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Home My Public Portal AboutCanyon Springs EIR Scoping - 31.pdf May 22, 2011 Denyelle Nishimori Truckee Community Development Dept 10183 Truckee Airport Road Truckee CA 96161 Dear Denyelle, Re: Scoping Comments/Questions Canyon Springs Environmental Impact Report Aesthetics/Visual Resources How can it be guaranteed that this won’t be another undesirable unappealing ghost development? How will the existing residents be protected from adverse emotional and economic impacts, e.g. bare land, excessive pavement, lost trees, declined home values due to glut of inventory? Air Quality We interested in the air quality impacts during all of the construction phases, especially the initial infrastructure? How will this be kept to a minimum? How will the excess construction traffic dust be kept from impacting wildlife habitat? Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions With such a large development, we see this negatively inevitably impacting GHG Emissions. Will the development be reduced in order to address this issue? Biological Resources/Wetlands We understand there is a migration deer corridor through these parcels. How will the deer be kept from being forced out further east so that there is no migration corridor left for them to use? How will unnecessary tree cutting be guaranteed? Hydrology It appears the natural drainage disturbance from Elkhorn Ridge development is adversely impacting the streams, Glenshire Lake and the Truckee River by causing algae blooms and buildup of various deposits. What will be done to keep additional drainage from going through Elkhorn? How will the streams, lake and downhill residences be safe? How will toxic flow onto parcels below the development be mitigated? Noise How will all of the residents within range of the project be protected from ongoing noise pollution during the initial infrastructure, as well as all phases? How will the duration of the phases be minimized? Many here suffered significant long-term distress from Elkhorn infrastructure noise. How will the wildlife be protected from adverse impacts from significant noise/vibrations? Most deer, coyote, birds and other animals flee when startled by loud noise. Will infrastructure construction and other phases halt during fawning and post fawning season, so the fawns don’t get separated from their mothers? Transportation Courtenay Lane and Lance Drive, including branching streets, are already significantly suffering from increased traffic dangers through Elkhorn. Infrastructure traffic was/is dangerous to children and pets. How will Canyon Springs keep from continuing and increasing this dangerous situation? How will it be guaranteed that Elkhorn roads won’t be utilized during this project in order to keep the traffic hazards from increasing? How will the residents on all affected streets in and around Glenshire be protected from increased traffic due to construction and future increased residency? Utilities Heavy trucks during infrastructure of adjacent development previously ruptured water lines in front of one property on Canterbury Lane. How will it be insured that the residences downhill from Canyon Springs won’t be impacted by broken water pipes or sewage lines? And how will the wetlands be protected from these inevitable occurrences? Construction Phasing It’s understood the construction will take over 20 or more years to build out. Why would any project be proposed or accepted that will make such a significant adverse impact over that many years from noise, traffic, air quality, wildlife and many other hazards? Alternatives Analysis We feel this dense and long-term construction project as proposed imposes too many significant hazards to the existing community and wildlife. Will there be serious consideration and research done toward the various options to a “no project”? The community should weigh in on this matter. There is significant community interest in seeing this land purchased and preserved as open/recreational space. There are enough interested parties to facilitate resources toward this outcome. Why not allow ample time for that to be worked on before more of our environmental resources are permanently taken way without considerable efforts for this alternative? Another alternative would be to have not more than a 20 larger parcel cluster crossing no wetlands. Thank you for the opportunity in this process. Residents of Truckee (see below), Craig & Willow Fierro 10406 Courtenay Lane Leon & Lee Hutchins 16176 Canterbury Lane Sean McMahon 10427 Courtenay Lane Marion Ratkovsky 16154 Canterbury Lane Stephanie Stewart 10455 Courtenay Lane Pam Stock 16175 Lance Drive Linda Stoner 16175 Lance Drive