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Planning & Zoning Board February 12, 2003 Page 38 DRAFT MINUTES road was because the City would not allow it. He noted they would be adding turn lanes, but not additional travel lanes. Chair Schaps invited applicant to make comment. Greg Schlink, developer, stated they accepted staff s recommendation for tabling this item. He stated they were working with staff on their recommendations. He noted they were also working with staff on the traffic issues. He stated they have had one neighborhood meeting so far with the residents. He noted there was good attendance at the meeting and the residents were concerned about traffic issues and the townhomes they were proposing, especially the value of the townhomes. He indicated the residents did not want a gas station or retail in the area. Chair Schaps recommended they have more neighborhood meetings. Mr. Schlink replied if they were fruitful meetings, he would not oppose them. He stated they had a nice project that they were proud of. He stated they had a project in Forest Lake and invited the public to see it. He encouraged the residents to see that project. He stated the project was south of 97, just west of the airport. Chair Schaps requested in the future, they bring in pictures of their developments for review. Greg Nault, 6450 Ware Road, stated he was a resident for 22 years. He stated his biggest concern was the density of the project. He asked they consider R -2 residential on Ware Road. He requested the density be kept down along Ware Road. Chair Schaps stated when there was commercial development in the area, one of the ways to transition back to single- residential was to put in medium density housing. Mr. Nault stated if new homes went in Ware Road, they needed to at least know that the homes behind them would be high density. Perry Ladem, 6425 Hodgson Road, stated he was opposed to the rezoning to commercial. He stated when he bought his home five years ago, he researched that the farm was going to be residential and if he knew it was going to be rezoned commercial, he would not have bought his property. He suggested putting in the commercial property along Birch Street where the other commercial property was. Dana Skibsted, 6471 Hodgson Road, agreed that the commercial should be along Birch Street. She expressed concern about the lighting coming into her home and the widening of the road. She requested the lighting to low and that a lot of trees be planted if she loses her pine trees. She requested a berm to protect lighting from coming into her home. She noted they had a well and a septic system and stated there was an existing drainage field in the farmland. She stated she understood the water would be ponded and filtered from the commercial area and that it would drain into her backyard. She asked what would happen if her septic went bad because of this drainage, or if her well gets contaminated from this runoff. She also expressed concern about the run -off going into Baldwin Lake. She stated this could be a huge issue for her. DRAFT MINUTES • •