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Dear Chair Plummer,
I’m writing respectfully for you to question item 4 on 10/22 Planning Agenda, I’m a resident in Watson Ranch and have been following the Watson Ranch project , after reading the staff report I’m unclear on the tradeoffs and rationale behind this action , and I ask you respectfully to bring more clarity for the community:
1. How is the City benefitting for this arrangement ? It’s clear the Developer is gaining , what is the city getting?
2. Will the residents then be asked to fund the Newell Rd and associated future costs if the developer isn’t?
3. Has a Traffic Study or updated engineering study been conducted to determine the traffic flow and road impacts on Mallen ?
4. Has an engineering study been updated on the impacts of storm water drainage after removing the catch basin?
5. Since we’re discussing Watson Ranch , what is the Status on the Parks , trails , and City Center that’s been identified in the specific plan ?
Overall , I can’t tell from the document what the City is gaining from this ? I ask that you truly investigate this item and make it clear to the public , as you can tell from question 5, we’ve seen next to nothing from the developer in regards to community benefits, and myself like many others in the community do not trust the developers word, and therefore l ask this Committee to throughly review the impacts and shed light on this proposal, to restore trust that staff have done their due diligence in recommending this because after reading it on face value I wouldn’t .