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Mounds View City Council May 22, 2023 Regular Meeting Page 8 groundwater for the surrounding neighbors. He reported if any of the City Councilmembers were to support this project, he would be running against them at the next election. Tanya Battista, 5307 Quincy Street, stated she agreed with the comments of her neighbors. She urged the Council to keep this area of Mounds View natural. Ann Erion, 7800 Bona Road, expressed concern with how her neighborhood would flood if the City were to do away with this large wetland. Marcy Winkler, 2372 Laport Drive, reported this was the third time she has been in front of the Council regarding this property. She explained in previous attempts to develop this land the Rice Creek Watershed shot the request down. She did not understand why their view has changed. She stated she was concerned with the wildlife, the wetland and the floodplain. She noted she was also concerned with how the residents on Long Lake Road would be impacted by the increased traffic levels. She urged the Council to allow this greenspace and natural wetland to remain as God intended. Rebecca Scholl, 2467 Hillview Road, explained she has been a Mounds View resident for the past 26 years. She reported she was not against development, but she was against the Arden Park development. She stated she appreciated all of the development that was occurring along the corridor and the fact that the City Council had a plan. She urged the Council not to allow Pulte Homes to cram 75+ townhomes into a small area that was located on a wetland. She indicated this project does not match the zoning and did not make sense for Mounds View. She urged the Council to deny this project. She thanked all of her neighbors for coming forward, voicing their concerns and for speaking out against this project. Mike Winkel, 7701 Bona Road, stated he did not believe the City needed the density or additional traffic on Long Lake Road. In addition, he did not believe the City needed to lose the greenspace. John Stacy, 800 Woodlawn Drive, explained he pounded a sand point in his yard so he could use this well to water his yard. He noted he hit water at 14 feet. He reported when they did the project on Sherwood the project kept filling up with water and pumps had to be brought in. He stated this area was a swamp. He indicated the proposed project area was also a swamp and should remain a swamp. Tony Sablak, 8466 Long Lake Drive, reported he has been a real estate agent for the past 20 years. He commented on how the proposed townhome/yard home project would adversely impact the property values of the surrounding homes. He urged the Council to reconsider this project and not move it forward. Heather Forest, 8260 Long Lake Road, reported she would be living directly across from the proposed development. She noted she has an 18 year old driver and she was terrified every day her daughter would be hit while leaving the driveway. She explained there used to be a police presence on Long Lake Road in the evening hours, but she hasn’t seen a police presence in 2023. She reported she was very concerned with how the additional traffic would impact her quality of life. She commented further on how her property loses power quite often and she feared how this