2021-07-21 WeltyNicole Sauviot Criste
Consulting Planner
City of La Quinta
78-495 Calle Tampico
La Quinta, CA 92253
Dear Ms. Criste:
Carol Welty
Arthur Stephens
81950 Eagle Claw Drive
La Quinta, CA 92253
RECEIVED
JUL 21 2021
CITY OF LA QUINTA
DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
The drought in the west is well documented one of the worst handful of years since the year
800 A.D. per Park Williams a hydroclimatologist at UCLA. One third of crops in California cannot
be planted due to lack of water. The drought is draining reservoirs by 30% like Lake Mead at an
alarming rate, including our own Salton Sea. To use precious water in the desert for a water
absorbing fun park is beyond measure of lack of insightfulness. Not only the water problem but
to put a commercial project among planned residential communities does not make sense. We
moved to this community in great part because it was a quiet community and area for
residential use only.
We strongly urge the city planning department as well as all involved in approving any
development to please be aware of all of the negatives involved with allowing this project to go
through.
Thank you for your consideration.
Carol Welty
Art Stephens
Email: carolwelt@yahoo.com