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The Masson vote is in. Two more hillside hearings sit on this month’s calendar. Independent review of the record cannot wait for the next packet.

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Write the Council in ten minutes

Edit the brackets and send. Use this for remaining hillside files — Masson Estates’ appeal was granted August 19. Always confirm the item is still on the agenda.

Dear Mayor and Council Members,

I am a Saratoga resident. On August 19, 2026, Council granted the Masson Estates appeal 5–0. That vote does not change the city’s evacuation assessments: hillside exits are already constrained in modeled wildfire conditions, before new units are added.

I ask you, on every remaining Builder’s Remedy and hillside file, to:
1. Give careful consideration to emergency access, evacuation conditions, and shared-corridor demand;
2. Evaluate relevant cumulative conditions to the extent required by applicable law and supported by the record; and
3. Require complete and adequately supported environmental review consistent with applicable law.

I will continue to participate in public process and support independent review of these applications.

Sincerely,
[Your name]
[Your street / neighborhood]

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