Home Depot and Kanan Road
are incompatible

My eyes must be deceiving me, or could it be that The Acorn has made a typographical error? The Agoura Hills City Council and their public works director have published the Kanan/101 interchange redevelopment plan and have proudly stated that our current grade "F" interchange would be elevated to a "D" or "C"? Councilmembers, which school did you attend that finds these grades acceptable? Up until now, I have reserved my opinion on the Home Depot issue because I wanted more information on traffic mitigation. Given that this redevelopment appears to be a Band-Aid on a gaping artery, I must strongly protest the construction of a regional retail store in this area.

If you are not going to widen the Kanan overpass, how do you propose that all the patrons get to the Home Depot? Are you fooling yourselves (and us) into thinking only Agoura Hills residents will use this store? What about Malibu, Oak Park, Calabasas, Westlake Village and Thousand Oaks residents? Do you realize that many Home Depot shoppers, Malibu residents and beach-goers are still going to have to make a left onto Kanan to cross the bridge?

Interesting that you would take the gamble and publish this plan so close to elections; are you that proud of it? As a 16-year area resident, I waited patiently (in traffic) for this redevelopment. I obviously had delusions of grandeur thinking we deserved better than a "D."

It looks like you put a lot more thought into the new City Hall. Kudos on combining the new building with a library. That undoubtedly will deflect a lot of ill will on how much you spent on it vs. the Kanan/101 interchange. It appears your successors will have to scrape together more money to redevelop this "D" grade plan in the future.

Andrea Lux

Agoura Hills