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Janet C. Pruss 2421 Diablo Drive Lodi , Ca. 95242 January 26, 1993 Community Development Department San Joaquin County 1810 East Hazelton Avenue Stockton, California 95205 Attention: Ms. Kerry Sullivan, Senior Planner Re: Brovelli Woods/Buckeye Ranch As a young woman born in California I often wished I could have seen this beautiful state as it was before "civilization" was brought by well meaning pioneers who could not have seen the end results as we do now. Ignorance is no longer an excuse. We must change our ways. On January 10th, 1993 I was privilaged to tour the area known as Brovelli Woods and found the experience to be one of wonder at the beauty of the untouched land with alluvial plains which, on that day, were filled with water. I was disappointed to see that the closed- canopy live oak riparian forest had been partially violated by the cutting of over 400 trees in several swaths which we were told was to provide fairways for a private golf course proposed by the developer. If the 870 acres can be preserved, over many years nature will possibly restore the closed-canopy to its original beauty and uniqueness . During the tour I saw deer, geese, hundreds of red-wing black birds in a huge fly-over and many spiecies unknown to me. The tour rein- forced my belief that the area should not be touched any further by D145 man, but should be preserved as a one of a kind piece of the history of San Joaquin County and the state. If there is a possibility of finding a conservancy group (or any other way) to come up with funding to save this property for those who come after us , we hope you will allow concerned citizens the time we need to make this happen. This would be in the best interests of all the citizens of our county and the special interests of the Indians who previously inhabited the area where their ancestral remains are found. The beauty of this spot is obvious to all who have seen it, including those who have chosen to try to place 26 homes upon it. But certainly those same people must be aware of what even limited development will do to destroy this pristine, rare, one of a kind area left in our San Joaquin valley. While I don' t yet know the legal ramifications in this matter, I do urge you to grant time to the many concerned citizens like myself for the opportunity to save this area so that generations to come can see what our valley really looked like before the face of the land was changed and not have to imagine it as I did before January 10th. I want to see this wonderful sense of wonder I experienced to be available to every future generation. Sincerely, Phone: 369-2185 anet C. Pruss VI-117