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Originally Posted by collie1228

Gracie, you may be right, that "apartments are not awful". But I live less than a half mile up Morse Blvd. from the former Hacienda Hills Country Club site, and I have several concerns about the developer's plans. First and foremost, Morse Blvd. is woefully inadequate to handle today's traffic, let alone an increase in population that such a large apartment complex will bring. When I try to cross Morse to get to my mail station in the off-season, I usually have to wait for 15-20 cars to pass by before I can pull out. In the Winter, it's not unusual to have over 50 cars pass. It's simply dangerous, and the developer doesn't seem interested in any improvements there. I'm hoping that the local authorities will be required to hold public hearings before issuing any construction permits. In my opinion, there should be at least a traffic study by a credible agency, and an environmental impact study as well. This is my neighborhood, and I believe that my neighbors and I deserve to have some input on a plan such as this.

Gracie, I attended the meeting so I can vouch that the residents were threatened with a big box store or parking garage. Both of which were red herrings to scare residents.