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Laura Dabe
Subject:FW: Tahoe Donner Beach changes
From: martin joffe [mailto:drmartinjoffe@yahoo.com]
Sent: Friday, August 09, 2013 5:12 PM
To: Jenna Endres
Subject: Tahoe Donner Beach changes
Thank you for considering my concerns.
I have spent many hours watching the flow of foot traffic from the parking area to the beach itself and back.
I am extremely concerned about safety -especially children. I find it difficult to turn off my pediatrician
understanding of child safety.
Kids run to the beach across the grass area. Families walk 2-4 abreast. Moms push strollers etc.
The plans call for a 3 foot grass "walkway" bordered by a high "wall" along the new deck and a busy driveway
used by the boaters offloading their high profile boats. It is my humble opinion that this configuration is a recipe
for a child /motor vehicle collision.
Not only will vision be blocked by all, but also this increases the chance of young pedestrians darting into the
"roadway".
Also, the offloaded kayaks/SUPs onto the grass (no-one wants to place these on the roadway) will add to the the
dynamic of forcing pedestrians onto the road.
I will not comment on the use issues---but clearly daytime events will merely increase the traffic alongside the 3
foot grass walkway and further increase your liability if this is approved.
Thank you for you attention to this matter.
Dr Martin Joffe