READER’S EDITORIAL: FLETCHER HILLS RESIDENTS CONCERNED ABOUT BREWERY AND NOISE
By Susan Brinchman
March 31, 2016 (La Mesa) - Depot Springs Beer Company is apparently planning an outdoor music venue and brewery/restaurant in Fletcher Hills, La Mesa, at Dallas St and Fletcher Parkway. According to promotional literature, the La Mesa Planning Commission appears to have recently approved an amphitheater with live (outdoor) music until midnight, daily. The promotional literature further portrays this brewery and plan as being "family-friendly," but some nearby residents are upset.
Many in this western Fletcher Hills La Mesa residential neighborhood, where working people and their children would like to enjoy their properties, peace, and sleep, are very concerned. Most neighbors I spoke to had never heard of this plan, a few had heard of it in only the past few days, and none had heard of the part about live outdoor music until midnight. They were shocked and felt it should not be located in a residential neighborhood. Some are concerned it will place more alcohol-impaired drinkers behind the wheel in our neighborhood, where school children cross Fletcher Parkway, in addition to being upset at the idea of the noise factor. We encourage all La Mesa residents, not only those in Fletcher Hills, to contact the City Council and Mayor Arapostathis to tell them loud and clear that we want to preserve La Mesa as a town friendly to its residents, where peace, quiet, and safe streets are a priority and property values are preserved. The Planning Commission is also responsible for this alleged approval, and should be audited to find out why.
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See East County Magazine’s past coverage on this, including our interview with Depot Springs’ owner here on changes he has made to address community concerns: http://www.eastcountymagazine.org/depot-springs-beer-company-owner-bubbles-forth and a town hall meeting held earlier where residents raised some concerns: http://www.eastcountymagazine.org/la-mesa-town-hall-reveals-community-unrest-brewing-over-beer-and-outdoor-music-venue