HomeMy WebLinkAboutPA2017-228 Comment 102_04292019_OsterbergFrom: Osterberg, Christian <christian.osterberg@aecom.com>
Sent: Monday, April 29, 2019 5:23 PM
To: Zdeba, Benjamin
Subject: No to the Ford Road construction project, an experienced opinion
Hello Mr. Zdeba,
I am writing to you to seek your assistance in halting the planned construction of a condo/apartment
complex on Ford Road. I live at 1706 on Port Margate Place and drive on Ford Road daily. My children
attended CDM High School and used Ford Road to ride to and ride home from School. That path was
much safer than having them ride adjacent to Bonita Canyon road. I understand someone has a money-
making idea of putting apartment-like homes on Ford Road near the intersection of Macarthur
Boulevard. Is the environmental impact report for this undertaking available for public review? I hope
the city is not considering a construction project like this to be de minimis? The increased green-house
gas emissions associated with a project like this need to be assessed, and that will be the least of the
impacts.
I have the unique perspective in that I manage a remediation project in a local residential
neighborhood. This residential clean-up was ordered by the Regional Water Quality Control Board and
entails many steps to ensure public safety and mitigating nuisance created by odor and noise. I have
erected 14-foot tall sound blankets around the perimeter of my work zone at a cost of $750,000. The
nuisance from noise created by the Ford Road project will be exceedingly high. I am not sure what the
city statutes for noise but I would guess 75 DB. The Backup alarms on the trucks will exceed 90 db,
which will be unacceptable for sensitive receptors in the area. If the developer intends to back his
trucks all the way from Mesa View to the construction site the noise impacts will be prolonged and
substantial. The traffic delays caused by such a loading operation will be significant. However, the
safety aspect of adding construction traffic and residential traffic to a road that is really only for park
access will be difficult to mitigate. Can you imagine if a child gets injured or worse?
Thank you for your time and consideration,
Chris Osterberg