HomeMy Public PortalAboutCanyon Springs DEIR Public Comment #32 (Dita)Subject: FW: Canyon Springs DEIR
From: Sherrie Dita [sherriedita @gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, March 04, 2013 2:50 PM
To: Denyelle Nishimori
Subject: Canyon Springs DEIR
Sherrie & Joseph Dita
10626 Codogan Street
Truckee, CA 96161
Denyelle Nishimori, Senior Planner
10183 Truckee Airport Rd.
Truckee, CA 96161
Re: Comments for Canyon Springs DEIR
Dear Denyelle:
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March 3, 2013
My husband and I have been residents of Glenshire for over twenty seven years. During that time my husband has
commuted to Reno five days a weeks. One of our primary concerns is safety and traffic delays on Glenshire Drive,
particularly the steep hill north of Martis Peak Road leading to Hirschdale Road and Interstate 80. Many times we have
seen cars that have spun out, blocking the road and creating dangerous driving conditions. As the only access and exit
for development and construction from Interstate 80, this project will create a heavy burden on Glenshire Drive
exacerbating the concern during a possible evacuation from a fire or other natural disaster. The DEIR does not consider
impact of 1 -80 closures, inclement weather.
Glenshire Drive is not designed for large amounts of traffic. What is the impact on Glenshire Drive from Olympic Heights
to downtown? Estimates suggest an additional 1700 to 2500 new trips to Glensshire on a week day. At the intersection
of Glenshire Drive and Donner Pass Road, the DEIR assumes the Rail Yard project will construct a new Glenshire
intersection. There is no basis for assuming this new intersection will be built. The DEIR traffic analysis should be redone.
Traffic studies need to consider cumulative impacts for the region. Project mitigation would need to reduce unit density
immensely due to road impacts.
As discussed in Land Use and General Plan, Truckee is linked with well connected open space and trails. The Canyon
Springs project does not connect with the Town of Truckee trails network. Canyon Springs is a sprawling development
that does not preserve the open space or protect sensitive habitat which is home for wild cats, herds of mule deer and
their fawn, red -tail hawks and their hatchlings, eagles, bears. Every year in Winter & Summer the mule deer migrate
from Verdi to Truckee. Canyon springs blocks this important migratory corridor. This is the only major corridor left
within the Town of Truckee. The project makes no effort to protect this sensitive habitat and provides no support,
evidence, or facts for statements that the deer will continue to be able to seasonally migrate through the Canyon
Springs site. The facts regarding wildlife migration must be analyzed and presented by an unbiased expert.
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Due to the our cold environment and the relative low cost of wood burning for warmth, wood burning stoves are a
primary source of heat in Truckee in the Winter. The DEIR section on air quality allows wood burning stoves with no
limitation except EPA certified stoves. Our air quality in Truckee and Glenshire is already compromised from smoke and
wood burning particulates. There is no mention in the DEIR of the added burden from wood smoke from Canyon
Springs. Our frequent inversion layers would further contribute to the pollution.
The Canyon Springs project and DEIR do little to address the development's increase in hazardous traffic conditions;
increased air pollution from vehicles and wood burning stoves; impact on wildlife and the mule deer migratory corridor,
impact of erosion and flooding, and water quality from construction run off sediment into the Glenshire pond. The DEIR
is appears to be a flawed environmental report that fails to address many issues. The project should be rejected or
seriously mitigated.
Thank you for your consideration.
Sherrie & Joseph Dita
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