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North Portal residents petition to preserve Valco‑era sound wall as large developments rise nearby
Summary
A representative of the North Portal neighborhood told the planning commission she collected more than 500 petition signatures asking the city to preserve a sound wall built under the original Valco/Blanco Mall development agreement, citing traffic, privacy and safety concerns from nearby large projects.
Pamela Hershey, speaking for the North Portal neighborhood, told the Cupertino Planning Commission on March 25, 2025, that residents circulated a petition asking the city to preserve the sound wall that separates the neighborhood from the former Valco commercial area.
Hershey said volunteers collected between 500 and 525 handwritten signatures — representing roughly 290–297 Portal homes she said were in the immediate area — over two weekends. She said the sound wall was constructed in 1974 under the original development agreement to separate the North Portal residential district from the…
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