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est. 1946. December 1, 1992 City of Colton City Hall Director of Public Works 650 N. La 'Cadena Drive Colton, Ca. 92324 Attn: Mr. John Hutton Dear Mr. Hutton: My name is Stan Paxson and I am the owner of Squires Lumber Co. located at 370 n. 9th St. here in Colton. I am applying for an encroachment permit/alley vacation of the alley which runs through our property. ?he reason 1 am applying for both types of approval is there is a great sense of urgency and I am told that a encroachment, permit is faster than a alley vacation which has to go to city council. We would like to do both in parallel Squires has been in Colton since 1946. We have an alley that runs east and west between our prropeny (we own both sides of the alley) between 9th and IOth Street, and to the North and South between "G" and "H Streets. Our proposed plan is to close off the alley with fence and gates, and of course give the city agencies keys to the locks should they need access. The driving forcebehind. this is safety. The first reason is the alley has become a major thoroughfare for people trying to take a shortcut between 9th and 10th street. We have documentation with the Colton Police Dept. of reports filed by us of vehicles driving at a high rate of speed (50 mph plus) through our alley during business hours. We recently had an incident where our forklift was pulling out of our metal warehouse building onto the alley going to our other yard and a vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed collided. ?he outcome could have been fatal, fortunately it was not. This close call situation does not just happen once in while, it happens numerous times and is getting worse. More and more people are using this alley as a shortcut and it is only a matter of time before someone gets killed. The second reason is the safety and welfare of my employees. We have had numerous instances where my employees have been 'walking ;out to their cars after work in the dark and have been accosted by some transient pandering for money or a handout. The third and final reason is the theft and vandalism that Squires is dealing with everyday. We are trying to upgrade and improve ourpropertyon an ongoing basis. At least three times per week our buildings have graffiti put on them due to the open access of the alley. We have also suffered greatly with broken windows, etc. Our theft rate has increased 500% from outside yards due to the open nature of our property with the alley. We are just a small business and it is becoming ever difficult to remain profitable with these huge theft (loss) rates. 370 N. 9Th Street • P.O. Box 431 • Colton, , Ca 92324 Phone: (714) 825-1.882 FAX. (714) 825-5307