
Assuming this neighborhood continues to support multi-modal transportation, and safe routes to school and nearby
shopping, we enthusiastically support it.
Thanks for your consideration,
Melissa Jenna Godsey
El Mirador Court, San Luis Obispo
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