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Water. California will take a very long time to make up for the recent (and still much existent) drought. New <br /> development takes water Pleasanton should not be parceling out and passes the cost off to long-time <br /> residents. The City Council owes its constituents a serious explanation. <br /> Traffic. It is near impossible to get through town most of the given day. Every time a new development is <br /> introduced, misleading information on traffic abatement is shoved to the forefront of the proposal, hiding from <br /> the public that the "abatement" is only an attempt to alleviate the new traffic with that development, and <br /> certainly not relief from the disaster of cars already on the road. <br /> Housing. The best part of living in Pleasanton was the fact that it did not feel like any other big town or <br /> city. The struggle to find a home was based on the fact that they were "in demand" and not plenty by the <br /> dozen. This City Council would love to see citizens mashed in together, making us the new San Jose or <br /> Concord. And once the developers build up every last square foot, they will scoot town and leave us to try and <br /> wiggle around in a concrete jungle. <br /> I think the number one issue long-term citizens have with all of what is going on is the lack of transparency on <br /> the City Council's part. The City Council is responsible to the citizens of Pleasanton, not to Costco, not to any <br /> developer. Pleasanton only gets one chance to save land (not grassy man-made parks---that is NOT <br /> "undeveloped") and stay manageable. At the rate we are going now, we will have absolutely no room to breathe <br /> and nowhere to look except at houses and apartments and parking garages. Citizen are not being told about the <br /> key players in the development schemes nor are we having adequate weigh in on where the future of Pleasanton <br /> is headed. <br /> I appreciate the opportunity to share the thoughts of so many of us. I look forward to 2017 being the year the <br /> City Council and planners make decisions based off of the residents' wishes and in the best interests of <br /> Pleasanton, not just their purse strings. <br /> Regards, <br /> Karen Reid <br /> 2 <br />