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Laura Dabe
From:Denyelle Nishimori
Sent:Thursday, November 20, 2014 3:54 PM
To:Terri McCracken (tmccracken@placeworks.com)
Cc:Laura Dabe
Subject:Canyon Springs RDEIR Public Comment #47
From: Josh Evans [mailto:jrocc515@aol.com]
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2014 12:20 PM
To: Denyelle Nishimori
Subject: Canyon Springs RDEIR
11/20/2014
To: Denyelle Nishimori, Senior Planner
10183 Truckee Airport Rd.
Truckee, CA 96161
Re: Comments for Canyon Springs RDEIR
Dear Denyelle,
The following are my comments and concerns regarding the adequacy of the RDEIR for the proposed Canyon
Springs housing development:
After reviewing the RDEIR sections regarding biological resources, traffic/transportation and project
alternatives I have serious issues with the proposed development. Some of my main concerns include the effects
on water quality, deer herd migrations,red foxes and the effects to special status plants,animals and wetlands.
I would mainly like to address a few issues within the proposed alternatives section. CEQA guidelines are
designed to reduce significant environmental impacts of the project and state that the alternatives should be
reasonable. Although it mentioned an alternative site was not found in the city limits and an alternative as
infeasable. Based upon the facts presented it appears Alternative A: no project would serve as a reasonable and
feasible alternative based on ceqa guidelines. It states under alternative A: that no impacts to biological
resources would occur which is also exactly in line with one of the stated project objectives of protecting open
space areas that serve native habitat and wildlife corridors. But it argues that current unauthorized and
unregulated recreational uses such as hiking,dog walking, mountain biking will modify the habitat including
federally protected wetlands more if they continue as they currently are than would the damage of building 185
parcels on the land with briges and other insufficient mitigation measures. That argument alone is unfeasible
and inadequate to use saying no development would actually cause more environmental impact on biological
resources than the proposed project.
I have many other issues regarding the RDEIR on the proposed Canyon Springs housing development but I
have stuck to my main concerns here.
Thank you for allowing me to address my concerns regarding the RDEIR for the proposed Canyon Springs,
please feel free to contact me with questions regarding my comments and concerns addressing the adequacy of
the RDEIR.
Sincerely,
Josh and Gina Evans
14600 Martis Peak Rd.
530-587-3728
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Jrocc515@aol.com