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LO CKE RANCH REC IVSD <br /> V z i `� � D s ♦ o k� <br /> D s JAN Y' 3 2006 <br /> r. <br /> Since 1850 <br /> Community Dev9iopment Dept. <br /> January 11,2006Building lnCpectiorl Div. <br /> San Joaquin County Community <br /> Development Department <br /> Development Services Division <br /> 1810 Fast Hazelton Avenue <br /> Stockton,CA 95205 <br /> Dear Sir or Madam: <br /> Thus corlununicatiun refers to applica`on nu:7be PA 0500509(Si� &nq_0500844(ZR),for property owner Donald Lucchesi,Inc.This <br /> project, a major subdivision of 162 residential lots will put further strains on the community of Lockeford of which I am a life long <br /> resident.My family and I Eve across the street in Lockeford Bluffs at 14011 Bluff Drive just off Sierra Drive.I am the President of Locke <br /> Ranch,Inc.,a walnut farm in the floodplain of the Mokelumne River and in business for over 150 years.I have served for seven years as <br /> Director on the Lockeford Community Services District Board and am proud to be the great,great grandson of the founder,D.],Locke. <br /> Lockeford Oaks is going to break ground Spring 2006 on a subdivision of 307 lots whicb will increase our size by nearly a third.The <br /> County Board of Supervisors mandated that all areas within the County should share in the growth. Lockeford Oaks will apparently <br /> provide the infrastructure for 307 lots when the District only has capacity for 73.Purchasing property for treated wastewater disposal is at <br /> least one year away,if at all,depending on what the State Water Control Board says.Lockeford Oaks will bring more students to an already <br /> overcrowded school,more car trips to a highway that already needs to be bypassed,and more people in need of recreation where there are <br /> no parks or green spaces. I would like to meet the developer who would help the community by granting property to the LCSD for <br /> recreational purposes.So far no one has. <br /> Lockeford Vistas would further exacerbate existing problems in our historical community. Lockeford Vistas will be sharing the existing <br /> water well site that is now in Lockeford Bluffs.This could result in diminished water quality from the doubling of demand and help to <br /> lower the level of the aquifer that is already overdrafted.It is all about profit to these developers and nothing to sufficiently mitigate the <br /> long term impact these major subdivisions have. How can we conceive of an even larger Lockeford Vistas project when we cannot yet <br /> even accommodate Lockeford Oaks?I and my wife wish to see this application request denied. <br /> Sincerely, <br /> ►/1'� 4a f <br /> W — <br /> Christopher J.Locke <br /> President,Locke Ranch,Inc. <br /> 14011 BLUFF DR1VF LOCKEFORD, CA - 95237 <br /> 5 PHONE, 209-727-5727 - FAX 209-7275871 <br /> PO. ~• Lockeford, California 95237 • (209) 727-5595 <br />