Oral Communication Exhibits
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March 3, 2006
To the City Council of Cupertino, (I hope you read this!)
I regretfully couldn't attend this evening but the following
letter is for your consideration. I've been woken up numerous
times by the slamming of steel at the Vallco Shopping Mall
construction project. I've complained 7 times and it hasn't done
any good to alleviate the problem. Please, don't read me wrong,
I'm not against the Valko remodel project but at the expense of
loosing my sleep at night is~. Mike Rohde of Vallco
Fashion Park said that the hanging of steel would go on through
the end of May. I understand that the City set a decibel reading of
60 to stay under, which really doesn't mean much to me because
I'm still woken up when that loud slamming occurs. Where are
my rights as a 23-year citizen of this city? I thought the City was
to protect the rights of its residents. How can you, the City
Council allow "disturbing the peace" of the residents of this city?
What if it kept waking you up? Have you ever-heard how loud
slamming steel is and then try it on a quite night. Once woken up,
try going back to sleep with the continued banging.
Recently, I was contacted by Mike Rohde, telling me that
they've done everything they could to mitigate the noise level on
his end and he was wondering what I could do on my end. I asked
him to explain what he meant by that. He said that he lives next to
a couple of barking dogs and when it becomes a problem; he turns
on his stereo at a low volume to deaden the noise. He said Vallco
was willing to buy me a stereo. I felt like I was being bought off.
I don't need their money, I do need my sleep. For him to bribe me
was totally wrong. Like I have to change my lifestyle to
accommodate Valko's decision to work at night. Excuse Me!
Why didn't Valko move the few tenants it has in that area, to do
this major remodel during normal construction working hours.
This is how it's normally done. Do I have to accommodate they're
pocketbook here?
Here you recently had a mishap, the crane falling through the
building while people were inside. How can this City Council
accept that and then still allow it? This area should have never had
active stores underneath while a construction project was going on
overhead, whether or not they working at the time. It didn't even
take active construction work to risk people's lives. There should
be no question in the minds of you, our responsible City Council
Members. What if someone had gotten hurt, would your minds be
changed then? Do we as a community have to wait till someone
gets hurt, before you say that's enough? Where does each of you
draw your line? I emphatically urge you to stand up for what is
right and quit bending over to accommodate the contractor or
landowner. You've already done that, by allowing them to build
the theaters without other guaranteed concessions that you wanted.
You, the City Council should re-evaluate your decision to
allow the construction to continue as is, for two reasons.
1.) You are definitely disturbing the peace of nearby
residents with the erection of steel.
2.) It is hazardous to allow people underneath active or
inactive construction activity.
Sincerely,
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Ron Walker
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