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July 12, 1976 Page 7 <br />It is to his advantage that he owned the property for 30 years. <br />John Brown, 7630 Greenfield, stated that there are too many people <br />living in the small area now. <br />Mr. Gustafson stated that the people who own the homes on Greenfield <br />have already put a fence up and the whole area is separated. <br />We would probably put trees in there. A duplex is no bigger than a <br />single family home. We would want more elderly people in there. We <br />need a place for them that is close to the shopping center, etc. <br />Mrs. McGuire stated that she opposes this because she has seen what <br />has happened with the apartment buildings across the street. On one <br />bus pickup I have seen 22 children and we have had problems. I have <br />to believe that this has something to do with the apartment dwellings. <br />I hesitate to believe that if you put up a double bungalow it will be <br />only for older people. <br />Diane Schwartz stated that children wait in her yard for the bus stop <br />and she is continually out there policing it. <br />Mrs. McGuire stated that you don't get this in private dwellings as <br />everyone knows everyone else. <br />Mr. McGuire said that most older people have their own homes. It is <br />not feasible that older people will move in there. <br />Mr. Brown stated that he did not want to discriminate as to who is <br />renting the building. They just want to be sure that the rest of the <br />homes are not devalued and don't overcrowd the block. <br />Mr. Gustafson stated that if we built single family homes, according <br />to the ordinance we can put one on each lot. If we put in single <br />family 4 bedroom homes, how many children do you have? In the bungalow <br />you would have less children. The children would probably be too small <br />to go to school. <br />Acting Mayor Hodges asked the Council for their opinions: <br />Councilman Pickar: The tough thing is the people who have lived there <br />a long time. I am opposed to it unless something could be worked <br />out that would be acceptable to the home owners. <br />Councilman Shelquist stated that he felt that you could not put in <br />single family residences and isolate them by putting in additional <br />multiple dwellings. Mr. Moss had a good idea in developing those <br />three lots in single family dwellings. I would vote to deny the R -2. <br />