First Name | Maureen |
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Last Name | McCorry |
Email Address | mccorrymk@yahoo.com |
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Subject | San Joaquin Valley 2007 Ozone Plan |
Comment | I urge the vote to reject the San Joaquin Valley Air District Board's recommendation. Family photos and slides bear witness to a view of the Sierra mountains from my parent's home during that was breathtaking. That was then, this is now. Born and raised in Merced County, I left when I was eighteen. I have recently relocated back to the Merced area to a fundamentally transformed Valley; what a difference 28 years can make. I have returned to a Valley that is now distinguished as one of the most polluted regions in the nation. If the wind is whipping through the Valley, I might have a chance to view what I took for granted growing up in the 1960's in Eastern Merced County. I can remember the one child on our campus who had asthma. Today, an asthma diagnosis has become a routine event. My mother suffers from chronic asthma which has only worsened with age. Today, it is commonplace for one third - one -half of students to carry inhalers on local campuses. Diesel trucks with outdated systems continue to clog Highway 99 and Highway 5. The former agricultural communities in the Northern and Western counties have been converted into bedroom communities. We have not begun to address a truly sustainable model for Valley residents. While I acknowledge the economic need to move goods and services and the need for folks to find decent jobs and affordable housing, our population and our quality of life continues to suffer. We can't continue under "a business as usual" mentality and try to sweep these problems under the rug until 2024. Please take a stand with the governor and help to reduce pollution now -- we can not afford to wait another 15 years. Sincerely, Maureen McCorry 151 E. 27th Street Merced, CA 95340 |
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Date and Time Comment Was Submitted | 2007-06-25 13:23:22 |
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