I'm writing in response to a letter in the Aug. 22 Simi Valley Acorn by Sandy Capaldi. Bravo! Her reference to the opening up of areas really hit home.

I live on Muirfield Avenue. In the 1990s it was a dead-end street which was sold to developers.

What was a rural property turned into 305 homes by opening the dead end and cutting down the hillsides, which the City Council had said was not allowed—nor was building homes on hills that could be seen from the valley floor.

Yes, I know lots of voters changed those rules to get a mall in town. Obviously they don't live on this street, or smack their heads if they did.

The residents here presented an account of traffic on Muirfield Avenue. We did our own car counts. We showed that with the impact of an extra 305 homes the street did not fit the zoning.

So what did the City Council/ planning commission do? Rezone the street, of course. Seems like tax revenues trump city regulations.

I suppose most people reach a point where the density of an area gets to where they are uncomfortable, so I don't feel alone or argumentative about this, but this little city has grown too large. Richard Nimms Simi Valley