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Bay Area wind blows from north to south

A letter I submitted to The Courier in opposition to air traffic at Moffett had a serious typo in it. My letter, which ran Feb. 11, stated "flights into Moffett must land...into the wind, which, in this area, blows predominately from south to north." The statement should have read, of course, "which, in this area, blows predominately from north to south."

Carl Orta
Los Altos

Recent storms should serve as a lesson for City Council, planners

I would urge the City Councilmembers and the members of the Planning Commission, and also Bob Cowan, city staff officer, to take a drive around Cupertino this month. See what our city looks like during a rainy season prior to making a paper decision allowing dubious building plans to proceed.

We have city codes on the books, but there always seems to be a possibility of exceptions. Presently there is a view lot, for instance, on Inspirations Heights for sale. In 1994, the City Council approved "an exception to construct a new residence on a substandard lot" by Lotus Development.

Of course, this was before half that hillside slid down and forced the condemnation of a house on Mercedes last year.

Now, if another house goes up on top of that hill, there would be a possibility of three or four more houses being hit by a mud slide.

Who is going to pay for the eventual lawsuits that will hit the city? We will, of course, the citizens of Cupertino. Most of the people on the City Council and the Planning Commission have left office since that exception was approved. Some have probably moved out of the area, so they won't even be faced with part of the payment through taxes.

Again, I urge all of those folks making important decisions that will affect all of us to take a drive in the rain and see what 12 inches of rain in one week can do to the ground around us.

W.J. Dunn
Cupertino

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