HomeMy Public PortalAboutPublic Comment #8 (Lippert)Re: Joerger Ranch Specific Plan (PC-3) October 28, 2013
Dear Town of Truckee Planning Division Staff,
We have lived in Truckee for nearly 40 years and on Reynold Way, at the Ponderosa Golf
Course, since 2007. Prior to our move, we lived in Brickelltown for 30 years, near the street
traffic, train and freeway noise, and all-night lighting that came with living in downtown
Truckee.
We are thrilled to live in a quiet neighborhood now, away from the impacts we endured.
Unfortunately, the proposed commercial development in the Joerger Ranch PC-3 project
(Parcels 1-6) threatens that.
If the Joerger Ranch parcels west of Highway 267 are developed for commercial purposes,
and if Martis Drive, the narrow, one-lane dirt road connecting Brockway Road to Reynold
Way, is widened to 60 feet and paved, the character of our neighborhood is changed
forever. From a livable one, it becomes a noisy suburban setting with large buildings and
huge parking lots, and a road that invites trucks and traffic to our narrow unlined streets
where people walk their children and dogs en route to the Legacy Trail, past senior housing
and the popular skateboard park.
We admire the Joerger family for potentially donating Parcel 6 to the proposed Truckee
Community Building. However, if they consider the donation a trade for developing Parcels
1-5, or for widening and paving Martis Drive to Reynold Way, then we are very much
opposed and would urge TCB supporters to find another location.
When you consider new development to our community, please remember the value of the
people who live here––in the neighborhoods that reflect their dreams of being in a beautiful,
small mountain town. A few years ago, our neighborhood was dramatically affected by
construction of the new Highway 267 bypass, which now exposes some residents to the
noise of day and night traffic, when before there was none.
We are very lucky to live here, and we know it. We are also well aware that Truckee needs
new businesses for a vital economy and energetic people to run them. But, without
desirable neighborhoods to live in, Truckee has nothing to offer, and the future of this very
special place may not be what we envision.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
Laurel & Tom Lippert
10355 Reynold Way
Truckee, CA 96161
#530-587-2995