PC016 Tina Hensley 09-14-2015From:Christina Janssen
To:Elisha Heath
Subject:FW: Housing/apartments
Date:Wednesday, September 16, 2015 8:36:46 AM
Christina J. Janssen
Planner
City of Spokane Valley
Community and Economic Development Dept.
11707 E. Sprague Avenue #106
Spokane Valley, WA 99206
Phone-(509)720-5333
www.spokanevalley.org
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-----Original Message-----
From: Tina Hensley [mailto:tinasf1971@yahoo.com]
Sent: Monday, September 14, 2015 1:10 PM
To: Christina Janssen
Subject: Housing/apartments
Christina,
Ref. file # Painted Hills (sub 2015-0001/PRD 2015-0001)
I am writing in response to opposing this development.
Our schools have been over crowded and our children shipped to other schools since we have lived in this area 7
plus years. We already have to deal with dividing our kids/families because of this issue to some degree.
Children want to go to school with there siblings and friends in there neighborhood. It brings them security and
comfort when away from their parents. I know this first hand. My son was told he was going to be bussed to a
different school from his two other siblings in the spring when we enrolled him at Chester Elem. School. He cried
and had anxiety over this for an entire summer until the day before school started that fall and we were told he was
the only one from the list of kids that got in.
This is not good for our children and it's not good for us as neighbors. Having our kids all go to the school they
belong to helps parents developed support between the community and with our schools.
Adding 300 plus housing apartments will overload our schools so badly that it's going to create a lot of division in
our schools and community. Our kindergarten parents are already having to stand in line 1:00am , 2:00am the
morning of enrollment. How many other schools in Spokane Valley or Spokane have to do that?
Secondly, if this is even a fraction of a chance of contaminating our aquifer or wild life how can we even be
considering this.
Again I oppose this building of 300 plus units in the painted hills area. It would be in the best interest to our
children and community if this development was denied.
Thank you
Tina Hensley
3401 South McDonald
Spokane Valley Wa 99206
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