PH-36 <br />Recd 9/9/13 from Will Dixon <br />CITY OF EMERYVILLE <br />1xeowP0wtieo 1694 <br />1333 PARK AVENUE <br />EMERWILLE, CALIFORNIA 94608-3517 <br />TEL: (51 0).596-4300 FAX: (510) 658-8095 <br />February 21, 2007 <br />Supervisor Roberta MacGlashan <br />County of Sacramento <br />700 H Street, Suite 2450 <br />Sacramento, CA 95814 <br />Dear Supervisor MacGlashan: <br />I was the Mayor of Emeryville, California (population approximately 7,000) in 1991, when a <br />cohousing community designed by Chuck Durrett and Katie McCamant was approved to be built <br />in our town. I have been the Mayor and a Councilmember for the past 19 years. As is so often* <br />the case with multi-family housing, there was considerable concern about the project. In fact, it <br />was originally denied by the Planning Commission and only approved on appeal to the City <br />Council. <br />The cohousing neighbors have been a great plus to our town. The residents are particularly good <br />citizens. They participate in local issues. One resident ran for and won a seat on.the School <br />Board. At the time, the School'District was in disarray, with a corrupt Superintendent. Now the <br />test scores are improving; Iattribute. a lot of that improvement to the participation and leadership <br />of the cohousing members. The City and School District are.workirig closely to provide a better <br />educational experience for our children. <br />Other residents have been involved in schools, volunteered for various City Committees, and <br />have participated in a wide variety of City activities. They have modeled how to accomplish <br />environmentally sensitive, appropriately scaled multi-family developments. I can assure you that <br />they have been a great contribution to our town. <br />Moreover, their cohousing community has been a catalyst to improve their local .neighborhood. <br />They took an old, abandoned warehouse and remodeled it to create Doyle Street Cohousing <br />(www.emeryville-cohousing.org). Their homes are now selling -for more than twice the original <br />prices. The. cohousing community has revitalized the local neighborhood. <br />Please feel free to call meat (510) 652-2199 if you have any questions. I urge you to support the <br />cohousing community being proposed in Orangevale. <br />Sincerely, <br />Nora vis <br />Eme a Mayor <br />1288 <br />