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- 6 - Q. Gordon Ziebarth asked for a description of the townhouses. A. They would be approximately 1,000 square feet and would have an area of a 26 X 40 bungalow. Same quality as a common rambler. Q. John Krawczyk asked for a comparison to the existing townhouses in the area. A. They would not be as deluxe as the Pemton $40,000 townhouses. Q. Mr. Glazer asked if they would be stacked? A. No. Q. Mrs. Carol Merker, 5136 Irondale Road, asked if all of the apartments in the Village were filled now, as there was a demand? A. The vacancy rate was as low as anywhere in the area. Q. Mrs. Merker asked is it true that apartments not filled are a tax deduction? A. Not true to my knowledge. John Robertus said apartments resemble army type barracks. Mr. Copeland stated he was not in the army and was not aware of what army type barracks would fit his description. Q. H. Swanson, 5064 Irondale Road, is there any restriction on the size of the family? A. It doesn't present a problem. Q. Mr. Glazer, is there sewer and water available now? A. Yes they are available and we have letters to this effect. Q. Mr. Kobe, 5071 Brighton Lane, do developers own the land? A. Yes. Q. Gerry Blanski, 1881 Woodale Drive, are they reliable builders? A. If they were not reliable the mortgage companies would not be willing to grant them money to build. Q. Resident, who takes care of the buildings after they are built? A. Maintenance is serious to all in that there is an 8 million dollar investment. They would dedicate green areas and that if a maintenance problem did exist the developers would sign something to the effect that the Council could order the improvement and assess the property owners if it was not taken care of. Mr. Copeland stated that agreements like this can work. Q. Arden Wahlberg, 5092 Red Oak Drive, what assurance do we have that the red area outlining the project for a single family area won't tried to be rezoned at a later date? A. Will file deeds with covenants to protect your interest. Q. Gerald Johnson, 5140 Greenwood Drive, asked about the property north of County Road H2, asked about a shopping center, about how many shopping centers there were now planned in the village and why has nothing been done in this area to date? A. Mayor Rustad stated that the last time they had talked to Cushman Miner the project was approximately two years off. Q. Mr. Johnson asked if a covenant could be put on the recreation area that would be dedicated to the project? A. Yes it could, that they would not guarantee the exact same area but the same amount of square feet would be dedicated to Parcel #A. Q. Charles Ross, 5142 Eastwood Road, asked about blowing sand. A. They would do their best to control it. Q. Howard Hovland, 5093 Irondale Road, how many stories would the buildings be? A. 22 stories high. Q. Mr. Blanski, this is one of the largest developments we have had; is there any difference in the contractors reliability? A. The developers don't have 8 million dollars so they have to go to the bank. Village licenses, but they must have credit reliability to satisfy a mortgage. Council issues permits. Lloyd Beult, 5085 Brighton Lane, stated developers may build some and then the rest would just sit there. Q. Arden Walberg asked about covenants again. A. Attorney Meyers explained covenants and their validity. Mayor Rusted stated that at this time he would take remarks and objections to the proposal. John Robertus stated that he had no comment yet. A ten minute recess at 9:55 P.M. At 10:55 Mayor Rusted called for objectors. Richard Paradise cited a study in Orange, New Jersey, stating that high density meant high taxes. Harold Hjelle, petitions presented in objection with 442 signatures. Mr. Glazer objected. Three reasons. He felt the taxes would be collected by metro government, so will not realize any tax break, second, felt the housing