Kelly Manlove writes about her own letter (“Letters, Emails and Website Comments: Dog-gone,” March 11, 2016), “I know this isn’t a powerful letter….” I think she is wrong. In spite of what the mayor’s office says, Manlove correctly points out that there is a plan by a developer to put 275 more homes in Wrigley Heights and he is trying to get the City to move the dog park. I’d be more than glad to provide the Signal Tribune with a number of documents confirming this.
The City is playing word games with residents since no formal application has yet been filed. However, the documents show that the City’s director of Development Services has already told the developer he can use a special tiny-lot zoning created just for him. They also show that the city attorney has been negotiating with the developer regarding this project since early last year. That is way beyond what the mayor calls just a “rumor.”
Anita Pettigrew
Long Beach
We residents of Wrigley keep being told this proposed development is just a rumor. Yet, here is one document [attached] (there are more) that shows something is in the works. The residents do not want this development; we want to keep our wonderful dog park. And would you want to raise a family on top of this polluted land?
Lorelei Hermann
Long Beach
I am writing in response to the proposal to develop homes in the Wrigley Heights neighborhood.
After we moved to this area, it took our daughter 14 months to find a suitable home for four adults, two kids and two big dogs. One of the selling points was the dog park. Virtually every household has one, if not two, dogs. Not having to drive is such a boon for working families.
The other huge selling point was the enclosed nature of the neighborhood. There is no drive-through traffic. Imagine having 500 more cars driving into the neighborhood. It may only be 200-plus homes, but every family has at least two cars.
The air quality in Long Beach seldom gets a “green” on the morning weather maps due mainly to the diesel trucks coming to and from the port, the 405 and 110. We always have a fine black grit on window sills, even with the windows closed. We really don’t want more air pollution, and we truly don’t want to lose the dog park.
P.S. How safe is it really to build on toxic land?
Barbara Lam
Long Beach
