Photo taken from concerned Malibu neighbor's yard, depicting the proximity of her house to the Fire Camp.The impact on our community is palpable. Consider these top three concerns:
SAFETY: The fire camp will now house inmates, like this 28-year old man who escaped from a MINIMUM security fire camp and broke into the home of a sheriff's deputy, stealing his vehicle, a uniform and WEAPONS. There are multiple other examples of similar incidents, such as seen by this 30-year old man who simply walked away from his minimum security camp.
No one should place a minimum security prison, near a school or family neighborhood. This affects the New Roads School, as much as it does the neighbors. We need to get their representatives involved too.
PROPERTY VALUE: Clearly there will be a drastic reduction of property value with a corrections facility next door. No one expected to live next door to a corrections facility.
TRAFFIC: The camp is proposed to be a 7 day a week IN and OUT facility -- using all roads, Piuma, Stunt, Las Flores, Rambla Pacifico. The fire camp does not have adequate facilities to handle over 100 inmates PLUS all staff for the septic system.
Beyond the inmates, guards and fire-fighters, consider the number of visitors who will now frequent our neighborhood.
After Rambla Pacifico fell, our community was left with inadequate access for fire suppression. The additional facility traffic will not only reduce the quality of our roads, increase travel times, etc... it will also inhibit fire response and our ability to evacuate or move safely in the event of an emergency.
