2022-04-22 Staff re Coral Mtn MailingFrom: Tania Flores
Sent: Friday, April 22, 2022 9:27 AM
To: Danny Castro; Cheri Flores; Consulting Planner; Carlos Flores
Subject: Coral Mtn Mailing
Attachments: Coral Mtn Mailing.pdf
Got a copy of the mailing that was sent regarding CM. See attached.
Tania Flores
Design and Development Department
Planning Division
(760)777-7023
SAY ' 0 TO T 1 E WAVE
La Quinta Residents for Responsible Development need your Help!
iTOP The Coral Mountain Resort Because it will:
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• Waste Scarce Desert Water and Electricity for a PRIVATE SURFING RESORT!,
• Damage Local Resources ® Obstruct Scenic Views
Create Noise Pollution, Light Pollution and Traffic Jams
Increase Greenhouse Gases and Climate Impacts
Increase Large, Overcrowded Special Events and their Problems.:,:
Destroy the Peaceful Nature of an Entire Community
Join the SOU
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www.saynotothewave.com
WE OPPOSE THIS PROJECT BECAUSE:
Meriwether Companies and Big Sky Wave Development have applied to the City of La Quinta
o change the zoning of a 386-acre parcel of land at the base of THE CORAL MOUNTAIN west
f Madison Street between Avenues 58 and 60. FOR THE BENEFIT OF A FEW PRIVATE SURFERS.
• Low density residential/golf zoning would change to allow for construction
of a PRIVATE RESORT with CAPACITY FOR OVER 4,000 OVERNIGHT
GUESTS (150 Room Hotel and up to 600 Short Term Rentals).
• It will CONTINUOUSLY AND IRREVOCABLY WASTE WATER through
evaporation FROM an 18 MILLION GALLON WAVE POOL SPANNING
16.7 ACRES (EQUIVALENT TO 13 FOOTBALL FIELDS)
• It will waste a huge amount of electricity just to generate waves.
With MORE DAYS OVER 100 DEGREES THAN EVER BEFORE,
ELECTRICITY IS NECESSARY FOR SURVIVAL, AND OUTAGES
CAN BE DEADLY! We cannot afford to waste electricity or water!.
• It will cause LIGHT POLLUTION FROM SEVENTEEN 80-FOOT TALL
LIGHT TOWERS THAT WILL eliminate dark skies FOR MILES AROUND
EVERY DAY UNTIL 10 PM.
• It will negatively impact significant cultural, historic, natural, scenic,
and biological resources in and around The Coral Mountain Resort.
• The Project will dwindle our aquifer & Colorado River Canal Supplies.
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• It will cause NOISE POLLUTION and TRAFFIC by allowing FOUR ADDITIONAL 4-DAY SPECIAL
EVENTS PER YEAR with up to 2500 ATTENDEES PER DAY, extended hours, AND the real
possibility of more events being permitted through Transient Use Permits (TUPs)
WITHOUT community input or recourse. This also puts ADDITIONAL DEMANDS ON the capacity
of OUR FIRST RESPONDERS to keep our community safe.
• IT WILL create SIGNIFICANT AND UNAVOIDABLE GREENHOUSE GAS impacts
according to the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the project, exacerbating climate chang
• IT WILL DESTROY THE VERY NATURE OF THIS COMMUNITY, which is renowned for its
beautiful vistas, dark skies, and its many opportunities for peace, relaxation, and outdoor
recreation. Its PRIVATE! You can't go and watch the surfing with your families.
You can help us to just say NO!
Join with us to stop this disaster from happening
Please go to our website: saynotothewave.cuin
where you can see for yourself why this should not happen,
and also AGN OUR PETITION againsl ibis prujecl.
DON'T LET THIS HAPPEN IN LA QUINTA