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The ramifications of passing this asinine bill would endanger many folks who are immunocompromised, or who are caregivers for folks who are immunocompromised. Passing this could result in severe illness for many, if not death; and if you plan to move forward with the bill to strip Medicaid or HIP from folks, how do you see this playing out? You will impair the economy by causing individuals to miss work due to illness (or death), and you will add to the already strained health systems we have in this state if people need to bother a doctor for a prescription for a mask. A MASK. I can barely get time with my doctor for preventative care visits, they certainly won't view this as a priority. Again resulting in the illness, or deaths, of vulnerable members of our communities. Resulting in negative impacts to the economy...I keep saying that part because it feels like our elected officials value the economy more than the communities.
Kim supported: Protect the Right to Access Public Spaces: Reject Indiana Senate Bill 286There should be no legislation that impacts the wearing of medical masks. I am a stage 4 metastatic breast cancer patient stuck in long-term chemo with very low immunity. While I stay in more in winter-height of illnesses- , I and all imune compromised people should be allowed to wear masks to protect ourselves in public. We should not be stuck in our homes indefinitely because of ridiculous mask legislation. What about our rights as tax paying citizens in this state?
Ginine supported: Protect the Right to Access Public Spaces: Reject Indiana Senate Bill 286Even if there is an allowance for a "medical device" (which is not clear there even is) this has been troublesome in other locations that have implemented mask bans because there is no clarity on who gets to decide what a medical device is and when - such as a police officer amidst a civil gathering (which, as the petition notes, people with disabilities are legally allowed to be at as anyone else).
I have had a post-viral illness since getting Epstein-Barr Virus as a teenager -- over 30 years of chronic illness now, but as an "invisible" illness, many may not "accept" that I have a medical need to wear a mask. On top of that, masks have gotten rid of the chronic sinusitis I had since I was days old, which not even sinus surgery accomplished. Not having a sinus infection since 2019 still feels on the scale of a miracle to me. Wearing masks/respirators has made me healthier and I've used a lot less sick time at work.
Nichole supported: Protect the Right to Access Public Spaces: Reject Indiana Senate Bill 286If we don’t speak up, we’ll have to sell our homes. If we don’t speak up, we’ll have to take our kids out of public schools. If we don’t speak up, crime will continue to rise.
I grew up here. This is my home.
Taxing the joy out of Washington and pushing people out of their own Party.
Christina supported: Amend Washington States Constitutional Recall Laws for AccountabilityI’ve lived here since 1991. It is a beautiful place to live, raise your kids, and remain after they are adults. We are asking group and we oppose this added congestion that would be caused for no other reason than greed. It’s about time our elected representatives- that means you, governor, worked for the people they are supposed represent. This project should be REJECTED!!!
Ellen supported: Preserve Franklin Farm - No Apartments in Our Planned Community!Franklin Farm is a great neighborhood with so many open spaces, trees and places for children to play and people to gather. This construction would destroy exactly what makes Franklin Farm such a lovely place to live. It is totally out of whack with the community and is being built solely because of greed. Supervisors, you have ruined Centreville/Chantilly. Stay away from Franklin Farms.
Marie supported: Preserve Franklin Farm - No Apartments in Our Planned Community!I have lived in Franklin Farm since 2001. The location of this proposed project is on a street that is already choked with traffic congestion during the morning and early evening when parents are dropping off or picking up their children. Cars are often lined up to get in and out of the complex. It’s also busy during the middle of the day with lots of cars in and out. The angle of the complex’s entrance and its closeness to the parkway intersection already make it a difficult road to turn out of to oncoming cars. It takes a lot of vigilance to the drivers on Franklin Farm road who are going west.
This is NOT a project that has a place in Franklin Farm due to the size of the building, the high-density nature of the project (in a community that wasn’t built for that) and the horrible location of the road to enter and exit such a large addition of traffic. It’s not built for that.
We don’t want that type of development in Franklin Farm!!!!!
Anne supported: Preserve Franklin Farm - No Apartments in Our Planned Community!I grew up in this neighborhood. We moved into our home in 1993. It is a planned neighborhood converted from Farm Land. No one here understands the importance of supporting our community more. This neighborhood fills the food pantry at that church every single year. I have worked at that church food pantry. Shoving our most vulnerable community memebers into a 4-story high project up against a dangerous highway is not a solution in any way. This is clearly a cash grab.
Underhanded and sneaky. This community will stick together to make sure not only do the poor of our area have resources but that this wildlife area remains untouched
Emily supported: Preserve Franklin Farm - No Apartments in Our Planned Community!Sure, here’s the message rewritten in plain, straightforward language:
I agree with what others have said. I want to add that the federal government built a complex without thinking about how it would affect traffic on Centreville and Franklin Farm roads. Now, Franklin Farm Road is backed up most evenings. And now there's a plan to build an apartment complex? That road is already too crowded. On top of that, they want to build a new road between two houses into a cul-de-sac—that’s just crazy. Is there any guarantee this will stay senior housing? Could it be changed later to regular apartments? Because of the traffic, the disruption to the neighborhood, safety issues for pedestrians, and the loss of wooded areas, I’m strongly against this plan.
Jim supported: Preserve Franklin Farm - No Apartments in Our Planned Community!Resident Concerns:
*It is important to support seniors, but it should not be done to the detriment of an entire community.
*Franklin Farm Rd cannot handle more traffic and is already overtaxed as a cut-through. Has a traffic study been done?
*Speeding is already a known issue on Franklin Farm Rd, to the point that the Franklin Farm Foundation has asked a Selective Enforcement Team to review traffic and will be placing a speed sign board on the road. Why compound this important safety issue by adding more traffic?
*The Franklin Farm Rd/Fairfax County Pkwy intersection is already very dangerous for pedestrians. If this project includes mention of “walkability to shops,” there should be a plan in place to make that intersection safer for pedestrians and increased foot traffic.
*Multi-story buildings are not part of the Oak Hill aesthetic and will look out of place.
*Many children use the area surrounding the proposed access road on Brynwood Ct to walk to bus stops on Nestlewood Dr and Franklin Farm Rd. *Brynwood Ct and most of Brynwood Pl do not have sidewalks, so cars using this area as a through street pose a risk to the childrens’ safety. Building one community at the cost of childrens’ safety in another community is unacceptable.
*The homeowners on the cul-de-sac where the new access road is proposed bought their homes with the expectation that they would live on a cul-de-sac, not a through street.
*Increased traffic alone will vastly change what is a series of quiet, pedestrian-friendly streets.
*Nestlewood Dr is already a cut-through with people speeding. The new development and increased population would add to this safety issue.
*Cutting down the trees will remove the wooded buffer area between neighborhood homes and the busy Fairfax County Parkway as well as degrade the landscape that is a hallmark of the Franklin Farm community.
*Members of our community are entitled to maintain the experience and value they were promised when they made their homes here.
*Cutting down the trees will have a direct impact on wildlife and remove necessary habitat, displacing many animals.
*The loss of the trees will potentially increase flooding.
*While the addition of a multi-unit complex adds affordable housing, it will also lower the property values of all surrounding homes and leave residents unable to compete in the market. This will especially be a problem for residents who are approaching retirement age and may be relying on the sale of their homes to support themselves.
*What is to stop the developer from changing the specs of the project to include all ages and/or a higher capacity per unit?
*Setting a precedent for such a drastic change in land usage could draw in future projects of this scale and compound the issue for all generations of Franklin Farm residents.
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