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Marion Pavan From: Sent: To: Subject: KRISTI MAY [kdstimay@prodig¥.net] Thursday, January 06, 2005 3:47 PM Marion Pavan PUD-42 Hi, We have lived at 5833 San Juan Way for 13 years. This was when the school district still owned the property behind our neighborhood for construction of a high school. Later, things were changed and various construction has been done in the Sycamore/Happy Valley area. We have had to withstand a great deal of meetings and arguments over this area and withstood a lot of construction. So now we have a great number of houses south of us that never existed. The only problem is, to get to any of them requires a great deal of trouble. There is no connection other than over on San Antonio which is not convenient. At one time there was supposed to be a park in this area with the Bridlecreek construction. At some time that was taken out, but the path to connect the neighborhoods still existed. It needs to remain. I have 3 boys and they should be able to ride their bikes over to their friends houses. Now this requires basically going all the way aroung to San Antonio or going on Sunol, which is not an option. There is no reason to take this path out. The council has always said that they believe that neighborhoods in Pleasanton should be connected. The property owner has been arguing for years that his horses would be bothered by this path. I am assuming that this will no longer be an issue because he is finally subdividing his property. They have also maintained that it should retain its rural feel. I would love it if that were true. That was one reason we moved where we did. But it is no longer rural in this area and he is now subdividing also. I am sick of having to come to the city to defend this again. You need to build the path and move on. Second, the homes should be one story on the lots nearest San Carlos. We already have the Bridle Creek homes, some of which the neighbors were able to get to be one story. These should be too! The monstrosity of a house next door is an eye sore from our neighborhood. There used to be horses and a view of the ridge. Mow all you see is the Bozorgzad's enormous house. I am sure that they have a beautiful view of both Mt Diablo and the ridge, but what about the rest of us! They blocked our neighborhood. I fought on that one and was amazed at what we ended with. If you have not seen it from our side, you should! Please go to the top of San Carlos and look. Next, the grading should be lowered even more. The neighboring house is way above our neighborhood. It is absolulely awful. The properties should be brought down to not only that of the houses on our the end of San Carlos, but even lower so that they do not ruin the view any more than it already is and look into the homes in our neighborhood. !