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<br />~ S ~etters of Community Support <br /> <br />133 Mapache Drive, <br />Portola Valley CA 94028 <br /> <br />March 2, 1999 <br /> <br />California Coastal Conservancy <br />1330 Broadway, Suite 1100 <br />Oakland CA 94612 <br /> <br />Attention: Jan Cardellino <br /> <br />Dear Ms. Cardellino: <br /> <br />I am writing to support the application of the City of Palo Alto for a San <br />Francisco Bay Access Grant from your agency. <br /> <br />Although I am' writing this as a private citizen, my current occupation is as an <br />elected Director of the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District. This public <br />agency has two properties on San Francisco Bay: Ravenswood Preserve and <br />Stevens Creek Shoreline, through which the Bay Trail runs. I also am a long-time <br />member of San Mateo County's Trails Advisory Committee, which has been promoting <br />the Bay Trail through the county. <br /> <br />Palo Alto's proposed link, between the Duck Pond and Byxbee Park, has fong <br />been a dangerous stretch for users because of the heavy vehicular traffic and ab- <br />sence of ~-road facilities. Having hiked this area in connection with a book I c0- <br />authored, Peninsula Trails. lam well aware of the current hazard. <br /> <br />Palo Alto's proposed trail will include interpretive signs, which win be important <br />in explaining the marshland restoration Palo Alto has been doing at this formerly very <br />disturbed area. This trail will be a worthy use of your funds-supporting a responsible <br />agency in providing safe, educational access along the shoreline. <br /> <br />I urge you to approve Palo Alto's application. <br /> <br />Yours sincerely, <br /> <br />hÁ~.~ <br />;~y '¿r:kder <br /> <br />cc: Gregg Betts, Director of <br />Palo Alto Parks and Open Space <br /> <br />III-31 <br /> <br />.. ". '-' <br />'." ..,\ <br />City of Palo Alto <br /> <br />San Francisco Bay Access Program <br />