The Nelson Drive Putt Putt Trailhead housing proposal is a betrayal of the neighborhood’s longtime consensus with previous district rangers regarding how that piece of Forest Service administrative land would be developed and assuring community input. The understanding was that any development would match the adjacent Forest Service housing in density, that it would be used for Forest Service employees only, and that the community would have a chance to help shape the plan. This new development plan was created entirely behind closed doors, is too dense, and includes housing for private sector employees. This plan needs to be reworked. The mix of housing should be single family and duplex rather than duplex and triplex, and should be restricted to public employees only. Good planning principles should prevent the development of dense housing on the quiet edge of Town where it generates traffic that has to filter through peaceful neighborhoods. Proper environmental stewardship dictates that we should not be sacrificing precious public wildland in order to subsidize housing for private business interests. Businesses should pay their own employee costs. Hands off our public lands.