From: David Loya
To: Rhea Varley
Subject: FW: 1622 Old Arcata Road - Roger"s Garage Site Date: Tuesday, May 20, 2025 8:52:43 AM
From: David Johnson
Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2025 8:25 AM
To: Alex Stillman <[email protected]>; Kimberley White <[email protected]>; Sarah Schaefer <[email protected]>; Stacy Atkins-Salazar <[email protected]>; Meredith Matthews <[email protected]>
Cc: Rhea Varley <[email protected]>; City Manager's Office <[email protected]>; Netra Khatri <[email protected]>; David Loya <[email protected]>; Jennifer Dart <[email protected]>; Kelsey Fletterick <[email protected]>; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; Building Bayside Better <[email protected]>; [email protected]; Kari Samlaska <
Subject: 1622 Old Arcata Road - Roger's Garage Site
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To Mayor Stillman and members of the Arcata City Council, Many residents and voters, ourselves included, applaud the City and Danco for developing infill housing in Arcata. We are writing specifically regarding the proposed development at 1622 Old Warning: Unusual sender <
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To Mayor Stillman and members of the Arcata City Council, Many residents and voters, ourselves included, applaud the City and Danco for developing infill housing in Arcata. We are writing specifically regarding the proposed development at 1622 Old Arcata Road, aka Roger's Garage.
We have owned our residence at since 1994, so more than 30 years. Our single family home is located
In our opinion, we are the family MOST IMPACTED by this proposed project. We sit immediately upslope and in the path of prevailing winds. As a major stakeholder in this project, we would like to be acknowledged.
Just this week we retrieved and read the documents attached to the upcoming City Council meeting agenda including the letters from the Holder Law Group.
While we recognize the City of Arcata faces specific regulatory and legal hurdles before moving forward, we believe an equal focus needs to be placed on the tone and overall impact to Bayside and Jacoby Creek Elementary school.
Why is the City of Arcata considering appropriating City funds for this project and for "property acquisition", all without public engagement? That's outrageous. We respectfully request you immediately and actively elicit input from all concerned parties.
As far as we know these are the FIRST descriptive documents released to the public.
Now it appears this "proposed" project has a name, number of units proposed, and architectural drawings!!! We request that we, and the public, be thoroughly engaged before the project gains irreversible momentum.
We will happily avail ourselves to open discussion with City Council members, City officials, or other stakeholders, at any time. With over 30 years of history involving the former Roger's Garage site and the mitigating conditions around the property, we believe we have an invaluable perspective to offer.
David Johnson & Kari Samlaska