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Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2009 11:48 AM To: Mayor and City Council Subject: Ponderosa Ironwood 55+ Community Dear Mayor Hosterman and Distinguished Council Members: My name is Erin Kvistad. My husband Derek and I arc lift-long residents of Pleasanton. Not only did we have the good fortune oC being raised in this town, but we have been blessed to be able to raise our own ['amity here as well. "Che first home we purchased in Pleasanton was in the Country Faire neighborhood built by Pleasanton-builder Ponderosa Homes. We currently reside in the Ponderosa Ironwood neighborhood off of Busch Road. We have lived in our home for over three years. We have been extremely satisfied with our neighborhood in terms of layout, conununity plan, and amenities and we have had a very positive experience with Ponderosa as the builder of our home. In addition, scvcral months after moving into our home, we were able to relocate my grandmother (now 94 years old) to the Ponderosa-built senior apartments also oC[' of Ironwood Drive. She greatly enjoys her complex, the amenities provided there and the sun~ouuding neighborhood and parkas she gets out and walks with her dog scvcral times a day. I am writing to express my support for the new proposed Ironwood 55+ Connnunity proposed for the Reimers Drive entrance off of the traffic cirdc on Ironwood Drive. "fhe project appears well-thought-out and consistent with the critical need Cor housing in this community for folks over 55. Also, it best compliments the existing Ironwood Community. A project such as the one proposed will have significantly less impact on the surrounding neighborhoods than would a public school. As a parent of two children in elementary school (that is too Car away Ior them to walk to) I see first hand every day the significant impact a school has on a neighborhood, not only Monday through Friday as every parent drops off and picks up their kids Cor school and afternoon sports practices, but also on the weekends as the facilities arc filled with soccer teams and other sports interests. Such traffic would especially impact the children in our neighborhood who play on their own streets, the families who utilize the pool complex, and my elderly grandmother and her neighbors who walk through their complex, along Ironwood Drive and to the park. My husband and I, and my grandmother, support Ponderosa in its efforts to bring this unique project to Pleasanton. We arc happy to see a Pleasanton company, who has built many of the nice neighborhoods in town, who contributes to the tax bast of Pleasanton, and who provides jobs for our community, and many of whose employees also live in Pleasanton, work so hard to contribute to the quality of life in its own community. We ask that you act on the recommendation of the Planning Commission and vote "Yes" on this project. Sincerely, Erin Kvistad 1287 Douahuc Ct.