09-14-83 Council Minutes - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

M [Ni1TES Ci.ty Cot.mc~i.1 Sept< 14., ].983 Good Tleighbor ,4r, Richard Adler~ spokesman for the ne:i_ghbors oL the area, appeared I~lome Car.e before the Council, Mr. Adler commented that Good Ne:igkibor 1.s try:ing CenCer (Cont.) to esCabli.sh a busi.ness venture t.n a resident:ial area. Mr. Ad1er stated that: anyone who can aff:ord this facil:iCy could not be consider.ecl needy as the cost would be f:rom :~3.i,000 to $40,000 per year. Mr. Adler felt t:h,it the locati.on Lor. the proposal ~~ras urrong and the proper locati.on caould be on the Lri.nge of. a resi.dential/commercial area. Another concern of the residents wa> ~~ihat happens when the Gooci Nei.~;hbor Center l.eaves. T1r. Actler. stated thrit in s:i.x or sevexi years a half:-~aay house could move i.n, Also thc :i.nside of. the facil.i.ty wo~il.d need s:igni.fi.cant alterations t:o be desi.rable as a single f.ami].y home. Next: ttie resident:s fel.t tYiat:, the. faci.l.i.ty was i.n violat~Lon of resi.ctenti.al zoni.ng being a commerci_al. venture in a residenti.al. area, A1so, goocl Nei.g,hlior has stated that tt~ey have cons'idered other northeasCern suburbs, buL in chectci.ng the resi.dents found that on].y one other city was contacted b~ Good ~]eigl~bor. Tl~ie residents were al.so concerned ~bout a snowball effect thi_s could ]tave. Next the resi.dents were concer.ned aUouC theis pro~~erty val.ues, and ~>ointed out that peopl.e are al.ready considerin; this a less desir~~iblc neighborhood in whi.ch to live< L'inal7.y, the resi.dents requested that Che Council deny Good Neighbor's r.eyuest for a bui.l.di.n~; perm:it:. ~lr. ndl.er st:ated that: he feeLs the Council has a clear deci.si.on t:o mal<e< P;~ither support the needs of the Ci.ty's consti.t:uents or those oI ouCSicle busi.nessmen. Shar.on 'Cimmons, a realtor f:or Dan Dolan P,ea1Cy, appear.ed before t}.~e Council and informed them that a pr.ospecti.ve buyer for a home on Edgerton will. not be interest:ed ~i.n the home should ttie Ci.ty approve the reyuest of Good Ne:Lghbor. Jan I.,i.nctau, o~•mer of a lot on Tdgerton, stat:ed t:hat thc.ry wi11 sel.l. Cheit' property i£ Good Nei~,l~bor i,s given appr.oval to bu:i.7.d. Ms. I.ind~u stated tl~zit they bou~ht tPieS.r ~roper.ty ;i.n a res:ident~ial. nei.~1_16or.hooc9 ~nd do not want to invest into a home i.f a fac:il.~i.ky of this type wi.l.l. bu:ild. '4r, Ste~inmue'll.er sCated that he cl~.id not oppo:~ Cood Nei;hbor and d;id not feel thaC his property va7.ues woul.cl ~o do~~rn should Good Nei~k~bor buil.d. [~.fr. IIarland Rowl.and staCed that the Counci.l, should also consider the need, of the liandicapped and elder7.y i.n thei.r deci;;ion. I'age -].2 -