WHAT THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AND MUNICIPAL VALLEY WATER DISTRICT DOES NOT WANT YOU TO KNOW.

1. The extreme displacement of low income people, affordable housing, family operated businesses, and 6 active churches. The Environmental Impact Report failed to scope the magnitude of 437 affordable housing units. What property is available for re-location and how distant is it, and how much will it cost.

2. The Environmental impact of affordable housing shortage. The relocation demands as short as 90 days for people to pick up and pack if they refuse to sell.

3. The Environmental impact on a business. The impact is higher rent, a loss of goodwiill and not knowing if the business will succeed. Businesses in the North Lake project depend on  goodwill of the people living in the environment taken. In short, the people misplaced are  customers of most of the businesses; therefore,  goodwill  is lost and cannot be replaced. The misplaced business and owner has no guarantee if he or she will succeed, and if the business is automotive, thrift store, or pawn shop the chance of failure is greater.

4. The Environmental impact on the elderly, disabled, and numerous homeowners whose homes within the project are presently "paid off".

5. The Environmental impact of non speaking english people.

6. The Environmental Impact of affordable housing one to five miles radius or reasonably close to the project.

7. The Environmental Impact of land use and relevant planning declares "housing" the highest priority.

8. The project failed to be consistent with the City of San Bernardino's general plan.

9. The acquisition of land by the Municipal Water District for redevelopment purposes. San Bernardino must come with a huge source of funding to compensate the Municipal Water District.

10. There is no guarantee redevelopment will ever take place. The Draft Environmental Impact Report merely states, quote, "certain remnant lands may be transferred to the redevelopment agency for reuse as redevelopment.

11. The use of wholesale water earn a profit of millions of dollars, and earn more as time proceeds.

12. Failing to consider alternative locations or environmentally less damaging alternatives.

13. The Municipal Valley Water District pays no tax on the sale of the water, land, or use of the land.

14. The Municipal water district pays the citizens of San Bernardino zero money for the sale o f the water. Water is very valuable and has the potential to make huge profits in the future. Just imagine a significant population and housing increase in the next 25 years in Southern California. Who will the Municipal Valley Water District sell our natural heritage "water" to? The success of selling wholesale water is definite and affirmed; however, our resource is questionable. In short, our land is permanently owned by the Municipal Water District to exploit our water, land, loss of tax revenue, and we cannot afford to do so.

15. The Draft Environment Impact Report does not offer any specific mitigation. Without specific mitigation plan, there is no standard to manage the actual performance, and all to often the mitgation never happens or is given short shrift.

What the City of San Bernardino and the Municipal water district does not want you to know is the violation of the State California Environmental Quality Act guidelines. By failing to consider all phases of project planning, implementation and operation, includingt cumulative impacts resulting from the foreseeable future development.