From: Redwing Keyssar
To: Mary Gourley
Subject: LETTER TO SEBASTOPOL CITY COUNCIL---PLEASE FORWARD Date: Monday, May 02, 2022 7:51:21 PM
Dear Ms Gourley and Sebastopol City Council;
Many residents of Sebastopol are dismayed at the lack of responses to the people of Sebastopol, by the City Council and the Planning Commission, related to the very serious concerns regarding the proposed Woodmark Development.
We have been attending meetings, writing letters, expressing concerns for well over a year now. Maybe two years actually.
Our concerns are numerous, and I will not list them all.
A few include:
MAJOR Traffic considerations on Bodega Ave, including an inadequate traffic study (must we wait until there are more accidents or injuries to “prove” that such a development in this spot, increasing the number of cars entering Bodega Ave by hundreds, simply does not make any sense at all?)
Pedestrian traffic considerations—there are NO appropriate sidewalks or traffic lights, and there are senior citizens and children living in a number of communities all around the proposed site.
SAFETY of our current Sebastopol residents should be of utmost importance to you
We understand the need for affordable housing in Sebastopol. We also understand that there are appropriate places and inappropriate places for this level of development, and Bodega Ave is NOT an appropriate site.
Many of the statements in the proposals for this development contain false information regarding transportation, etc.
SB-35 is a tool for developers to bypass rules and regulations that have been in place for many years. It bypasses local government control and opts for profits for big business.
THis is NOT the type of environment that most Sebastopolians support.
PLEASE TAKE a good look at your motives and your constituency, before making this monumental change to the nature of our community.
Sincerely
Judith Redwing Keyssar
Bears Meadow
Bodega Ave
Sebastopol, Ca 95472
J. Redwing Keyssar, RN, Author
Palliative Care Consultant
Director of Patient and Caregiver Education
MERI Center for Education in Palliative Care
UCSF/Mt Zion