HomeMy WebLinkAbout04.29.20 Email from Sandee Renault - Campers in Bidwell Park
From:Snyder, Ashley
To:Alpert, Bruce;Bennett, Robin;Clerk of the Board;Connelly, Bill;Cook, Holly;Lambert, Steve;Lucero, Debra;
McCracken, Shari;Pickett, Andy;Ring, Brian;Ritter, Tami;Rodas, Amalia;Sweeney, Kathleen;Teeter, Doug
Cc:Daneluk, Paula;York, Danette
Subject:FW: Campers in Bidwell Park
Date:Wednesday, April 29, 2020 8:41:45 AM
Please see the below correspondence.
Ashley N. Snyder
Assistant Clerk of the Board
Butte County Administration
25 County Center Drive, Suite 200, Oroville, CA 95965
T: 530.552.3307 | F: 530.538.7120
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From: Sandee Renault <sandeerenault@hotmail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2020 3:59 PM
To: Clerk of the Board <clerkoftheboard@buttecounty.net>
Cc: ann.schwab@chicoca.gov; PHInfo <PhInfo@buttecounty.net>
Subject: Campers in Bidwell Park
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Dear Supervisors
I have lived at 229 Orient St for 18 years. I am the person who petitioned for the bridge and
tunnel in Annie's Glen.
There are now a dozen tents and many campers at the end of my street in Annie's
Glen.There is no toilet there. There is no water there. Someone has been turning on my
outside spigot. The grass is high and drying out rapidly. People are smoking there, some with
glass pipes. The combination of matches, drugs and dry grass is very concerning to me and
everyone in our neighborhood. People are peeing and defecating in the bushes. Garbage is
everywhere. Someone had a campfire on the ground near the horseshoe pits. One camper has
a trailer with two propane tanks.
I know the City Council has decided to allow camping in the park at this crisis time. Only one
dedicated camping area should be allowed.
It should not be in Annie's Glen. That is the one place where a street dead ends on the park.
The neighborhood is being constantly observed. The campers know who lives where, who is
older and lives alone, which are our cars, our habits and when our homes are unattended.
I would prefer the camping in another location altogether, such as the fairgrounds, but if
park camping is necessary, then the council must supervise it, as they would any campground.
If one, fire safe location was chosen for camping (perhaps under the overpass where there is
shade) services could be offered: food, medical care, supplies, education.
Families need the park for exercise, and they need to feel safe there. This would be better
accomplished if campers were not scattered throughout and leaving human feces in
unexpected places near the creek, ruining things for wading and picnics.
Please make your decision to open the park to camping a safer decision. Please take on the
decision to do it right. Please walk through the area and see what could be done.
Thank you for your time and attention.
Sandee Renault
894-6437