PC068 Alan Coalson 09-18-2015From:Christina Janssen
To:Elisha Heath
Subject:FW: Painted Hills Project
Date:Friday, September 18, 2015 3:28:09 PM
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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From: alancoalson [mailto:acoal10@comcast.net] Sent: Friday, September 18, 2015 3:26 PMTo: Christina JanssenSubject: Painted Hills Project
Reference: SUB-2015-0011/PRD-2015-0001
I’m sending this e-mail to express my concerns about the above
project.
I live in Painted Hills, on Cree Drive, up the hill from the proposed
project. As I understand it there will be a +500 unit high density
housing development down the hill from me in the old Painted
Hills golf course.
Such a large project will, I believe, adversely affect our
community. The following are my concerns:
· The project is way too large for our community – especially
the inclusion of apartments.
· The golf course area has always been subject to flooding
over the years. I’ve lived in Painted Hills since 1979 and
have seen flooding many times in that area over the years.
· The project will certainly affect the wildlife – over the years
I’ve seen deer out in the fields in that area. This would
drive them out. I’ve seen this happen with the other
developments in adjacent areas over the years.
· The schools – University High, Horizon and Chester are
now about at capacity as I understand it – how can the
schools support another 500+ homes and all the children it
will add to the schools.
· I lived here during firestorm and we had to evacuate this
area. I’m very concerned with the addition of all these
homes, using the same roads and the ability to evacuate in
the event of another fire.
· I’m especially concerned about increase in crime in the area
with the addition of apartments as proposed.
· The major street in the area, Madison, already has a high
traffic count. The addition of an additional 500+ units will
cause crowding on this road. At a minimum the city should
require the developer to install turn lanes.
· I’m concerned that this project will adversely affect my
property values.
Thank you for considering my concerns.
Alan Coalson