CITIZENS AGAINST TAPESTRY PETITION

C.A.T.

August 27, 2015

Mike & Linda

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"CITIZENS AGAINST TAPESTRY ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT"

Citizens Against Tapestry petition that Terra Verde Group, Tapestry, answer each question within the petition, as concerned citizens we have a right to know. We call this the “Citizens Against Tapestry Environmental Impact Report.”

City of Hesperia Staff Report to the Planning Commission

August 27, 2015

Air Quality

Although all feasible mitigation measures will be applied, project construction would exceed the daily thresholds for volatile organic compounds, oxides of nitrogen, carbon monoxide and PM10, as well as annual thresholds for oxides of nitrogen and carbon monoxide. Operational emissions of volatile organic compounds, oxides of nitrogen, carbon monoxide and particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.S) would exceed the daily and annual MDAQMD thresholds. As the project will exceed the thresholds, project impacts for both construction and operation would be considered significant and unavoidable. Because the project would result in increases in population and residential dwellings compared to the assumptions in the the applicable air quality management plans, impacts related to consistency with those plans also would be significant.

1. With the impact of extreme pollution conditions as described above, at what age would children under six begin to feel symptoms of pulmonary deterioration?

2. What type of effect would massive pollution as described above have on senior citizens suffering from COPD, bronchitis, and other pulmonary diseases? What would be the effect on the quality of life for the above-described seniors?

3. How will massive pollution as described above generally affect the health and longevity of citizens of Hesperia proper?

4. Since the project Tapestry has no medical how much greater will the waiting time be for doctor appointments in the pediatric field for children of Hesperia proper.

5. What type of stress would affect parents who cannot get their sick child medical treatment in a reasonable amount of time?

6. If the water used to keep the dust down during the Tapestry project is not drinking quality for human consumption. The question arises what bacteria might be living in that water which will blow in the air with the breeze and bore deep into our ground water.

7. What are the affects of unsterilized sewer water unfit for human consumption, being spread on the ground in the quantities demanded to keep the dust down in the construction of Tapestry. As to what degree will it affect the life of organisms and life that cannot be seen with the human eye but is essential to the balance of the earth’s eco-system?

8. If the water being used to keep dust down on the Tapestry project is water fit for human consumption, what type of impact would this create on the area from which the water is extracted?

9. In drought conditions what would be the effect of torrential rains on hills within the Tapestry project, gullies and natural water flows in concern with the probability of massive mudslides? What will be the impact outside of the Tapestry project in a flash flood situation, since Tapestry has removed natural stabilization of terrain and plants?

10. What would be the impact within the Tapestry project under normal weather conditions considered drought free, if a flash flood occurred in the surrounding mountain areas or within Tapestry? Considering that, 9,000 acres will be paved and incapable of absorbing floodwaters.

11. What are the percentage levels of mudslides and flash floods in and around the Tapestry project that could occur that cannot be specifically calculated, because of the obvious? A terrain with multiple features and different types of sand packs and gullies, overseen by mountains and hills that change their ability to absorb water due to weather conditions and the unforgiving hardened soil after a fire.

12. What would be the percentage of stress on commuters in Hesperia especially including around town driving, with the impact of another 10,000 or 20,000 cars on the road as move-ins from Tapestry will have to use the streets of Hesperia proper for an unlimited amount of necessities. In what way does stress affect people in heavy traffic situations daily?

13. The last time Hesperia had a population boom our deputies were pushed under the bus so to speak. The overtime deputies were working made their job unsafe for them and citizens. How much overtime will deputies have to work in order to maintain stability in Hesperia proper and the Tapestry project? What types of effects will overtime hours have on the ability of deputies to make split second decisions, which could cost their life or the life of a citizen?

14. With the shortage and overcrowding of mental health facilities combined with the influx of Tapestry what would be the impact on waiting time for patients to receive adequate service and medication. How much more unsafe will our streets be if these people cannot get help when needed. How much would the safety of officers be impaired if our streets are overrun with mental patients wanting and needing help that doesn’t exist.

15. What would be the probability of gasoline prices rising with the intrusion of Tapestry as supply and demand gives the order for price control?

16. Measure I as voted for in its original spirit for the purpose of paving and maintaining and repairing streets in Hesperia proper at least that is what the voters thought. Since the money from Measure I was not used in the spirit it was voted for, instead it was used to guarantee Terra Verde Group access to land for their Tapestry project and to vindicate any accusations that Tapestry couldn’t be built per an EIR versus road and traffic conditions. Since this was done what is the impact on taxpayers in Hesperia proper since the citizens of Hesperia proper will have to pay back the loan and not see any improvements in the streets of Hesperia proper for what we interrupt as the city’s intentional misuse of funds?

17. What will be the burden on the tax base contributed by the citizens of Hesperia proper? Will there be an increase, some type of levy or burden placed on the citizens of Hesperia proper? On the other hand, will citizens of Hesperia proper have to endure a longer period of time without street improvements in regard to number 15 above? Without street improvements what would be the future cost of front-end repair and tire replacement over the next 8 years due to the poor quality of our roads in Hesperia proper?

18. The cost of maintaining the sewer reclamation plant, police, fire, ambulance services, and general city maintenance, does not as far as we know have an escrow account to pay for all these services for the living project Tapestry. What amount of tax revenue would Tapestry have to create in order to sustain itself from the first move-in. How many move-ins will it take until their taxes have added up on their own to take care of all of Tapestry’s needs on its own?

19. How long will the citizens of Hesperia proper have to subsidize what it takes to run the city of Tapestry?

20. How will Tapestry affect the crime rate in Hesperia proper, what types of crime can we expect to see more of.

21. Schools, what will be the levy monetarily on citizens in Hesperia proper to build schools in the Tapestry project. The number of schools in the Tapestry project is totally insufficient since with a similar population, on a non-updated study Hesperia has 16 elementary schools compared to 8 in Tapestry. Hesperia proper also has 4 middle schools on record there may be more compared to Tapestry with 2 middle schools. Hesperia proper has 6 high schools plus 2 alternates equaling 8, Tapestry on has 2 high schools.

22. Does the Tapestry project have enough acreage allocated to at least match the overloaded number of schools in Hesperia proper? If not what would the impact be on schools in Hesperia proper, students, adult citizens and considering in all of the above?

23. According to Hesperia Fails Government Website on Facebook, the Hesperia School Board is 200,000,000 in debt, with the misuse of money from Measure I according to the government site this creates a 400,000,000 debt to pay with the highway for Tapestry. Even though citizens voted down Measure M which would increase our property taxes greatly but get the school board out of debt and able them to borrow another 7 million. With the intrusion of Tapestry and all the other incurred charges will more people be encouraged to sell their homes or just leave them for the bank. What type of impact would each have on the citizens of Hesperia?

24. With Tapestry what will be the impact on the housing market in Hesperia proper, will property increase, or decrease in value. Will selling time increase or decrease, once again will any of these factors create stress on the citizens of Hesperia proper?

25. In order to get classes in Victor Valley College you have to be on the computer at 2:00 in the morning at sign up due to overcrowding. Since Tapestry does not have a community college will hundreds or thousands applying from Tapestry create an extra burden on citizens of Hesperia proper attempting to get classes at Victor Valley College.

26. What type of destructive thought patterns if any will be created by the overwhelming influx of traffic, people, and pollution encroaching specifically on Hesperia proper without the full knowledge and understanding of every citizen, whose lives will be changed forever, including quality of air, recreational activities, and general living situations?

27. Is there any situation thought of or unavoidable that would result that citizens of Hesperia proper are forced to use sewer water from the Tapestry reclamation plant or other types of drinking water that may not be up to the standards to which we are told we are drinking now?

28. Will the intrusion of project Tapestry create a more tranquil, less stressful life for the citizens of Hesperia proper in their daily activities or will the opposite occur?

29. What will be the impact and loss if there is not an unbiased inspector on the Tapestry project who can professionally identify archaeological finds and/or human remains most likely that of Indian Tribes such as the Serrano and other tribes that inhabited the area?

30. If the city and/or Tapestry has not followed every state and federal law protecting endangered species such as the Arroyo Toad, Burrowing Owl, Least Bells Vireo, and the Southwestern Willow Fly Catcher, and including a variety of plant species. If preliminary construction or land evaluation pertaining to moving soil should occur before all the proper papers are filed with the California Department of Fish and Wild Life and also with the U.S. Fish and Wild Life Service to allow proper inspection by those agencies, prior to any of the above actions taking place. What would be the effect on the endangered species in those areas where the earth has been moved?

31. What will be the physical and psychological impact on citizens of Hesperia proper during the beginning of construction on the Tapestry project for those living close to the site?

32. How will the heavy pollution effects of construction, affect people with COPD, especially children and the elderly. Could the impact shorten the life of a child or an elderly person with COPD? What distance north of the Tapestry project would the air quality be considered normally safe within state standards during construction of Tapestry?