HomeMy WebLinkAboutShigenaga - Prescott Preserve Landscape AmendmentFrom:Sue Shigenaga
To:Planning
Subject:Prescott Preserve Landscape Amendment
Date:Wednesday, July 24, 2024 9:47:39 AM
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Hello Planning Commissioners,
I am writing to encourage you to support the landscape amendment for the Prescott Preserve,
from a golf course to a native wildlife preserve. There are many reasons that this change will
be beneficial to the City, and to the Coachella Valley as a whole.
The City of Palm Springs is visited by people who love the outdoors. There are so many
outdoor things to do in Palm Springs and including an accessible preserve would add to Palm
Springs' attraction. Younger people are routinely hiking and walking for exercise, and for the
wellness benefits of being in nature. The Preserve is near to most of the Palm Springs hotels,
as well as PS residents.
Already, many bird species have returned to the Preserve, and returning this land to native
plant species will continue to "rewild" the terrain. The carbon footprint when returning land to
its native state is diminished. There are so many "wins" when approving the staffs' landscape
amendment.
Although I live in Indian Wells, I routinely come to Palm Springs to recreate. Please add the
Preserve to the number of places I (along with multitudes of others) want to visit. I thank you
for your service to the City and its citizens, and for your thoughtful evaluation of this
amendment.
Sincerely,
Sue Shigenaga
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Sue Shigenaga
760.668.3936 Cell
sshigenaga@gmail.com