ACTION ALERT Here is a downloadable version to share with your neighbors and friends. March 4 Hearing Action Alert
Last Chance to Speak out against
Oak Creek Housing Project
Urge the City Council to Vote NO on Oak
Creek
Wednesday, March 4, 2015
4:30 pm
Escondido City Council Chambers
Escondido
City Council will make their final decision on the Oak Creek housing
development in southwest Escondido. Oak
Creek will build 65 home, gated community in a floodplain on rural open space
and farmland adjacent to Felicita Park on the ‘duck pond’ property. It will annex over 40-acres to the city and
build massive homes on compact lots that will encroach on the creeks. Escondido Neighbors has engaged extensively to
try to secure improvements in the project to reduce impacts to wildlife, oak
trees, traffic, community character, air quality, water quality, flooding,
water supply, contaminated groundwater plume, and cultural resources but
improvements have not been made. In
fact, the project was changed and will worsen the impacts.
City Council will make their final decision on the Oak Creek housing
development in southwest Escondido. Oak
Creek will build 65 home, gated community in a floodplain on rural open space
and farmland adjacent to Felicita Park on the ‘duck pond’ property. It will annex over 40-acres to the city and
build massive homes on compact lots that will encroach on the creeks. Escondido Neighbors has engaged extensively to
try to secure improvements in the project to reduce impacts to wildlife, oak
trees, traffic, community character, air quality, water quality, flooding,
water supply, contaminated groundwater plume, and cultural resources but
improvements have not been made. In
fact, the project was changed and will worsen the impacts.
Escondido Neighbors United
(ENU) OPPOSES the plan for the following reasons:
(ENU) OPPOSES the plan for the following reasons:
·
Project
is too dense for the rural character of the area and will have negative impacts
on surrounding area and on our beloved Felicita Park.
Project
is too dense for the rural character of the area and will have negative impacts
on surrounding area and on our beloved Felicita Park.
·
Flooding
risks and traffic increases are not adequately addressed or mitigated.
Flooding
risks and traffic increases are not adequately addressed or mitigated.
·
Buffer
areas between habitat and development are grossly inadequate.
Buffer
areas between habitat and development are grossly inadequate.
·
Impacts
to the mature native trees, creek, and habitat are significant.
Impacts
to the mature native trees, creek, and habitat are significant.
·
New
homes should not be built over contaminated areas and city should not annex
contaminated land.
New
homes should not be built over contaminated areas and city should not annex
contaminated land.
·
Project
allows a minimum development buffer from wetlands of ZERO feet and will
irrevocably damage the riparian areas.
Project
allows a minimum development buffer from wetlands of ZERO feet and will
irrevocably damage the riparian areas.
·
New
proposed project is too extreme a density for this location and community. A
more balanced approach should be sought.
New
proposed project is too extreme a density for this location and community. A
more balanced approach should be sought.
·
Project
does not adequately avoid impacts to environment and community and the FEIR is deficient
in its analysis and mitigation in critical areas.
Project
does not adequately avoid impacts to environment and community and the FEIR is deficient
in its analysis and mitigation in critical areas.
Help us protect our
neighborhood. OPPOSE Oak Creek as proposed.
neighborhood. OPPOSE Oak Creek as proposed.
There are better alternatives. Community Alternative
Take Action: Attend the
hearing on March 4 @ 4:30
hearing on March 4 @ 4:30
Write to the Mayor and
Council:
Council:
City
of Escondido
of Escondido
201
North Broadway
North Broadway
Escondido,
CA 92025-2798
CA 92025-2798
Fax
760-839-4313
760-839-4313
Or
email:
email:
You
can get more information about the project here: http://escondidoneighborsunited.blogspot.com/