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1565'1 <br /> South Austin Rd. <br /> Manteca CA 95336 <br /> May 21, 1990 1)tqEC ���1) <br /> SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY PLANNING DIVISION �''�IY <br /> 100^10 East Hazelton 2 <br /> Stockton, CA 95205 -IN j gQUIN CO <br /> ry <br /> Gear Mr. St. S�_�re: PLA NI�'G DI V I S ON <br /> This letter is concerning an application made out in the names of Jay Gilbert and Mile fuloore in <br /> reference to the subdivision of a 39.4-acre parcel(Application No. lv1S-90-S6). <br /> I am a.resident of that immediate area. I have witnessed not only drag races on Austin Road, <br /> directly in front of rriy house,but also,accidents that have occurred because of the speed that <br /> drivers attain outon 0ursuppossedly "quiet country road". Traffic on Austin Rd. is treacherous <br /> no%,,. What~Would it be like if added a.public facility on top of residential housing?My children <br /> are not aIlowed to play in the front yard because of the speed and quantity of traffic that <br /> frequents,Austin Rd. With the addition of a church this danger would only increase. <br /> The acid itionaI trafl•ic on Austin Road is not rriy only concern.As it is,our agricultural land is <br /> being eaten up by irid ustry arid housing. We need to preserve what acreage we have left <br /> surrounding our area. If a 39.4-a.cre parcel is subdivided once it makes it very easy to warrant <br /> the subdivision of the rern;aining 34.4-acre parcel into five or one acre units. This leads to more <br /> "mini-farms•'and more of ourprecious agricultural land being doled o►_rtpiece by piece. Never <br /> again recovered to useful crop production that our area is so dependent upon. <br /> Our water table level has dropped in recent years. People in our area conserve as much as <br /> possible because of being on private wells. A public facility located in our immediate area <br /> definitely has to impact on the areas use of vvater. ••vt•'e people on vvells let our grass go and tn�to <br /> landscape with droughtresisrant foliage. '%VIII a public facility be �,atering it's lawn for esthetic <br /> reasons while we homeowners are saving dirty dishvtiater to quench the thirst of the few p[anb <br /> we have? <br /> 1 have also found that some congregations, although yell intended, have begun construction on <br /> a facility and being limited to donated funds have fallen short of their initial specifications for <br /> their facility. In this process leaving partial construction for unlimited amounts of time not to <br /> mention the vulnerability to undesirable elements, e.g. graffiti, vandalism and unsupervised <br /> individuals frequenting the area. I Have;Wor4;ed very hard to improve my property. The thought <br /> that a building site,e.g.(Faith Lighthouse Pentecostal Church of God,on Union Road)may <br /> linger undone for an indeterminable amount of time concerns me a great deal.Also when <br /> completed will the finished product compare to the quality of homes keeping with the apparent <br /> property values of the area, or will it be an eyesore and a liability rather than an asset? <br /> An increase of noise, destruction of agricultural land, increase traffic possible further subdivision <br /> and Yater usage are all the concerns-I have pertaining to this proposed subdivision.Any further <br /> development in our area would disrupt the environment and atmosphere. I am totra11 against <br /> any future building on Austin Road. <br /> a <br /> S incerely, <br /> 2)di Aqlo�( <br /> r <br /> r <br />