Letter: Fire a threat to Martis Valley project
Publisher’s note: This letter was sent to the Placer County Board of Supervisors.
Dear Board of Supervisors,
I am submitting this article for the record for the Martis Valley West Parcel Specific Plan as further evidence that the MVWPSP FEIR did not into take in consideration the threat of wildland urban interface. A CalFire representative was consulted by Planning Commissioner [Wayne] Nader who had extensive conversations about the location and the problematic terrain and ability to adequately protect and evacuate the public among other issues when a fire erupts.
Note the attached article brings forth the 10 most expensive fires in the West’s history. Six of the 10 fires are in California in locations that are similar forested areas much like the proposed MVWPSP.
Ellie Waller, Tahoe Vista
Wildfires are a fact of life when living in areas like Truckee and Lake Tahoe.
Why exacerbate the problem by staging a development up a heavily forested canyon off a major evacuation artery???? Hello Developers: Find suitable locations have less density, do not violate a ridge-top and you’ll have less public resistance!
Cautious has a valid point!…are these ‘developers’ going to be allowed to create a fire disaster, which is bound to happen, if blocking/overloading, of these escape arteries continues.