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<br />Donald P. and Susan M. Allen <br />206 Sheffield Lane <br />Redwood City, CA 94061 <br />650-556-0002 <br /> <br />7A <br />~ IE I: IE ~ 'i!l IE age 63 <br /> <br />SEP 11 2007 W <br /> <br />CITY OF REDWOOD CITY <br />PLANNING SERVICES <br /> <br />September 5, 2007 <br /> <br />Maureen Riordan, Sr. Planner <br />City of Redwood City Planning Div. <br />10 1 7 Middlefield Rd. <br />Redwood City, CA 94063 <br /> <br />Dear Ms. Riordan, <br /> <br />In response to your notice to neighbors of the proposed 43-unit, five-story condominium <br />project at 885 Woodside Road, we are writing to register our objection. Our primary <br />complaint is the impact on traffic. We live in Kentfield Commons and must travel <br />frequently on Horgan Avenue and :find that traffic is frequently backed up as it is. This is <br />caused not only by the heavy traffic on Woodside Road made worse by the signal north- <br />east of the property, but also by cars wanting to enter and leave the car wash and the <br />convenience market-gas station on the comer. The presence of up to 92 more vehicles <br />coming and going through that intersection, especially during moming and evening rush <br />hours when most residents will leave for and return from work, will significantly impact <br />an already overloaded condition. <br /> <br />Is the greed and profit motive of the developer so important that part of the attractiveness <br />of Redwood City must be damaged? Many people come to visit us and are discovering <br />the entertainment and culinary improvements of this city. This adds to the city coffers as <br />well. If housing units are so badly needed (we're not sure this is true), why not limit the <br />scale to perhaps half the proposed scale? <br /> <br />I would also expect that in time, the City may be forced to widen Woodside Road. This <br />added setback would be a death knell to the future of the project and add markedly to the <br />cost of eminent domain condemnation purchases. <br /> <br />If the interest of the City in protecting decent living conditions still is a priority, you will <br />either reject or, at least, support downsizing of this project. <br /> <br />Sincerely, <br /> <br />~~~ <br /> <br /> <br />Donaid and Susan Allen <br />