Meeting Time: May 09, 2024 at 9:00am PDT
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4a. 24-462Approve Minutes from the March 28, 2024, Planning Commission Hearing

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    Robert Shaffer 6 months ago

    To whom it may concern:

    As a resident of the Seigler Springs area on Seigler Springs North Road, I want to give my input to the consideration of a large cannabas grow operation immediately north of the Adidam property at Seigler Springs.

    Many vineyards and cannabas operations have set up in this area in recent years. These are heavy water users. The aquifer we use, which has been reliable for many years, is reaching its limit and beginning to show signs of overuse. Rainfall in Northern California is becoming less reliable, as shown by the multi-year drought before last year.

    Expanded demands on this aquifer will have significant negative impacts on existing residents, including the Adidam retreat center at Seigler Springs. The proposed project will also create additional traffic and noise, as well as pollution, in this quiet, secluded neighborhood.

    The Adidam facility has occupied this site for fifty years. For centuries humans have come to the natural hot springs here as a center for healing. To damage this resource in the name of short term extractive profits would be a tragedy and a travesty.

    Please do not approve the major cannabis operation at 11625 and 11625 Seigler Springs North Road.

    Best regards,
    Robert Shaffer