THE  NO HOME DEPOT IN SUNLAND-TUJUNGA CAMPAIGN WEB SITE
(NHDC)
    Our community is at a critical crossroads. We can either go
    down the path of industrialization , or we can fight to turn
    around a neglected community into a family friendly
    environment .
    Activists have been fighting for some time to improve the
    way of life here , some  losses and some hard fought and
    promising  successes. All of this work will be for naught if
    Home Depot is allowed to open.


    -The increased traffic alone on our single four lane road
    through town
    will be disastrous. This street is already at its maximum
    capacity during certain hours, particulary at the same hours
    that Home Depot does its peak business. This is an
    unacceptable scenario.

    -The type of traffic Home Depot draws is industrial in nature,
    and their customers come from outside of the community.
    Home Depot wants to open this store here to serve
    customers in Montrose , La Canada, and La Cresenta, areas
    that may accept a Home Depot store as long as it is not in
    their upscale neighborhoods.

    -Home Depot is not trying to open this store to serve
    Sunland-Tujunga.


    -Home Depot has admitted that they expect 18 to 20 semi
    truck deliveries per day. This does not include their own
    deliveries that
    they make to customers with their own semi trucks.


    -The nearest freeway on ramp is over 1 mile away. This is
    not typical of most Home Depots, especially those few built
    in residential areas.


    -The proposed Home Depot is bordered on 3 sides by
    residential homes.

    - There is a public school (Apperson Elementary) one block
    away.

    - The proposed Home Depot will violate noise ordinances
    for a residential neighborhood.

    -The proposed Home Depot would take this community in a
    direction that conflicts with the Foothill Corridor Specific
    Plan.

    - The diesel truck traffic may violate AQMD standards.

    -The proposed Home Depot, with its' predatory pricing, will
    drive many of our Mom & Pop Hardware and In Home
    Services stores out of business.

    - This property is the only land this size available for a
    development that will meet the underserved general
    merchandise needs of the community.

    -Our residents currently have to drive 20 minutes to get to
    a general retail store.
    This puts a tremendous burden on our non driving seniors,
    and Moms with kids.

    -Our money  is being spent in other cities because of the
    absence of a   general merchandise development here.

    -The community has made it clear that Home Depot is not
    welcome here, and does not serve the needs of this
    community.
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The Reasons Why
Home Depot Cannot
Open
in Sunland-Tujunga