Janette Littler’s letter of January 31, 2013 is right on and I agree with her completely!

I’ve been a resident here since April of 1984 and have participated in the growth of this community. One Paseo will be a great addition to this neighborhood. I can easily walk to the site from my house on Lower Ridge Road and not worry about parking. Trader Joe will also be a plus.

I’m tired of the negative comments from community activists and politicians
that curtail progress, opportunity, shopping and entertainment options for
residents of this community, especially those who don’t live here. One Paseo will create more jobs for this community.

More traffic is the big negative touted by the objectors. Well, the traffic is here
already because the homes are here. So, why not provide more shopping and entertaiment options for the residents, and more tax revenue for the money
hungry government. Try parking during certain day times at our current “over crowded strip mall.” It’s a joke, especially over the holidays when I had to drive to Vons on Mango or to shopping on Via de la Valle.

So, stop jacking around the people at Kilroy and the residents who live here.
I WANT ONE PASEO APPROVED.

In your piece you say as a county supervisor “I have no authority” to legislate in Carmel Valley land issues. That is exactly right! It is a point that was brought to your attention during the election when you lied at a public event about your role and the Coastal Commission’s role.

You have no credibility. You knew then what you know now: this is a matter for others to decide. You don’t even live in our neighborhood or city, for crying out loud!

An honorable representative of ALL Dist. 3 constituents would have held his or her tongue and listened to community input. Instead you have disrespected us with your presumptuous self-promotion.

I live within walking distance of this proposed project. I have lived within 4 miles of my current home since 1987. I care deeply about my community and I WANT ONE PASEO!

I want consumer choice. We need more retail and entertainment options. The glorified strip mall we now have is over-crowded and underparked for all practical purposes. We need more housing to accommodate projected needs. Where will our children live after graduation? In one of our $1.5M homes???!

It is irresponsible to ignore community needs. Further, it is the worst kind of hubris to ignore the HUNDREDS of community members who attended the Jan. 24th meeting in SUPPORT of One Paseo.

I am comfortable with the density and appreciate the reduced project now before us. And I am more than comfortable with the $6M in traffic mitigations that are required before the first building permit is issued–mitigations we will never enjoy absent the private investment being offered. You may disagree. Fine. But it is not your call, as you noted.

Please keep your mouth shut and respect the process and Carmel Valley residents. You do not speak for me or for many, many others who have invested our lives here.

To reiterate: I want One Paseo in my neighborhood. I do not want you to visit us again because this falls far, far outside your lawful purview.