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1 Trevor Chadwick From: CHRIS GILBERT <[EMAIL REDACTED]> Sent: Saturday, February 12, 2022 11:49 AM To: Trevor Chadwick; Jennifer Salmonsen; Kevan Wheelock; David Hershey; Kevin Nielsen Subject: APPLICATIONS # AZ21-12/DA21-21/PUD-21-02 - WILLOWBROOK ANNEXATION Greetings, As a new resident of Star, since Spring 2020, my family has grown to love this place for all it has to offer. Great small town atmosphere, wonderful people, a safe environment, conservative principals, and a city government that has done great work to secure these atributes and more for all Star residents.. We thank you for your continuing commitments accordingly. I know that a very large number of Star residents feel the same way. Regarding the subject matter of this communication; Albeit we love Star, it is becoming more and more evident that progress has been, and continues to erode the very atributes that drove our decision, and that of many other residents to relocate to Star in recent years. The erosion has come in the way of substantially increased road traffic on State Hwy's 44 and 16, as well as sections of Star Road. There has bee a sharp increase in vehicle accidents at major intersections in and around Star due to too many cars trying to occupy the same place at the same time. This comes as result of low to low-moderate growth in the area. Retail and food services have been and remain very sparse within Star, even though a few new establishments have arrived including two super markets. Significant investments in two new shopping centers indicate that these firms had forward knowledge of the short and long term future for Star. Where has our small town USA gone and where is it going? Myself and many others see it going toward massive and speedy expansion of housing, yet little planning for retail and service business to support such growth let alone most importantly, services such as emergency services/Fire, law enforcement, schools, streets, roads, and highways, traffic control, waste and sewer management, and all important drinking and irrigation water. I watched the unchecked growth of cities in Orange and Riverside Counties in So California from the mid- 1960's through the present and these areas have become over run by miles and miles of traffic gridlock, smog that has become lethal, hot beds of crime of all types, angry people, and highly diminished conservative values of the past, WE did not come to Star for the same outcome... BTW... How are the crime statics doing in Star now, when compared to five, two, one years ago. More People - More Crime - More Traffic - Less Conservative - Less Desirable! Well planned reasonable growth and progress in Star can benefit all, but expansive projects such as Willowbrook will damage this community greatly and when coupled with the over-the-top growth in surrounding communities in Ada County, the area will become another Orange County in no time! PLEASE.....NOT HERE IN STAR!!!!! PLEASE..... NO WILLOWBROOK ANNEXATION Sincerely, Christopher J Gilbert (951) 283-4000