HomeMy WebLinkAboutvguarino - Item 4C - Destruction of an Urban EnvirnomentFrom:vguarino
To:Planning
Subject:Destruction of an Urban Envirnoment
Date:Wednesday, July 24, 2024 8:07:24 AM
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I appreciate the idea of land preservation; however, the current concept of returning a
recreational and now green area to desert with wild animals is absurd. Over forty years the
habitat has changed and created new habitat for species of birds, insects, reptiles and small
mammals that otherwise would not have thrived. Now the plan is to destroy this habitat.
In replacing the current habitat, the idea is to reintroduce what allegedly might have been in
the Mesquite wash. First, as a flood zone will these plans increase the problem for the
surrounding residential inhabitants. If so, will the City and Trust indemnify the surrounding
properties?
Assuming the new habitat will include various small animals and some predators like coyotes
and bobcats, how will Oswitt stop those animals foraging in the surrounding residential area or
attacking small domestic animals, children and elderly? What about fleas or other parasites
from the new inhabitants carrying plague or other viruses in close proximity to humans?
This project would be a first and the residents around the project would be the lab animals.
In this day of Massive Public Debt and struggling economy the project is not self-funding but
requires millions of dollars from public and private funds. If the funding fails, who suffers, do
you plan to use tax dollars, will City takeover the project? The reality of the immediate future
is not one if economic sunshine.
Despite the original City backed support for MCC, it has turned its back, to the detriment of
all the owners. The City has turned its back on taxpayers, the very people that support the
businesses that help create a community. Previously, no residential buildings were to be
allowed, now the former owners are trying to put through building projects.
The Golf Course could thrive there again. One would have to think out-of-the-box: If a
partner like College of the Dessert wanted a more hands on for its Golf Course Management
Programs, an operating teaching facility, open to the public, might work which would provide
real world experiences and hands on learning.
Please reconsider the application, as you are playing with real lives with an experimental
project. And as we all know, experiments can go wrong.
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