From: patty hiller
To: Mary Gourley
Subject: Woodmark Development
Date: Sunday, May 01, 2022 2:10:18 PM
Dear Mary and City Council,
As you know, Burbank Heights and Orchards is a HUD subsidized senior housing complex located across the street from the proposed Woodmark development. Burbank houses approximately 200 seniors.
We here at Burbank are in favor of affordable housing. However, 110 of us signed a petition against Woodmark out of concern for the danger it would put us in.
We have only one entrance/exit to our complex. It is always difficult getting out onto Bodega Ave. Some days you can sit there forever waiting to get out. What would it be like if 200 more commuting vehicles were added to our already severely congested block? I'm sure you are aware of this problem as you must have encountered the traffic there yourselves. I really think there should be a more accurate traffic study done now that covid is over and people are back to school/work.
For us atBurbank, there is already an evacuation problem. I found it almost impossible to get out of here in the last evacuation. So many additional cars could be deadly for us. What plan is there to mitigate the danger for us?
There is no public transportation for these farm workers so they all need cars. And I do think they will have multiple people sharing an apartment. I spoke to some farm worker friends and this is what they told me they do to save on expenses. As Woodmark is only providing minimal parking spaces for each apartment, God knows where they will park. Our small streets are already full.
Is there anything you can do to block this project? Is there anything you WOULD do to block this project? If so, I beg you to do it.
Please share this mail with the other City Council Members.
Thank you,
Patty Hiller