HomeMy Public PortalAboutCanyon Springs EIR Scoping - 10.pdfFrom:Rksrat@aol.com
To:Denyelle Nishimori
Subject:Canyon Springs
Date:Sunday, May 15, 2011 11:49:58 AM
Hello,
I had written you before concerning the past proposal for Canyon Springs. Since we now have new
owners that are moving along without your approval, we need to address the serious concerns again.
As a Meadows resident, my main concern is the blind intersection (by DMV definition) at Whitehorse
Rd. and Glenshire Drive. I deal with it daily, not being able to see cars coming up the hill in the tight S-
turn. More traffic will surely cause a serious accident some day. Also, more cars at this location, will
surely add to the already dangerous conditions, that exist, when there is snow on this steep potion of
the road in the winter time.
Secondly, there must not be an access through Edinburgh in Glenshire. The streets are to narrow there
for additional traffic. Also, this is a very active family neighborhood, with kids and dogs playing in the
streets with their parents. It is not practical or safe to sent additional traffic through this area.
When I moved here in 1981, Glenshire drive was a main through fare with the portion from town being
55 mph. The road in our subdivision was 35 mph all the way through. Now, due to increased traffic
from building additional homes, from town it is now 45 mph. In the subdivision, it is now 30 mph to 25
mph as the road narrows on this end. If you approve this project in it's size, the speed limit from town
will have to be reduced to 35 mph and in the Glenahsire area 25 to 15 mph. That reduction shows the
negative impact more cars will have.
We already have too many empty subdivisions in Truckee to allow any more to be built. We have two
sitting empty here in Glenahsire, not to mention Greys Crossing and the area behind the middle
school. The supply and demand is already up set and approving more, will just ad to an already hurting
economic area.
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As for the wild life, this development is right in the middle of the migration path for the Mule deer. Not
to mention, the mountain lions, bobcats, raccoons, porcupines, rabbits, quail, sage grouse, squires and
of course the bears. I have witnessed all of these many times out here. They were all here first and
have been disrupted enough by our development.
Suggestions for mitigation are: Straighten out the S curve at the top of Glenshire drive and reduce the
9% road slope in that area. Widen Glenshire drive from Hirschdale all the way to town and provide a
bike lane of considerable width to reduce traffic through alternative transportation. The best mitigation is
to sell the property to the land trust and stop depleting our natural resources are Truckee.
Thanks for accepting my input.
If you have any questions or need more info, feel free to contact me at
rksrar@aol.com
Rick Seegmiller
11716 Whitehorse rd.
Truckee, California 96161
775-771-3407