I am writing this letter to express my disappointment in the overdevelopment I have been seeing in the city of Thousand Oaks recently.

I moved from Los Angeles almost 18 years ago to get away from the congestion and overpopulation, but sadly it appears that the Thousand Oaks Planning Commission doesn't share my same concerns.

It's bad enough that longtime business Lupe's Mexican Restaurant was closed in August, to be torn down and eventually replaced by a mixed development containing 30-plus apartments. I read an article that the commission voted 4-1 to allow 40 apartments to proceed, which I must say really disturbed me.

I know the city is wanting to attract millennials, but whatever happened to the country feel that first attracted me to Thousand Oaks? I've watched over the years as more and more people are being packed in, and frankly I've had enough of it.

It's also not fair how there's a fee of $1,470 to submit an appeal application. It seems the city makes it almost impossible for its residents to show opposition to its decisions.

Needless to say, a natural byproduct of all the overcrowding is more congestion on the streets and risk to my children during peak hours of travel as they try to cross the street to go to school.

Nora Burr, Thousand Oaks

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