This is the first of three opportunities for community members to give their feedback about the three proposed projects.
To learn more about the project, click the Balboa Reservoir Project tab at the top.
Continue reading “Saturday June 10: public review of competing proposals for Balboa Reservoir site”
Supervisor Norman Yee called a hearing that took place yesterday about the groundwater issue, which impacts Sunnyside. Article source: SF Examiner http://www.sfexaminer.com/city-hall-flooded-complaints-sfs-new-mixed-drinking-water/.
By Joshua Sabatini on May 25, 2017 1:00 am
Complaints are flooding City Hall as word spreads that San Francisco’s beloved Hetch Hetchy drinking water is being mixed with less pristine groundwater.
So many, in fact, that Supervisor Norman Yee was compelled to call Wednesday’s hearing to ask the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission to address the myriad of concerns, from the safety of the water to the need for the change.
Four wells pulling up water 450 feet below in the West Basin Aquifer are in the testing phase and by summer to early fall, 1 million gallons daily of underground water will go into the system. The plan is to reach 4 million gallons daily by 2020, 15 percent of the water supply delivered to some 60 percent of the water users.
One well, located by Lake Merced, pumped water into the system over two days in April. The other wells will be tested in June and July.
During the two-hour hearing Wednesday, mothers worried about the impacts on their young children, some residents said they felt like guinea pigs and others referred to the added groundwater as contamination. Some are calling on The City to halt the effort altogether. Continue reading “SF Examiner: City Hall flooded with complaints over SF’s new mixed drinking water”
[Rita Evans is a longtime Sunnyside resident and SNA member, having previously held the position of secretary and editor of the Sunnyside News for many years. She is currently a member of the SNA Balboa Reservoir Project committee. This editorial will be published in the upcoming Sunnyside News. ]
The city’s decision to hold just a single meeting for developers’ presentations in June when many neighbors are unable to attend is very problematic. The Balboa Reservoir project will have significant long-term ramifications on several neighborhoods and decisions must include adequate public input.
Although the Balboa Reservoir Community Advisory Committee (BRCAC) pushed hard for holding two meetings in August, Mayor Ed Lee’s Office of Economic and Workforce Development (OEWD) has insisted on scheduling just one meeting and having it on Saturday, June 10, right in the heart of graduation and wedding seasons.
It’s hard to see this scheduling decision as anything other than a calculated move by OEWD to intentionally limit public input. Continue reading “Editorial: Let the City Hear Your Voice about the Balboa Reservoir Project Review Process”
SFPUC has converted many of San Francisco”s streetlights to new LED lights, and is planning to install many more this year. Here is their page about the program. http://sfwater.org/index.aspx?page=933
Want to know if your street will be converted? This interactive map shows the locations of existing LED lights (green) and soon-to-be-converted LED lights (yellow): http://sfgov.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html
During the April 24th quarterly meeting and the May 13th Balboa Reservoir Project special meeting, SNA surveyed attendees about their particular concerns about the new housing development. Although this survey indicates local concerns about the project, the most important thing residents can do to be heard and participate in the development process is to attend the public review on June 10, or the online follow-up. Details here.
Among the 56 respondents, the top concern was the effect that the project would have on traffic congestion. Parking issues came second, with open space/park space third.
Continue reading “Results of Balboa Reservoir Project residents’ survey: What are your concerns?”
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