Park Issues
The developer has framed the debate about Oak Grove as it all about the park and open space. If you like parks and open space, then you should like Oak Grove. This is to avoid having Oak Grove evaluated on the merits of the housing development it is.
East Bay Regional Parks
The largest keeper of open space and parks in the East Bay is East Bay Regional Parks. They manage 91,000 acres of parks and open space in the Bay Area. They were asked to give input for the EIR on the Oak Grove plan. They were not enthusiastic at all about Oak Grove.
Here are issues raised in their report:
- No funding for the maintenance of park or open space.
- The proposed development is inconsistent with Pleasanton's General Plan.
- Development would fragment the open space.
- Would destroy the view of Pleasanton's southern ridges
Read the full report that was included in EIR.
Open Space
Proponents of this project say this is the only way to preserve open space. What they don't say is that the open space is there right now. Let's carefully decide how to best preserve it. Is this Oak Grove plan which will eliminate large areas of trees, move 750,000 cu yards of dirt and build 12,500 sq ft mansions the best and only plan to preserve the open space? Or is there a better plan with houses off the ridges, smaller houses limited to 2 stories and better access possible? We think the answer is YES. Let the voters decide if this is the best plan or if a new more environmentally sensitive plan should be developed.
9000 sq ft home in the Oakland Hills. Is this what we want on our ridges?
This home is only 2 stories, imagine another story and 30% larger! The developer says this looks like an office building, but it is just a very large house on a ridge.
Learn the facts about the flyer
The glossy flyer sent Pleasanton residents shows the current hills, but what will happen to those hills and trees if Oak Grove is built? Click here
What can you do?
Volunteer
If you are interested in helping save Pleasanton's ridgelines, please email us.