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Subject: TSM17-0001 Leen Subdivision OPPOSITION
Good day,
I am writing regarding the Nels Leen proposed cluster home subdivision as referenced above in strong
opposition.
The developer was given explicit directives by the planning department regarding the detail and inclusion of
streets upon which to conduct a traffic study. This was disregarded and only a small portion of the impacted
road (Stanley) was studied for a brief period of time in January of this year.
To reiterate the concerns I expressed on behalf of my neighborhood both as a resident for over a decade and as
the lead coordinator of the neighborhood watch, the area immediately adjacent to the entrance point for the
proposed development does not provide an accurate assessment of the impact any additional homes will have on
the existing street. We have, as a neighborhood, grown as well as the surrounding area. With the expansion of
the business park off Regan,the traffic on Dayton Road has also increased. We are presently beyond our
threshold for the heavy traffic that's increased of late. Any additional traffic, such as proposed in this
development, cannot be safely and adequately be handled in the present condition of the entire area.
Furthermore, a snapshot of that portion on Stanley does not give an accurate picture of the movement of traffic
and related uses of the road since the majority of residents are retired with adult children who no longer live at
home. Since we are outside of the public and school transit service area, families must transport their school
aged children to and from school and related activities. A more ideal area to study that has a demographic
makeup similar to this proposed development is at Old Chico Way on Diamond Ave up to McIntosh. These 9
homes built around 2003 have, notably, presented nearly twenty-five percent of our traffic problems in the
neighborhood whereas Stanley has seventy-five percent of these problems. Hence, the importance of doing a
complete and whole traffic study as directed by the planning department.
I cannot express deeply enough my frustrations with this development. More significantly,the egregious waste
of taxpayer dollars. I see no reason for me to have to take off a day of work to attend the hearing regarding this
development when Leen and the planning department are failing to complete the required steps in the planning
phases. I certainly don't send in a grant application without all of my supporting documents and research
compiled, completed, and accompanying the application. I feel that at this juncture it is important to state this
frustration as I am not alone on this matter. I would urge this commission and the Board of Supervisors to
remind the planning department and the developer that wasting taxpayer dollars is unacceptable, will not be
tolerated, and further instances of these types of delays will have repercussions.
Respectfully,
Kathie Leung
I
Marian-Diamond Neighborhood Watch
Lead Coordinator
1703 Diamond Avenue
Chico, CA 95928-6910
(539) 588-0264
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