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Planning & Zoning Board May 13, 1998 Page 4 Chair Schaps asked for brief comments from any citizens in the audience who wished to express their opinion regarding the project. Judy Bruner, 270 Linda Avenue, stated that the drawings Collova Builders had presented were incorrect. She referred to a map of the current development. She believes that R -1 is not consistent with the area. The project would triple the density of homes in the area. She is also concerned with tearing down of many trees, smaller frontages than the area currently has, sewer, and drainage. Ms. Bruner indicated that smaller frontages would be totally inconsistent with the neighborhood. Although everyone in the area is using a septic system, they do not want to eliminate the option of hooking up to sewer. She would like to keep the rural look of the area. Ms. Bruner referred to a petition regarding the project, noting that no one had refused to sign it. Tom Bruner, 270 Linda Avenue, stated that his main concern regarding the project was water management. He believes that the soil would not be able to soak up the additional run -off and pond overflow. He stated that the culverts were designed for a small area only. Mr. Bruner indicated he owned one of the ponds, and the culvert put in 15 years ago was basically a 10" PVC pipe, meant for the trail only and would not accommodate the whole block. Currently, the ponds take approximately one month to return to the normal level after a rainfall. The proposed pond in the rear of the development will overflow into the two ponds that already overflow. He asked that the Board take his concerns into consideration. Peter Rosenthal, 288 Rohavic, stated that he also owned one of the ponds. He feels that if the City approves the R -1 zoning, it would have a negative impact. He hopes the Board will take the whole street into consideration, addressing the curbs, gutters, and road work. Connie Grundhofer, 235 Linda Avenue, addressed the issue of infiltration. Developing two lots into six lots would result in wide open lawns that would require more chemicals. When the overflow of water runs into the ponds with these chemicals from the lawns, the pond life would be affected as well as Baldwin Lake. Ms. Grundhofer also noted that the proposed division of land was extremely small and would be inconsistent with the current lots. Leon Moll, 6251 Laurene, stated that he agreed with all the above comments, noting he was opposed to the narrow frontages. Jim Kurkowski, 239 Linda Avenue, explained that he is fairly new to the neighborhood, and very rarely saw his neighbors. One of the reasons he purchased a home in this area was because there are few homes around his lot. Judy Twohy, 6119 Hodgson, stated that she lived on one side of the current drainage ponds and was very concerned about the elimination of any wildlife in the area.