85_-_2021-8-12_Robert_-_Carol_AyersFrom:ROBERT AYERS
To:Lori Barlow
Subject:Concerning a request for a public hearing regarding the Painted Hills DEIS
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Dear Ms. Barlow,
My wife and I are requesting that a public hearing be held concerning the Painted Hills
DEIS. We are Carol and Robert Ayers residing at 3930 S. Eagle LN Spokane Valley, WA 99206.
We have a myriad of concerns regarding the proposal and feel that a hearing is needed for all
concerns to be expressed. Among our concerns, in no particular order of importance, is the
question of traffic congestion (as it stands now, with the three schools adjascent to one
another, traffic congestion is considerable with parents dropping off and picking up their
children during the day; not to mention what the addition of dump trucks bringing in fill will
add to the traffic embroglio that already exists). As an ex-educator of 36 years it has been
brought to my attention by connections in the school district that if the housing construction
takes place, the students from those new homes will not be going to the neighborhood
schools due to lack of room but will be bussed to schools further east - this is information that
I am sure will not be shared with potential home buyers and will cause considerable
consternation, thus resulting in poor PR for the school district and the city (we witnessed this
exact thing on 5 Mile when we lived there - the anger generated was considerable). We are
also concerned about the noise factor that would present itself in a 10 to 15 year project. We
are also saddened by the potential destruction of a natural wildlife sanctuary (on a daily basis
we watch deer, coyotes, an occasional moose, and even bald eagles from our deck). We also
are fearful that the plans to build on this wetland with the proposed water abatement system
opens the door for disastrous results regarding maintenance and repair of said system. To put
the monetary responsibility for repair and maintenance in the hands of proposed HOA's seems
to us to be reckless and foolish and ultimately non-workable. There are other issues of
concern that need to be expressed before the decision to allow the possibility of construction.
Please allow for a hearing from concerned constituents before making a decision.
Sincerely, Robert & Carol Ayers