To City of Portland Elected Officials:

As a resident of Hayden Island I am deeply concerned about the plans to continue further development of Hayden Island due to the traffic and safety conditions that already exist. During certain times of the year, particularly during the Christmas season, Fourth of July, etc., the traffic is so dense that it takes up to 1/2 hour to travel 2 miles after exiting I-5 to get to Hayden Island West Moorage.

Any further development that will add additional traffic to Hayden Island is not being responsible to the residents of Hayden Island. The current congestion at certain times of the year, as well as additional congestion also makes this a greater safety issue in time of a personal or major emergency such as a fire needing more than what the Hayden Island fire station has to offer.

I encourage you to continue the development moratorium until such time as a comprehensive plan can be developed that addresses the traffic and safety concerns.

Respectfully submitted,

Ron and Karen