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By Amory Gutierrez
I think it should be noted here that Phil Blank lives on Hearst Drive and Oak Grove is essentially in his back yard.
see the video
http://www.oakgrovepleasanton.com/theplan.html
The joke is the folks that want to Ramrod this whole development down the throats of its citizens.
If Oak Grove came before the planning commission OR City Council today — it would be REJECTED!! WHY? Because the citizens don’t want ridgetop houses – by almost 60% on PP and more than 50% on QQ.
Get informed! This is bad for Pleasanton! And that IS a fact.
Gee, Karen. When did you move into Vintage Hills? Certainly not within the recent two+ years. I don’t ever recall you posting anything during the entire time of the court case. Do you know the ordinance in question was passed in November 2007? Oak Grove has been discussed in this blog ad nauseum. Where have you been? A recent NIMBY? Your claim about RAMRODing belies your historical knowledge of Oak Grove.
BTW, this letter is still a joke.
BTW, the posting 2 hours ago under this name was not me–I was there all along the way and someone else is trying to negate my comments as I am aware of the facts since I was in attendance for at least 8 of the public hearings
Stacey, the project was conjured up in private with 3 individuals with the developer and the ex-mayor/paid consultant and with no public input and no input from any environmental organization that could have modified it to be far less environmentally destructive.
It was expedited through a sham process. There were more far more hearings for last years’ school district parcel tax. And a budget advisory committee.
When the referendum happened in 1993, the developer said in the ballot arguments that they would bring next ridgetop estates, which they have done.
Then though there were a few so-called “public hearings”, none of the concerns such as: 1) bulldozing the ridgelines into oblivion 2) that 950 trees lie within or adjacent to the area to be graded and 3) also burying nearly 30 acres of nature under tons of soil and 4) the monstrous mansions are in an extremely high fire danger and hills are so steep for the emergency egress/ingress the fire marshal said it violates state law brought up by the public or planning commissioners were incorporated into the proposal so even though the public was “heard” it was not “listened to.” The EIR was so incredibly bad, the planning commission refused to certify it. What a joke.
No – I don’t think it is worth it.
Why doesn’t the developer simply comply with QQ and PP. They could put approximately 30 homes up there and no one could nor do I think they would be able to say much about it. Instead they insist on their 51, sue the City, sue anyone who opposes them…and then wonder why folks are upset.
Comply with PP and QQ and the whole thing would go away.
Both Vintage Hills and Kottinger Ranch are at the base of the Oak Grove ridgelines. Both areas are tiny and almost flat land by comparison. Step back and look at these ridges from a distance. Vintage hills is nothing by comparison. Are you trying to make a mountain out of a mole hill? lol.
Or better yet, take a drive up Kottinger Ranch.