Write a Letter to an Elected Official

Letter writing is a way for residents to let the city know their concerns about our wildlife.  Many people don't have time or energy to write letters, so here is a generic letter you can copy and paste. Please add a date, signature, and address then send off to city officials.

Date: 

Dear [Mayor Steve Vaus, Caylin Frank, Brian Pepin, Peter De Hoff, Anita Edmondson, Chris Hazeltine, or Bob Manis] 

RE:  Disappearance of Our Endangered Habitat, Wildlife and Peace!

I want to voice my concern at the rapid destruction of our endangered coastal sage scrub habitat and rare wildlife.  Poway has one of the most diverse habitats in the continental United States.  Unfortunately, we are allowing it to disappear at an alarming rate, due to urban sprawl.  

The city of Poway continues to allow housing developments in our most biologically rich habitats, wildlife corridors, fractured parcels, vitally needed for wildlife movement.  The city should be purchasing parcels in the Proposed Protection Resource Areas, converting them to open space, to preserve this valuable land for generations to come.  Additionally, developments have been allowed on hilltops and ridgelines, ie. Twin Peaks, in the heart of Poway, and on the north ridgeline in the business park, such as the Amazon building.  These developments ruin the rural feel of “living in the country” and Poway’s resident's peace of mind. 

Stop allowing more housing developments in irreplaceable habitat by denying building approvals in endangered coastal sage scrub habitat, wildlife corridors, and on fractured parcels and ridgelines!

Thank you for your consideration.

Sincerely, 

Contact Information for Poway’s Elected Officials:

Mayor:  Steve Vaus

svaus@poway.org

 

Deputy Mayor: Caylin Frank

cfrank@poway.org

 

Council Member:  Brian Pepin 

bpepin@poway.org

 

Council Member:  Peter De Hoff

pdehoff@poway.org

 

 Council Member:  Anita Edmondson

aedmondson@poway.org

 

City Manager: Chris Hazeltine

chazeltine@poway.org

 

Director of Developmental Services:  Bob Manis

bmanis@poway.org