Let me list five reasons to reconsider approving this plan as someone who actually lives directly next to this area.
There is one main road through this area of the North Mesa and it goes through a school zone. Increased traffic not only impacts those of us who live on this Mesa, but also increases the threats to the kids on their way to and from school.
We already have a lot of these facilities. There is a bike park on the Barranca Mesa. Why not spend the funds on improving that facility? Urban park has volleyball courts. The needs are already being met elsewhere in the town.
It’s a hassle to drive nearly 15 minutes just to go to Smith’s from where I live, which again is right next to the proposed zone. Will the Los Alamos residents truly drive that distance to visit some food trucks?
This plan displaces wildlife and disturbs the animals boarded at the stables nearby. Again, to the increase in traffic, imagine the increased number of collisions with the deer, coyotes, and other animals. The increased noise will significantly stress the horses, who have highly sensitive hearing.
The closest residents are largely people in manufactured homes. Are their needs being valued at the same level of the rest of the residents of Los Alamos? The loudest voices are not necessarily the majority voices or even the correct voices. My neighbors are hard-working, usually not the scientists or engineers who work at LANL, but the ones who keep everything operational. We do not have the time to attend these meetings where these plans are developed because we are too busy surviving. Instead of listening to the people who do have the luxury of letting their voices be heard, perhaps take the time to truly discover the needs of the people at North Mesa.
Let me list five reasons to reconsider approving this plan as someone who actually lives directly next to this area.
There is one main road through this area of the North Mesa and it goes through a school zone. Increased traffic not only impacts those of us who live on this Mesa, but also increases the threats to the kids on their way to and from school.
We already have a lot of these facilities. There is a bike park on the Barranca Mesa. Why not spend the funds on improving that facility? Urban park has volleyball courts. The needs are already being met elsewhere in the town.
It’s a hassle to drive nearly 15 minutes just to go to Smith’s from where I live, which again is right next to the proposed zone. Will the Los Alamos residents truly drive that distance to visit some food trucks?
This plan displaces wildlife and disturbs the animals boarded at the stables nearby. Again, to the increase in traffic, imagine the increased number of collisions with the deer, coyotes, and other animals. The increased noise will significantly stress the horses, who have highly sensitive hearing.
The closest residents are largely people in manufactured homes. Are their needs being valued at the same level of the rest of the residents of Los Alamos? The loudest voices are not necessarily the majority voices or even the correct voices. My neighbors are hard-working, usually not the scientists or engineers who work at LANL, but the ones who keep everything operational. We do not have the time to attend these meetings where these plans are developed because we are too busy surviving. Instead of listening to the people who do have the luxury of letting their voices be heard, perhaps take the time to truly discover the needs of the people at North Mesa.