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He stated tisat a full engineering study will be done regarding Foothill p;d. He addressed the issue of the i-bBCt iroterchange, seating that he felt the alternative of Zeaving the interchange an its present locations and configurations witt-~ extra left turn l apes on E~ernal and the o!i-raiTip woup d be feasible and can possibly he paid for out of tt-se protect. He requested the Co6i,lli ssi oners corisi der' this alternative. The other al t>=rnati ve it to move the irsterchange, but at this ti:rie (rends are not avai 1ablr3. Charrinan Lindsey inquired about noise mitigaticans on the back yards faC3!'lC~ Foothill Rd. t~ir. >~olph said that to preserve the rural ttc:~osphere it was decided against soundwalls and to try to face leisuses toward the road. They are Look:irsg toward an adc:litional I5 feet in setbac~:s from the r©ad plus a ~E~ feet landscape easement. In addition, the lots are Lc7,C~uv sq. ft. Commissioner I`'licheiotti asked if the houses on Foothill would all Ise similar. h1r. Fiol pl-i said they would be designed to vary. i"Ir . ~:ol ph requested approval of the application. Chair ~Tsan Lindsey responded tl'sat all avenues must be further explored before apps oval . The public hearing was opened. Tom Etlinn, ~`,?B Gloria Ct, stated that he spore at the previous public hearing regarding this project. He thought the density was still too high. He was in favor- of the concept of the Golden Eagle Farms project recently approved. He was greatly concerned about the iirspact on the school system along with traffic impact on Foothill, adjacent areas and on and off freeway traffic. Chr-i s Woods, 78I sS Foothi. I t s }=::nol 1 I)r ve, represented Fouthi i l k::noll Horrseowners Assns. He stated that they have been wor4:ing with the developer. His concerns had to do with: impact on schools, the final EIR, and traffic on Foothill Rd. He felt that if Foothill ~d. were straightened it would create an island and hence, a bazar d for chi 1 dren . He was i n favor of wal r:ways aI ong Foothi I I F:d. and i n the i"iui rwood area with safety for c!-sildren being a major- concern; further development of a neighborhood park to include soccer, softball, tennis and basketball. He sl.apported a buffer to protect wildlife; 165 I-somes on Larsd A and 6~ hs7s~tes on Land Int. He said the Homeowners F;ssri. would be happy to provide almost any I::i nd of crash bar-ri er fcsr~ amen-gency access. Sandra i}ibus, 79~= Eaccoon Hallow Ct. stated that she appreciated the care taken in doing tl~ie studies. Here concerns were that the rural atmosphere would be destroyed; that any straightening of Foothill nd. would invite more speeding; and the impact ors the schools, noting that no funding f r`os7! the State seerrss certain. F`age Fl