Patterson Irrigator

EDITOR,

Recently, developer Gerry Kamilos sent out a letter and was a guest on a televised segment of “West Side Stories,” promoting his West Park project at “the 1,500-acre former Crows Landing base.” Both of these things raised serious questions and concerns.

Why did our county supervisors encourage a project of this size, overlaying 3,500 acres of the best farmland in the world? Where’s the water coming from to support this project? Patterson recently had problems supplying the southern part of the city with water.

Kamilos states there would be “six trains daily to Oakland with 30 to 50 cars per train taking two to three minutes per train to pass through Patterson.” Every time a train comes through, Patterson is split. Hospitals in Modesto and Turlock on the East Side, ambulance station on the West Side. Responders will deal with 12- to 18-minute delays daily, unacceptable from a public safety standpoint.

Imagine the infrastructure this project requires; consider the increased air pollution created by train traffic and the additional population the project brings. These are serious concerns that need solutions before consideration, let alone approval.

Supervisors, get growth off the brain. Stick with keeping the project on the original 1,500 acres of the airbase and listen to the West Side leaders and their — and your — constituents.

— Phil Breasher, Patterson

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