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t~Ear i ore C.1 aybroo~:: , 796eS Hi 1 i sboro 1=.t . who 1 i •res : cex t to the proposed protect expressed ^pposition to it. She felt the dirt i nvol ;red i r ~ the construction stage would i of i 1 trots thei r- hoeries. She felt the project would greatly increase traffic on Foothill F:oad and that the City should tare same type of ac~Li on to aI I evi ate tt-eat . She noted the l acs:: of footpaths i n that area, especially for the use of children going to Foothill Sci~:ool. Stns= was concerned with the number of tr-ucE::s that tra;rerse Foothill aIr eady and the increase of them after- construction begins. She also expressed corocern that the h'loller quarry would again be reopened and the hazards involved in that. $ob Wait::er, J°~J Clayton, San Fr ancisco, a member of F'reser•re Area Fii dgei ands Committee rF°AF:C:~ represented the East Esay Area Trails Council. Their purpose is to work: with local governments and agencies to insure that as communities glare projects that they plan for the maximum possible use of hitie-eg trails. He had been a participarit for the last three years in hit;~ing on Pleasanton Pidge with hundr eds of area citizens. He e~;pressed !`t©pe treat the maximum good f csr public spaces would be explored thoroughly and that footpaths that would learj tie the F:egiorea F'art~ would be made accessible. In addition, he suggested they think: about linG~ing together parcels of ridge land park-s for ever-yaree to enjoy. He ti-iougt-et the staging area Baas commendable but expressed some concern about grading ore the para:ing lot. He wished the Commissioners good iuct; in proceeding with the project. f~arjorie La Ear of F'ARC complimented the developer on the proposed project and supported it. She e;~pr-essed some cc,ncerrs about the visual impact the project would gave on the area, along with opposing any removal of Heritage trees. She recommended planting of saplings to replace any that had t;_r be removed. Stye expressed concern regarding the impact of the protect on s~ildiife and recommended wildlife crossings. f~largaret Tracy, President cf F'AF~C, read a letter representing F'AF~C. ~4hile in favor of the project, she urged that all the trees be Ieft in tact. She commended the Commissioners regarding the EIF, ' s and its environmental sensi ti vi t•{. Stee e :pressed concern about passible 1 andsl i des because of gr ae~i ng and any covering of a stream canyon with bLCildirigs on it. uavid Glenn, S~~C? Foot!-sill F:d, said his major concern i-f the project were to be appro•red that the impact on traffic Ore Foothill and the surrounding areas would be too great. Eel i l F'otts, ~7o Edith Street, t_i ver~rior-e, opposed the project i ri its entirety. He felt the beauty of tree hills in that ar ea would be destroyed; that site grading would be ~iristabie; that the schools would be impacted; that the cost ^f housing would be tcso high. Hs= tt-iought this would begin a ge°~adual loss cif ail tree hi 1 i s i n ti-}e F'l easar~ ton artd surrounding areas. F'age ~