HomeMy WebLinkAboutPA2017-228 Comment 54_04242019_TuttonFrom: liztutton@gmail.com
Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2019 11:11 AM
To: Zdeba, Benjamin
Cc: jerryschmitt@cox.net
Subject: 4302 Ford Road
Dear Benjamin,
I read with much distress the plan to build Apartments or Condos next to the At&T complex and tennis
and pickleball courts in the Harbor View neighborhood on Old Ford Road and Bonita Canyon. I was out
of the country on April 18th, so I was unable to attend the Planning Commission meeting.
First off, it seems ridiculous that any planning commission would even consider that a safe site for more
living accommodations due to traffic and the implosion now of people using the parks, soccer fields and
courts. The congestion is already felt by the neighborhood. Putting one resident there would be unsafe!
Second, it amazes me that the city has undermined our neighborhood by allowing a contractor to
choose the type of structure they will build after approval, if that possibly could be the outcome. This
seems incredibly deceitful, as the structures are NOT similar for reasons of transient versus ownership,
facilities needed, etc.
Thirdly, we voted into our city leadership a team of individuals that pledged no growth, and yet we see
structures going up in every available space. I shudder when I pass all the housing on San Miguel that
was just built. Are those apartments so full we need more??
And lastly, and most sadly, there is discussion among neighbors that the contractors are “buddies” with
the council and planning commission and that we will, in the end, have no voice. Perhaps this is because
you too have been deceived by the pictures that make the At&T parking lot look like it is part of the
facility when in fact, the parking will be inadequate for the facility, underground with a 90 degree angle
and blind spots to enter and exit (requiring large vehicles to back up!!), and be in the direct path of
walkers and bikers. We already have a huge apartment complex across the street and have witnessed
their inability to get in and out of their facility on Bonita Canyon road. It is amazing there have not been
more accidents as the near misses happen often!
Please reconsider this property as an extension of our parks. We fully utilize them and the extra space
will be welcome and add value to our city, the residents, and the properties which currently exist. This
would be such a welcome improvement as opposed to a new living complex that will implode our living
spaces with massive congestion.
Sincerely,
Liz Tutton
1601 Port Stirling Place
Newport Beach, Ca