| # | Name | Comments |
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| 151 | Judy Karas | I remember a large document (Parks & Rec Dept or Planning Dept.) from a number of years ago that included the Veterans Park and Quarry Park paths in a master plan connecting paths in Mty. and the Presidio....sorry, I threw it away but it indicated that the development up there was agreed on as part of cluster housing which preserved open space and public access. I hope the information from original development is found and used in court....the intent was to preserve public walking use of this area and connect with other areas of Monterey by foot trails. The city agreed to development with this in mind, originally, I believe. I wish all hikers success with this effort. I can't believe homeowners would deny access to this area that for years has accommodated local neighbors and others who like to hike up there. |
| 152 | Gus Simons | |
| 153 | Youngsook Kim | Ever since I was working at the Monte Vista Elementary School (over one and a half year ago), I and my coworkers enjoyed this route as our lunch walk. I hope we can keep on walking this beautiful hiking course. Thanks. |
| 154 | Joyce Vandevere | I have lived on Via Ventura since 1956 and have walked frequently in Veterans Park and adjoining areas. I remember three or four trails leading from the central area of Veterans Park to the edge of the quarry before the homes were built there. Now we have only one. We are encouraged to walk, both for our own health and for the earth's, but it is hard to find places to walk in Monterey out of the path of cars. Cars even park on the decomposed granite and asphalt sidewalks in our neighborhood, forcing walkers out into the road. We cherish the trails we have such as this one and should be developing more. e.g. down the green belt in Soledad Canyon. I find it unconscionable that people buy homes next to a walkway and then want the walkway closed. We have always loved walking along the hillside above our home. Subdivision and home building has cut down on the space where we can do that, but please, please do not close off the little that is left! It's really great to be able to safely walk through the forest from Via Paraiso Park up the little walkway between the houses to Quarry Park and from there up the trail to Veterans' Park. It's one of the amenities of living in Monterey. |
| 155 | Amy Dement-Dorey | I hike the Quarry park - Veterans park trail almost every day. I live in the neighborhood and would be devastated if they closed the trail to locals. |
| 156 | Elaine Cole | My family has lived at 556 Herrmann since 1971, we have always played, hiked, watched sunsets and fireworks "from the hill". Please allow my children the benefit of this beautiful untouched "forest". |
| 157 | Charles Wilson | Keep the quality of Monterey as a community.
Keep the trail open to responsible hikers. |
| 158 | Joanne Hofler | I've hiked this trail with my dogs since 1989. It's an absolutely beautiful place. It should not be closed!!! |
| 159 | Sharon Garber | Keep the trail open, it's the obvious choice. It's difficult to believe that this is an issue. |
| 160 | chipdorey | |
| 161 | Doug Weismann | For many decades families from all over Monterey have hiked in this open space area as part of their quality of life. The land was set aside specifically because of neighborhood sprawl concerns and to increase everyone's quality of life. Are we a city and community that wants to be divided and take away the historic traditions of hiking these beautiful trails with views? What kind of community and country do we want to live in? What other family traditions will be destroyed in this process? |
| 162 | Christine Short | |
| 163 | Jan Doelman | We enjoy using this trail. Thank you for defending our right to use it. |
| 164 | Nicole Chupka | I don't understand what the problem is. We quietly hike the trail with our dogs and never disturb the homeowners or their property. What is it that they have a problem with? If someone buys a home next to this trail, they should be in support of the trail, not against it. |
| 165 | Karen Calley | I hike this path at least three times a week and it gives me some of my greatest joy. This trail is one of the unique factors of our neighborhood that makes it special. |
| 166 | Allyn Bushlow | I have lived near and hiked on these trails for 20 years! Whatever we can do as a community to save them is our civic duty. |
| 167 | Gordon Miller | Monterey has been my Home from birth until forty five years of age.I return regularly to visit family and friends.I attended Monte Vista elementary school, Walter Colton and Monterey HS. I walked those hillsides alone and played there with friends when it still had a semblance of a contiguous biome.Remember,back before the whole Skyline development went in and Kay Nakamura's beautiful house was a shining example of the harmony between architecture and nature,before all those ostentatious McMansions were built?
Those trails were providing physical and mental health to the citizens of Monterey then and they are still to this day and will continue to do so for years to come.
It is a public health issue,among others.It is also in the public domain.
Do the right thing for the cardiovascular health of the citizens and act in the great American tradition of Robert Frost, however truncated those poetry evoking woods have become.
Gordon Miller,
Portland, Oregon. |
| 168 | Thomas and Dona Mork | Livings on Wellings Place since 1984 my wife and I have enjoyed walking the trail with our dog for its views and peaceful setting. We have never encountered any disruptive activity. We are careful to not leave any trash or dog droppings and rarely see evidence that anyone else has littered. We believe it is reasonable to keep this open to the public as the trail is respectfully used. |
| 169 | Dorothy Edner | |
| 170 | Matthew Hammond | Our family enjoyed this hike yesterday afternoon. Please don't close it down! |
| 171 | Anonymous | |
| 172 | Leslie Rosenfeld | |
| 173 | Curtis Spitler | |
| 174 | Tim Morse | Keep the trail open! |
| 175 | Marcia Napoli | |
| 176 | Donald Napoli | |
| 177 | Linda Toplarski | |
| 178 | Chris Toplarski | |
| 179 | Mary O'Daly | |
| 180 | Leslie Finnegan | I have been hiking this trail for 10 years with my dog. I am always respectful and clean (picking up the poop), and the only people I ever see are others in their 40s and older, walking with their dogs. Please do not close this neighborhood treasure! |
| 181 | Pamela Ford | |
| 182 | Keith Vandevere | Who knows how long people have been using that trail? I've been walking it for over 40 years. Obviously, historic public use has created a right of public access. Why is this even a question? No one ever complained about public use until the last few years. How did public use suddenly become a problem? And what kind of problems are trail users causing? I haven't heard of any. Is finding out that your homeowners association owns a piece of property all it takes to transform a trail that wasn't formerly a problem into an unbearable nuisance? |
| 183 | Lori Mannel | |
| 184 | bill mannel | |
| 185 | Anne & Henry Mollet | We walked the trail between 1979-1986 when we lived on Skyline Drive. Now we live on Cielo Vista Dr and walked and inspected the trail again today. There is doubt in our minds that public access between Quarry Park and Veterans Park should be protected. |
| 186 | Feyruz Rubeyi | Sometimes I jog up there or hike, my dog and I love the park and the community, it is an important public access it will be very sad if it is cut of. |
| 187 | Dennis & Marty Renault | |
| 188 | Warren Van Skike | I walk this trail often please do not close off access.
Thank you |
| 189 | Megan | |
| 190 | Greg Pool | As native on Monterey , I am shocked to find that this well-worn trail is in dispute. I can recall running these trails in high school for cross country, all the way to the DLI. I can't imaging this area without the public access I have enjoyed for years. There needs to be a way to accommodate the Giammanco's privacy and provide this public access. |
| 191 | Anonymous | |
| 192 | Janice Harrell | |
| 193 | Glenn D. Harrell | |
| 194 | Todd Keller | |
| 195 | Paola | |
| 196 | Steven Likong | |
| 197 | Joel Leker | |
| 198 | sean and rebecca flavin | |
| 199 | Emily Newman | |
| 200 | Bret Shaw | |