Backroom deal to put more traffic on Ranch Rd!

July 5, 2025

 

City officials are working to placate some residents of Cornell Road and eliminate their share of traffic from the new Fairway Oaks subdivision.

 

This will have the effect of putting even more traffic on Ranch Road!

 

Fairway Oaks is the 162-home subdivision currently under construction at the end of Ranch and Cornell roads and Chase Drive and connecting to Glendale Avenue near the Fairway Drive exit off Highway 99. Plans for this neighborhood have included a connection to Cornell Road since 1991!

 

The City approved an environmental study and subdivision map in 2020 for Fairway Oaks after reaching an agreement with Cornell Road residents, who objected to plans for a bke path and street modifications, and were allowed to keep their properties as-is.

 

When the Fairway Oaks subdivision map needed an extension in 2022, with no change in conditions, there was no opposition from Cornell Road residents.

 

We all know the new subdivision will increase traffic in our neighborhood. The environmental studies for Fairway Oaks reveal that. The studies also pointed out an increase in traffic on Cornell Road. Those residents didn't object at the time.

 

Now that construction is underway, Cornell Road residents have had closed-door meetings with City officials to change the plans ... which only recently were disclosed in an email from the City to some Creekside neighbors. This effort at placating a handful of homeowners is not consistent with the subdivision map that was approved after multiple public hearings! 

 

This agreement -- reached without allowing Creekside neighbors to participate -- would close Cornell Road to traffic in or out of the subdivision.

 

Where will it go? ONTO RANCH ROAD!