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Christian, Kevin
From:Ashlee Burt <
To:Advisory Bodies
Subject:San Luis Ranch, June 28, 2018
Dear SLO Planning Commissioners,
Thank you for taking the time to read my support letter for the proposed San Luis Ranch community. I moved
to San Luis Obispo in 2013 with my partner, Scott, to attend graduate school at Cal Poly. After growing up in California, living in
Mongolia for 2 years with the Peace Corps, and subsequently in LA, SLO has become our home. We work in our community,
where I provide academic advising to engineering students at Cal Poly and Scott is an educator at Grizzly Youth Academy. We
enjoy mornings at Linnaea's Cafe downtown, borrowing books from the library on a regular basis, and attending the events
year-round at Mission Plaza, especially introducing our baby to the Concerts in the Plaza this summer and the parade last
Christmas! In 2015, we were able to buy a townhome in the Moylan Terrace community, something that we originally didn't
think was possible in the current housing market in SLO. Home-ownership became a dream-come-true because this project
allocated homes for owner-occupied, workforce housing. When I recently found out about the San Luis Ranch development, I
hoped that someday my growing family could have more space: our own backyard, a larger neighborhood to ride bikes and
have room to play, and increased living space as well. What's more, this would give us the opportunity to sell our own home to
another young family looking for their own "starter home." I urge you to consider families like ours in your decision; our jobs
are vital to this community and we deserve to live in the community that we support. The San Luis Ranch housing project is
essential to families like mine, so we don't struggle to find housing for our families among the few resources available in SLO.
Thank you again for your consideration.
Cheers,
Ashlee Burt
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