Save The Cuesta Annex Goals/Vision

Our vision of a preserved open space

• Unobstructed views of the Santa Cruz Mountains
• Preserves existing black walnut, oak and fruit trees
• Preserves existing bird habitat and feeding grounds
  (open meadows, old fruit trees, mature native trees)
• Public access to nature for children
• Preserve existing deep topsoil
• Preserve existing gentle topography
• Save reason why the City of Mountain View has its name
• Save the existing breeze which will not exist in a basin
• Keep Cuesta Annex under Mountain View city control, not San Jose based Santa Clara Valley Water District (SCVWD)
• Prevent loss of walking areas to standing water
• Prevent possible ground water table drop beneath redwood and oak trees which surround proposed basin
• Preserve existing water absorbtion of annex topsoil so extra rain water is not diverted from annex into Permanente Creek
• Less traffic without a 35' tall historic "party house".
• No road construction from detention basin
• Walkable Nature-made (not heavy machinery-made) open space
• Preserves existing historic orchard remnant
• No drop in surrounding property values