HomeMy Public PortalAboutCanyon Springs DEIR Public Comment #62 (Golden)March 5, 2013 x
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To: Denyelle Nishimori, Associate Planner Town of Truckee 3.9''
Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the Canyon Springs Draft EIR.
1. P.P 3.6 States site is 1.6 miles East of Town Center. This is wrong and misleading. Shows lack of
attention to the most basic details.
P.P 4.1 -9 This shows the same mistake.
2. 3 -16 States 2500 Square foot building footprint. Is this the house size or the total disturbed
foot print? I.E. Driveways, fenced yards, etc. No clarity on detail.
3. 43 Cumulative impacts: no mention of encroachment issues to airport. Canyon Springs will
open the door for massive development to the northeast of the current site. 4.11.27 There is no
mention of primary GPS instrument approach to runway 20 at the Truckee Tahoe Airport. High
performance aircraft on stabilized high drag approach procedures generate high noise levels that can
not be mitigated. The addition of potentially thousands of new homes starting with Canyon Springs,
near the GPS procedure to runway 20 will result in large numbers of noise complaints at the airport.
Truckee Tahoe Airport has been here since the 1960s. Encroachment from unbridled growth is a real
problem for airports. Truckee Tahoe Airport was here first and must be protected from these threats.
4. P. 4.10.41 States there are no 100 year flood plains on the site.
P. 4.4 -4 States a minimum of 50 ft. setbacks to building envelopes would be maintained along
the designated 100 year flood plain. This is inconsistent and misleading.
5. 4.13 -7 States project will generate 2.59 persons per household equaling 468 new residents.
There is no mention of granny or second units. These units must be included in the calculations for
impact discussion.
6. 4.8 -9 States Martis fire turned 15 thousand square miles (39000 sq km). This would be a
square 122 miles on a side. The fire burned 17000 acres. This again shows a lack of objective research.
A total rework of fire hazards is in order.
7. In late September 2010 representatives from MAPF and SOSG were hosted by the applicants
on a walk of the project site. We were at the geographic center of the property listening to one of the
applicants discussing one of the bridges to be built when a herd of 7 -10 deer were sighted
approximately 100 yards north of our group. Needless to say, this did generate a lot of excitement and
silence.
8. In July 2010, 1 met with a land restoration expert at the parking area east of Glenshire Drive
below the Canyon Springs site and the Elkhorn Ridge subdivision, to discuss the environmental aspects
of Canyon Springs. The discussion centered on nutrient runoff and disturbed soil from construction
projects. The expert pointed out many issues resulting from the Elkhorn Ridge subdivision. I mentioned
the seasonal creek in back of my house on Regency Circle running clear for years, until one spring I
noticed grey sludge and algae clogging the creek. The expert asked if any construction of homes had
taken place upsteam. I answered yes, up on a side street off Edinburgh Drive. The expert said it is very
difficult to prevent this as the natural filtration quality of the land is destroyed by grading the lots for
construction,
in closing, the expert said "if Canyon Springs goes in, you can kiss the Glenshire Pond goodbye ".
Respectfully,
Leigh Golden President SOSG
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