2021-03-08 CollinsMonday, March 8, 2021 at 13:04:11 Pacific Standard Time
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Subject:Proposal for Surf Park Development at Coral Mountain
Date:Monday, March 8, 2021 at 11:01:16 AM Pacific Standard Time
From:Agnes Collins
To:consulEngplanner@laquintaca.gov
CC:council@la-quinta.org
Dear Nicole Sauviat Criste, Consulting Planner, City of La Quinta
We have owned our property in Puerta Azul at
57th and Madison for the past 10 years. During that Eme, we have immensely enjoyed hiking, walking and cycling in
our quiet peaceful community. We chose our home in La Quinta because we loved the beauEful natural environment.
We have been informed about the proposal to build a surf park just a short distance from us at 58th and Madison.
We are stunned to hear that this could actually happen in our quiet neighborhood. Apart from our very serious
concerns about the environmental impact of this type of development, this is just the wrong area for a
tourist/commercial development of this nature. While some may say it will increase the value of nearby properEes,
that is not the reason most of us purchased in this area. The proposed development will destroy the character of our
quiet tranquil community. A Disney-like surf park may be desirable to developers, provide recreaEonal opportuniEes
for short term visitors and will no doubt increase the tax base but the increased noise, traffic and polluEon will
destroy the very reason that we moved to the area.
Apart from these issues, we are even more concerned about the environmental sustainability of building such
developments in the desert. We have read the developer’s publicaEons aWempEng to address environmental issues
but we are also aware of the dire warnings of experts in the environmental field.
Now is not a Eme for excess consumpEon, economic growth-seeking or projects disconnected from the
environmental issues we face today. The reality of climate change should force us to rethink our growth models to
reduce natural resource consumpEon and reconcile our relaEonship with nature.
Please protect our community and our environment and do not allow this proposal to proceed in its current form.
RespecZully SubmiWed
Agnes Collins
80921 Calle Azul
La Quinta, 92253
250-738-0545
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