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<br />p;\ <br />~ <br /> <br />7A <br />Page 32 <br /> <br />We have lived here for 26 years. We understand change happens to a neighborheod including growth, <br />but this is an extreme change and harmful not only to the neighborhood but also to the environment. <br /> <br />Environmental concerns: how can the plans state that there will be no negative impact on the <br />environment! <br /> <br />. Water, flooding issues <br />. Loss of sunlight for our yard/garden <br />. Cannot install solar panels now because we won't have the sunlight to collect it! <br />. Noise concerns <br />. Privacy concerns w/2-story homes 15' from our backyard fence <br />. Traffic/parking <br />. loss of open land - now will be paved and over built upon <br />. High density housing changes the micro climate of an area -lack of breeze, major change in <br />airflow, air/water/noise pollution...... <br />. This will create the loss of many types of mature trees currently on the lots <br />. loss of habitat for local creatures: field mice, squirrels, raccoons, opossums, birds including a <br />pair of falcons that return each year to mate, mocking birds, wren, dove, etc. <br /> <br />Also, as homeowners whose land shares a common fence, we were not notified of this plan until the <br />beginning of April2009! We have been ignored. How could the plans state that the neighbors have had <br />no input? As neighbors, shouldn't we have been notified a long time ago when these plans were being <br />made? We have had just 3 days to look through the plans and drawings. As a civilian who has no real <br />knowledge of building plans and terminology, we should have had the chance to look these over for a <br />couple of weeks to even begin to understand what is being proposed. <br /> <br />How can it not impact the entire neighborhood when you are taking 1-1/2 acres of open land with two <br />buildings on it and replacing it with 24 homes, duplexes and townhouses? This is unreasonable and <br />seems extremely greedy on the builder and landowner's part. It should be "like ,for like" in a <br />neighborhood. If new buildings are to be constructed, they should be planned to "fit in" the <br />neighborhood as what is currently there. <br /> <br />April 16, 2009 <br /> <br />& tuh\ wY W1-. ~tuvtL---- <br />~a;L f ~ fjlJAdoyJ <br />I &DO Uvttb0 ftv1l1 <br />ftrlwsoli ~CA- q~Dbl <br />(/;{o) 3~7~ O?- 7g <br /> <br />~ II:"~ (('0 iT -~ l~ rn\ <br />~i'; OJ''' !, \\} "' 1~1 <br />APR 1 ti 2U09 ~ <br /> <br />CiTY OF HEL ilVOOD CITY <br />PLANNING SERVICES <br />