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Christian, Kevin
From:Gwen Othman <gwen@kynsi.com>
Sent:Tuesday, September 19, 2017 5:11 PM
To:E-mail Council Website
Subject:Avila Ranch Housing Developement
Attachments:Avila Ranch Project Concerns 6-28-17-2.docx
September 18, 2017
San Luis Obispo City Council
Avila Ranch Housing Project
My husband and I have lived on Evans Road which intersects with Davenport Creek Road off Buckley Road for
many years. There are over 100 homes in our immediate area for which Davenport Creek Road is the ONLY
access in and out to Buckley Road. The line of sight is not good at that intersection due to undulating roads and
sight obstructions such as telephone poles, fences and weeds. It is a VERY dangerous intersection and we have
had several close calls over the years with many neighbors not being so lucky. There are several horse ranches
and farms in our area, the intersection is even more challenging for horse trailers and farm equipment.
You all must be aware of the significant traffic congestion on all the roads in and out of San Luis Obispo during
the morning and afternoon commute. Due to the lack of infrastructure, over just the last few years this has
become SO much worse. At times the traffic waiting to turn right onto Hwy. 227 from Buckley Road is backed
up all the way to Davenport Creek Road. Our biggest concern is what the already very dangerous Davenport
Creek/Buckley Road intersection will become with ALL the added traffic. The traffic impacts on the EIR are
significantly underestimated. The fact that the developers will not be required to do anything to mitigate the
traffic flow on Buckley other than add bikes lanes is shortsighted indeed. It is humorous to think that a “round-
a-bout” at the intersection of Hwy 227 and Buckley Road is going to alleviate the commute gridlock.
Since Avila Ranch is not the only large development in the works for the south Higuera/Los Osos Valley
Road/Prado Road/Tank Farm Road/Hwy 101 area, it would make sense to perform a traffic study on the
impacts of ALL the combined projects. That would give a TRUE assessment of the hazardous, gridlock that
WILL be the result. It really does not make sense that the EIR does not address the current Hwy 101 commute
congestion, it is a major issue now and Caltrans has no plans to address it in the future.
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As a foot note; it is a very sad situation that the previous vision of southern San Luis Obispo was to create a
Green Belt to surround its borders. Now, the current City of San Luis Obispo vision is Revenue and they are
willing to sacrifice all the carefully laid plans and money invested in the Green Belt to achieve that.
Thank you for your consideration,
Gwen and Don Othman
684 Evans Road
San Luis Obispo
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