Aesthetics of South Hill

Over the past 3 years or so, South Hill has been transformed into a full-blown open-pit mine. Some residents may not notice what has occurred on South Hill just beyond the view from Pt. San Pedro Road. This gives the site a Hollywood movie-set façade character, looking unremarkable from a passerby view, but quite different when one peeks from a slightly off-the-path angle. To residents of homes to the northwest of the Quarry, the blight is stark, and presumably permanent.

We note this because area residents are largely unaware of what has happened to South Hill. They should know. Some residents who rarely or never see South Hill has become may not care that it has become a strip mine. Certainly, many others will, and the blight should not be whitewashed.

However, people have a right to view the Quarry site from whatever angle they wish, including from a home sited northwest of the Quarry or a kayacker in the Bay. The DEIR photos and depictions should be balanced with the reality of what a viewer from all angles will see. Therefore, we ask that photos of the current state of all angles of South Hill be included in the final EIR.