In response to the Notice of Preparation of the EIR for the
Fairview Corners project, we would like to repeat our strong
objection to this project and also to the Santana Ranch project
Resident objects to Fairview Corners site
Dear Editor,
In response to the Notice of Preparation of the EIR for the Fairview Corners project, we would like to repeat our strong objection to this project and also to the Santana Ranch project. The issue here is very simple. The area east of Fairview Road is zoned for five-acre parcels. Plans for development at urban density in this area make a mockery of the planning process. There is a general plan revision in process. We should wait for that process to be completed. If it is determined that a zoning change east of Fairview Road is appropriate, then the planning for these projects should begin at that time and not sooner.
Robert Gilchrist Huenemann, Hollister
Against the bullet train
Dear Editor,
Listen, all those who persist in saying that they will never build this high-speed train in California since they don’t have enough money. You are right. They will not finish this project in our lifetimes. But, that’s not the problem. They have every intention of starting it; of starting construction as soon as they can get away with it. The Democratic Congressional caucus even wrote Ray LaHood for permission to by-pass the CEQA laws and start construction yesterday. That’s the problem!
Even if they get a third of the $2.3 billion ($700m) available from the current HSR Transportation budget, it won’t scratch the surface of what they need. We already know that. But, they are determined to start on four corridors. Unless stopped somehow, we will see shovels in the ground well before the end of 2012.
Don’t like it? Sue ’em.
Martin Engel, Menlo Park
