Hi Jim,

Thanks Jim, for the meeting at the Bridge Friday! I'd been anxiously awaiting a chance to see ADOT's plans for myself. Being a residential designer, I read plans very well. I was even more shocked by these than I was prepared for. ADOT has SO misrepresented this to the public!! If they go ahead per these plans, our community will be outraged! We who can read plans must let our neighbors know how awful these are!

First, a 45 degree angle addition to Oak Creek Bridge is proposed on the south side, from the northeasterly corner of Tlaquepaque's front wall across the Creek toward Hozho. This will require removal of many native trees in the greater creekbed, starting with a huge [48" trunk] sycamore on the bank near the corner of said wall. It will also require a long stretch of new concrete retaining wall along the Creek which will obviously make flood waters higher & faster through there. No study has been done to see how this will impact downstream homes, businesses & roadways.

The plans also call for a new straight sidewalk on the north side opposite Tlaquepaque, right through some beautiful old sycamores. These plans were obviously done without a tree survey, something that is required by the City of Sedona for even a single family home to be built! Looking at the trenching that has already been done, & the course of work as marked by pink flagging on the site, I could see the wide swath of planned destruction. All who have ever enjoyed this unique location should go walk it for themselves!

I'm appalled to find that this project isn't even being reviewed by our own Community Development Department, which reviews all commercial & residential proposals in Sedona. It is being handled by the City Manager's Department. This is not a group of people trained to read & interpret plans. How can they advocate on our behalf against ADOT?!

We demand a current Tree Survey, to be reviewed by our Comm Dev Dept just like any other project. We demand a No Rise Study, to reveal impacts from proposed new construction IN the Creek. We demand an EIR to review possible negative impacts on the whole wildlife & water ecosystem there & downstream. NOW!

Thanks, Blue Boelter, 80 Sunset Ln., Sedona, AZ 86336-9161 928-634-2583 Blue Boelter Residential Design, LLC