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MICHAEL M. HONDA COMMITrEE ON APPROPRIATIONS

  7TH

DISTRICT,

CALIFORNIA SUBCOMMITTEES:

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May 27, 2016

The

Honorable William

Harrison

3300

Capitol Ave

Fremont,

CA 94538

Dear Mayor Harrison,

Generally, I

do

not weigh in

on

local issues that fall outside of federal jurisdiction. However, as a South

Bay

native and

longstanding champion

of the

environment, I want to

share

my

thoughts on

establishing

Kimber

Park

as

private

open

space.

It is vitally important

to our community

that we preserve our

environment

and protect our open spaces.

Not

only do these spaces shelter native wildlife and

provide

healthy spaces

for outdoor enjoyment,

natural

lands also

serve

as carbon sinks

and can

help mitigate

the

effects

of

a

changing

climate. Kimber Park is a

local gem, teeming with wildlife, that

ha s

benefitted

both

the local community and

people

throughout the

Bay

Area

and should

be safeguarded

for the benefit of

future generations.

I believe every elected member at every level of

government ha s

a role to p lay in fostering

sustainable,

smart development

and

in protecting

spaces

that

make our

communities unique

and

improve

our

quality

of

life. When I was a County Supervisor, I created

the Santa Clara

County Open

Space

Authority,

and

as

a

member

of the State

Assembly

I

fought for millions

in

funding for

the

Nature

Conservancy

and

expansion

of Henry

Coe

Park.

Now in Congress, I

have continued f ighting for the

environment as a

founding member

of the

House Sustainable Energy

and

Environment Coalition.

Protecting

our

water,

air, open spaces and

California’s sacred

wilderness is

more

than sound

public policy

it’s

an

obligation.

I

will continue fighting

to

ensure a safe,

sustainable,

and healthy

future

for our

community. I’m

encouraged

by the

great

progress and development

in

Fremont, and

I

know that each of

these

decisions is difficult In this case, I appreciate

your thoughtful

consideration and

hope that

you

will

designate

Kimber Park

as

private

open space.

Sincerely,

‘iw~4   ~

Michael M. Honda

Member

of

Congress

cc:

Vice

Mayor Mei

Councilmember Chan

Councilmember Bacon

Councilmember

Jones

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