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STOPPING THE BRENTWOOD FREEWAY

Stopping the Brentwood Freeway

Dear Councilman Rosendahl:

I am writing to you as a concerned resident of our beloved Brentwood community of more than 15 years. The Brentwood Freeway project is a travesty. Not only it violates the current and existing community plans, it also achieves nothing in terms of the traffic congestion which is primarily due to the inefficiencies of the I-405, which are already being addressed through its own fully approved and funded plan.

In addition, BHA’s role in a so called 5 year old traffic study is both suspect and underhanded. As a resident on Sunset Blvd in the Brentwood Park area of more than ten years I have never seen this study and would not even be aware of its totally bogus and faulty conclusions had I not attended the Brentwood Community Council meeting last Thursday.

I implore you to listen to the rising grass roots opposition to this project which is designed to turn Brentwood into a Freeway. BHA has so far hidden its study and its role in this plan from the Brentwood community at large, and from its own members! Their traffic study was done 5 years ago and it does not take into consideration the current I-405 bridge-widening on/off ramp reconfiguration. Why should we waste our hard earned and/ or saved tax dollars on widening Sunset Blvd, and destroying one of the most beautiful and pristine boulevards in the world, and its surrounding community, when our tax dollars are already being spent to alleviate this very problem through the I-405 project?

At the very least I ask that the I-405 Overpass Project be implemented prior to any decisions on widening Sunset Blvd. I also ask that you shed some light on BHA’s role in this and make public their study and also the way they have represented their community’s approval of this. According to their own numbers, less than 6% of BHA’s membership voted to approve this plan, and we still do not even know what was in the motion. BHA does not represent our community, and its interests, specially on this project.

I ask that you take these matters into full consideration before you cast your vote. The Brentwood community and its beautiful boulevard are counting on you.

Sincerely,

Said D. Jabbari

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