HomeMy WebLinkAboutPA2017-228 Comment 206_05062019_McCloskeyFrom: Sean McCloskey <seanmccloskey@mac.com>
Sent: Monday, May 06, 2019 4:06 PM
To: Zdeba, Benjamin
Subject: Ford Road Residential Project - PLEASE read
Ben,
I am a Newport Beach resident at 1935 Port Carney Place, Newport Beach. I am strongly
opposed to the Ford Road Residential Project on many grounds. But the issue is not whether I
agree or disagree with the Planning Division's decisions on development. It is whether our
representatives in government are acting with integrity and honor, or whether the process is
entirely corrupt.
I reviewed the documents related to the project at www.newportbeachca.gov, and I believe them
to be very dishonest. Ultimately we the residents are at the mercy of our representatives to
safeguard the integrity of the political process by which decisions such as these are made. We
are counting on you to do the right thing and reject the obviously facetious arguments made by
the proponents of this project.
To give one example, on page 129, the report says that the project "would introduce approximately 4
students into the attendance area of NMUSD. Lincoln Elementary School and Corona Del Mar High
School would be able to accommodate the estimated four additional students generated
by the proposed project."
This project will attract families of elementary age kids who will walk across Ford Road on their
way to Andersen. I would estimate that the 21 dwelling units with 63 bedrooms would have 33
elementary school age kids, and 29 of these kids will go to Andersen, which is less than a mile
away. Do you personally believe that the impact on our schools from this 21-unit, 63-bedroom
project will be 0 new kids at Andersen Elementary, and 4 new kids between Lincoln and CDM
combined? I know that you don't believe that in your heart. In my view, no reasonable person
without bias could possibly come to such an absurd conclusion. And if you are provided with an
expert's report to that effect, you should be compelled by your conscience to reject that expert as
biased and that report as false.
That is just one example. Nearly all of the impact statements are wildly biased. They are stated in
reference to the population of Newport Beach as a whole with no consideration to the obvious
stresses on local public services, safety, recreation, traffic, environment, etc. I know that you know
this.
I know we live in an age where people are as disillusioned as ever with government. I don't know
you personally, but I can only hope that you have the kind of values that will give you the strength to
do what you must know is the right and ethical thing - and that is to call out the corruption in this
process.
Sean McCloskey
(949) 355-5158
seanmccloskey@mac.com