Dear Editor,
Interesting back and forth between you and Lois Waddle on the possibility of a “wilderness park” on the old Golf Course’s “back 9” holes.
Dear Editor,
Interesting back and forth between you and Lois Waddle on the possibility of a “wilderness park” on the old Golf Course’s “back 9” holes.
I, too, thought it was a crazy idea until Lois showed me recent photos of the gorgeous lakes there.
Then I did some research on how much money the golf course and race track owners stand to make on the zone changes proposed in Cypress’ Measure A.
There’s an easy way to find out by looking at the track owner’s 2003 “land swap” with Cottonwood Church. The track owners essentially swapped 29 acres with Measure D’s PS zone for 17.9 acres which were not restricted to PS by Measure D.
That was 61 percent more land – both parcels on Katella. Take off Measure D, make a 61 percent profit instantly.
Put another way Cottonwood Church got 38 percent more land by taking land with Measure D’s PS zone in place.
In last year’s Measure L, Cypress voters took Measure D’s restriction off the 33 acres now slated for a ProLogis facility for nothing but a promise of a continuing care senior’s facility.
Now Cypress voters are being asked in Measure A to take off the Measure D restriction of 46.8 more acres in return for a promise to build a gated community on 30.7 acres of the old golf course’s “back 9.”
That’s a total of 79.8 acres removed from Measure D’s PS zone.
The Cottonwood deal established a formula of “donating” 38 percent of the land with Measure D’s PS restriction. Thirty eight percent of those 79.8 acres would be 30.32 acres, less than half an acre less than what Measure A’s supporters claim will be locked up behind gates.
That also happens to be the land where Lois Waddle envisions a beautiful wilderness park, with the lakes unlocked for all to visit and enjoy.
Lois Waddle isn’t crazy.
But Cypress’ voters will be if they approve Measure A.
Dave Emerson
Los Alamitos