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the linear park in Pleasanton Meadows. This project is better than the Pleasanton Meadows abandoned school site project though --- that one did not fit into the neighborhood due to the main street transitioning from the old subdivision with having houses face the street to the new subdivision with the back fences of the backyards facing the street. This Ponderosa project seems to follow the layout of the original Morrison Homes' street layout and thus the transition is a good one. SCHOOL DISTRICT FAILED PROMISES: The school district never followed through in building the many schools it promised the residents of Pleasanton, but this is not just the case with Del Prado/Hansen Park site or Valley Trails site. The same thing happened in Pleasanton Meadows in North Pleasanton with George Oakes as I mentioned - the Pleasanton school district designated a school site, then refused to build a school. The exact same thing happened to Morrison Homes almost directly across the street (Hopyard) in the Pleasanton Valley development. The school district promised a school, the developer cooperated, the lots were sold, then the school district refused to construct a school there at the empty lot that was reserved for a school. I have a document with a map showing that there was supposed to be a school there....ftp://ftp.consrv.ca.00v/pub/dmq/shezp/poc extrpts/SHZ C GJ&A E6420/C4A67DB8 DUB.pd f (Pleasanton Valley school site that was abandoned by Pleasanton school district - see the map). In the end, Morrison Homes got approval to go ahead and build homes in the empty lot that the Pleasanton school district abandoned, but the city of Pleasanton originally denied the application. It ended up obviously be settled in court along with Morrison Homes v. City of Pleasanton because I can't find the actual approval of the subdivision of the abandoned school site near Woodthrush in Pleasanton Valley in city records. Time and time again, the Pleasanton school district has sold off its land which had consisted of thousands of acres and refused to reduce the student population of Donlon. They have had an opportunity to build schools to reduce the population of that school for decades, but time and time again, they sold their land to developers, for example, the Stoneson school site - ftp://ftp.consrv.ca.00v/pub/dmq/shezp/poc extrpts/SHZ C ESYC C6-2121- R1/J8L 3 DUB.pdf (Stoneson school site that was abandoned by Pleasanton school district). This has happened so many times, and almost each time, the school district failed to even approach the State about matching funds, or even start with any attempt to build a school even when the district had available funds to start construction. It has more mothballed plans for schools than any school district I have ever seen. However, in my opinion developers like Ponderosa in general should not be penalized for the school district's decisions which involve failing to build schools they promised the community. The fault exclusively lies with the school district. RESTROOM: I think the planned restroom is a great amenity. I only had to contact the city once about a maintenance issue in the one in Stoneridge Creek over the years and it was minor (the water fountain was shooting up several feet in the air). Many residents use that restroom both in the immediate neighborhood and people using the Arroyo Mocho trail to walk or bike. I have never seen graffiti there. The site of the Valley Trails park location originally listed it as a Community Park in the 1965 General Plan, thus I do not think that putting a restroom there is going to be an issue. Again, in summary, I like the proposed development and think Ponderosa did a good job. Thanks Anne Fox 2