From: planningweb
To: Nelson, Julie
Subject: FW: Wildlife area
Date: Monday, November 6, 2023 9:31:12 AM
Hi Julie,
FYI-This came through planningweb.
Kayla Abarca
Administrative Assistant I, Planning Department
City of Merced
| 678 W. 18th Street | Merced, CA 95340
(209) 385-6954 Direct | (209) 385-6858 Dept Phone
[email protected] | www.cityofmerced.org
-----Original Message-----
From: Patricia Lewis
Sent: Friday, November 3, 2023 6:13 PM
To: planningweb <[email protected]>
Subject: Wildlife area
I have lived west of Merced College since 1985. This was once an area adjoining wildlife areas with abundant raptors feasting on the ground squirrels in the many open fields remaining in their native state.
With the advancement of growth we have lost most of our open space consequently the wildlife as well.
Please keep the area that lies at the north end of R Street and west of Fahrens Creek open and uninhabited. The increase in population, pollution and traffic plus, intrusion on the environment is not acceptable. It’s not worth losing this native area.
Additionally, stop plowing and adding piles of dirt it is already being destroyed.
I’m looking forward to your response.
Thank you,
Patricia S. Lewis
Merced, CA 95348
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From: Nelson, Julie
To:
Subject: RE: Wildlife area
Date: Wednesday, November 8, 2023 10:28:00 AM
Good morning, Ms. Lewis. Thank you for your comments regarding development at the north end of R Street and west of Fahrens Creek. I assume you received a public hearing notice or saw the notice in the paper regarding the changes proposed in the Bellevue Ranch area. The proposed changes would not affect the area north of R Street, west of Fahrens Creek. The Bellevue Ranch area is on the east side of R Street and the areas adjacent to Fahrens Creek are designated as open space to preserve the natural wildlife and habitat in the area. I hope this answers any questions you had and alleviates your concerns with this project.
Best Regards,
Julie Nelson,
Senior Planner
City of Merced
209-385-6967
-----Original Message-----
From: Patricia Lewis
Sent: Friday, November 3, 2023 6:13 PM
To: planningweb <[email protected]>
Subject: Wildlife area
I have lived west of Merced College since 1985. This was once an area adjoining wildlife areas with abundant raptors feasting on the ground squirrels in the many open fields remaining in their native state.
With the advancement of growth we have lost most of our open space consequently the wildlife as well.
Please keep the area that lies at the north end of R Street and west of Fahrens Creek open and uninhabited. The increase in population, pollution and traffic plus, intrusion on the environment is not acceptable. It’s not worth losing this native area.
Additionally, stop plowing and adding piles of dirt it is already being destroyed.
I’m looking forward to your response.
Thank you,
Patricia S. Lewis
Sent from my iPhone
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Begin forwarded message:
From: Charles Pereira
Date: January 6, 2024 at 2:45:04 PM PST
To:
"Boyle, Sarah" <[email protected]>
Subject: Hello Councilor Boyle this is Charles Pereira
from District 6
Dear Councilor Boyle,
Thank you so much for your time. I was really thankful
for the thoughtful question you asked the city manager at the meeting on January 2nd about what will be done to
follow up with our community about the concerns of the
land use rezoning of the property shifting from open land to multifamily.
The reason I am contacting you is to let you know that
we haven't heard from the city yet or received a single email back from Rep Fue or any of the other council
members we have contacted.
We have a lot of questions that we would like to ask to alleviate some of the fears of our community and
communities beyond us who are worried about the threat
Fahrens Creek poses to our area and theirs.
I have included in this email some examples of our
concerns. According to the FEMA flooding and
floodplain management PDF once this area is fully
developed, it will cause 61 percent more water to enter Fahrens Creek. If you look at the pictures of Fahrens
Creek and the flooding that took place last year, myself and hundreds of other residents don't see how Fahrens
Creek will be able to receive 61 percent more water than what it received last year.
It seems that if that property is further developed and raised even more than it is now, it will greatly heighten the flood risk in our neighborhood.
Thank you for your time and your consideration on this
issue. We may not have been at the planning commission
meeting, and we regret that, but we are here now, and we respectfully would like our concerns and livelihoods
considered in this process going forward.
Charles Pereira.
Also, how do we submit examples that we can call upon
during our comment period when given our 3 minutes?
We anticipate quite a few people showing up who will
want to speak about this issue on January 16th at the
upcoming meeting.
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