2021-07-20 Michiels 2Wednesday, July 21, 2021 at 09:25:32 Pacific Daylight Time
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Subject:FW: A&en)on Cherri Flores, Planning Manager
Date:Tuesday, July 20, 2021 at 4:56:10 PM Pacific Daylight Time
From:Cheri Flores
To:Nicole Criste
CC:Danny Castro
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Nicole,
Another comment for the Wave.
Cheri L. Flores | Planning Manager
City of La Quinta
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From: Rob Michiels <rmichiels@consiliumassociates.net>
Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2021 4:55 PM
To: Cheri Flores <clflores@laquintaca.gov>
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Subject: A&en)on Cherri Flores, Planning Manager
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Good afternoon Ms Flores,
I would like to voice my strong opposition to the wave park project at Coral Mountain.
My wife and I have been homeowners at Andalusia for the past 11 years. I believe I am
also speaking on behalf of many of my neighbors.
We joined this beautiful Andalusia community because:
We love the peace and quiet;
We love the immaculately dark and clear night skies;
We were told the patch of wild and untamed desertscape across from us would
eventually be developed into a similarly quiet and uncrowded golf/low density residential
community.
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So, imagine our dismay when that property was sold to another developer, who has
quickly, and under the radar, moved to change the zoning from low density residential to
high impact commercial.
We do not understand why the city of La Quinta would have given the initial permission
for that zoning change so this ill-conceived project could move forward to this stage of
planning?
Do our city leaders really want to tie their political legacy to the desecration of one of the
last truly unique and peaceful tracts of La Quinta land by unscrupulous developers who
want to change it into a circus like attraction every day all year round? Why go forward
and spend untold dollars on investigations when any person with common sense knows
this can and should be stopped right now by the city simply holding fast to the original
zoning?
Why waste millions of gallons of drinking water when we are in the midst of a drought?
The so-called expert reports submitted in support of this project are at best theoretical
re-do’s of earlier reports (from other projects). No real science or experiments are
behind these reports. They should be refused and refuted.
Is the only underlying agenda that wants to allow this permitting process change the
pursuit of a few extra dollars promised for your city coffers? As my grandmother rightly
said: beware of promises!
If you go forward, I believe future generations will not look kindly on your legacy.
Thank you for your consideration.
Rob & Ria Michiels-Denayer
81301 Andalusia
La Quinta, CA 92253
Rob Michiels
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