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8.A. - Page 426 Stateme�t on �n erAvene�e Aesth�tics I a�n a Fit�gerA�renue resident or nezghbor,who walks, hicycIes or otlierwise enjoys the F�ngerAr►enue streetscape. T have seen tk�e pJsns for tlie McGpw��nine-lot developmeant,and conclude thet it will sUbstantia�ly c�egrada the existing viaual cha�racter and qualiry of the sitc snd its surroundings. What is irnperrtant aesthetically about my neighborl�ood is the serna-rural c�aracter of#he narth side of Finger Avernxe,with rnany homes se! faz back frorra tlie strect.'1'he�ppe�tance of laxge anzounts of open space with matuire�ol�growt�►�rees,provides s striking backdrop to the homes.The cantrast botween tlie nQrtl�sid$of Finger Avenue and i ts so�th s�ae,wifh its m�ny qaaint,ear�y�0�'century bungalows�nd cottages,is samething that's uaique to Rcc�woad City and treasuxec! by its residents, Ex�mptes of hvw the Finger Avenae t'roject significankly degrades the aes�hetics of Qur neigltborhood are; + Canstruction af twa hornes with wide tw�a-sto:�y facades set baok the minimurn aliowable distance from ih�street.Thexe are no houses #hat large set that c2�se to the street anywhere in our neighba�fiood, " p Nowhe�e else on FingerA�enue are homes this Iarge placed on lots this sma11. • All of the homes are of siniilar size and all two-staryr as opposed to thc mix of horue sizes and heights that ar�representative of the nort�side of Finger Avenue. � Most o�these nine I�omes will be viewable from tl�e public street.There ia littl�open space and the honnes are anly set back a smatl distance from th� nai7�ow that scrves thern(some fi�am�ft—6t�&arn thc�lleyway.) Nowhere in our r�ig,hbort►ood are hauses situated in tk�is �ashion. d A dcv�lopment this densely��cicer�is incampatible with t�e presence of lar�e mature trees an the site.T'�e evenlual loss af thesc trees will be irreversi6le, � `�'he breakup of tha north side af Fiager Ave, by crcating twa new intersections,Ti�e na�raw s�leyw�y built for the developmeni fails to intsgrate with Finger Avenue by not ha�ving a�adewa[k vr planting strip a�ainst t[�c roadway. • The ana-way alZeyway wiiI require street si�ns on FingerAve to direct kraffic,fiutl�er compromisiz�g the character of the anorth side of the strect. The ovarall mass and scate of this deveIapme��t is c�mpletely out ofplace in our neighborhood,out af cl�aracter for the narth side o�F Finger Avenue and i t will only lead to further degradation of the unique character and qvality of our street. Na�ne 1� Addr�ss��','�r ,�#. �`.4_� Date �