From: MCP FEEDBACK
To: Megan Mettee
Date: Wed, 05 Nov 2008 16:19:55
Subject: Mid County Parkway Project: New Feedback - ID# 1010
Attachment(s): 0

From Lorie Myers lorijmyers@juno.com
Message Sent:
Attn:  Cathy Bechtel, Manager
       Mid County Parkway Manager

cc: copy of letter submitted to Bob Buster

Lorie J & Steve T Myers
21507 Ridgedale Drive
Lake Mathews, CA 92570
951-780-8498

November 4, 2008

Matter of Public Record
Attn:  Bob Buster

Re:  Mid County Parkway Project

Mr. Bob Buster:

We have been residents of Lake Mathews since 1994.  We oppose the Mid 
County Parkway Project.  Building this freeway will cause a major impact 
to our community and our own personal property.  RCTC is not willing to 
make an impact on the residents of Mead Valley; however, they want to 
disrupt our quiet lifestyle, clean air, and wildlife within Lake Mathews 
and Gavelin Hills.

The residents residing here in Riverside County are major contributors of 
higher property taxes and private road maintenance fees.  Mead Valley does 
not pay nearly the property taxes that Lake Mathews residents pay.  We 
moved up here for the peace, quiet, and the beauty of no lights in our 
night sky.  For health reasons I reside here to be away from the city and 
traffic smog.

The Mid County Parkway is a project designed for major trucking for big 
companies to transport their goods.  It is not designed for local and 
regional traffic as they have stated.  Cajalco Road/Expressway can be 
widened to handle the needed traffic instead of wasting millions of 
taxpayer dollars on the Mid County Parkway project.  This project will cut 
through mountains and disturb your high-dollar taxpayer estates and the 
natural environment we have chosen to reside.  There are highway 
alternatives that can be used to meet the truckers’ needs.  I have worked 
with the CSA 128 West Lake Mathews Road Committee for road repairs for 
years.  It is interesting to me that you can spend millions to cut a 
freeway through my backyard creating a high noise level and smog from the 
jake-brakes on the diesel trucks.  The RCTC state that this will sound 
like it’s coming through my living room.  According to your studies, we 
will be on a scale of six (6) to seven (7) noise levels.

 When I have called to complain about obtaining road maintenance, I am 
re-directed to many people who can’t seem to help.  I am pushed off to the 
next person that answers the phone!  I am informed that we don’t have 
enough money in our road repair account to pave or fill potholes. 
However, my new neighbor next to me recently paid $14,000 for road repair 
permits for our private roads.  Where is the money going!

RCTC expects us to sit back and say “ok” to run us away from our current 
lifestyle and fill our homes and property with diesel  smoke.  For the 
record, if my home and property is damaged, or any kind of illness occurs 
because of this Mid County Parkway Project, we will hold Riverside County 
Transportation Department (RCTC), Caltrans, and the Federal Highway 
Administration Departments responsible and liable for all damages caused 
by this project.

Bob, we voted for you to remain in office.  We are counting on your 
support to stop this Mid County Parkway project from disturbing our 
livelihood.  The monies are already going to be dispensed for the widening 
of Cajalco Road/Expressway.  The Mid County Parkway project should be 
redirected to HWY 74.

We appreciate your assistance in helping to stop the proposal through Lake 
Mathews.

Sincerely,

Steve T. Myers
Lorie J. Myers