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arch 2g, 1"tt. <br />ihnlrl•an, i'ruads vtra City rourell <br />f fry of Liunds Vict: <br />2401 hirhway III <br />bounds Vicu, %% 55112 '.,, �CJ' <br />tear F1r or t,odam: ; <br />Fat n rurher of years we Lave been trying to devalop our property on Foodlat'n to <br />its hipl.est oral hest Ise consistent with existini. City codes and plans. It has <br />lecn a frustrating experienre because we I�ave never been Oven clear cut issues to <br />resolve, instead we !.Ave bad to deal altb "feellrtgs and wlshes. le wish to <br />develop tl•te property nlrost exertly as proposed in I9f2 wren it was approved. <br />Lr was only due to protracted ne oriatlans at that time with the Uty that we lost <br />a71 of our financing; corritrerts tdthou[ which we could not confidently begin <br />- construction. t:e now have corritrents which would allots or. to complete this <br />- project. -- <br />- <br />rwr project deserves approval tecause: <br />"s <br />1. It has n neelig:ihle impart on all envtronrental studies conducted and/or <br />' <br />reviewed by ,your ronsultinn firm of !;nrr and Associates, (ns told to the <br />plarnir; L'ornlssion At the February 27, 19ES neeticr.- thirlt was <br />__.-4 <br />_. vit.co-tarcd) <br />•' :ace Creel, i'ntvr fit -r.'ct has approved Abe proiert- <br />-' <br />3. The [IS Arry Corps of Engineers has reviewed the project and given no <br />objections <br />'-= 4. the property is presently used by some As a dump for unwar•red tires, <br />appliances, etc. widch for those who aren't using it as a dump, it is a <br />less than deAireahle reirl,bor <br />5. This property is zoned for multiple Husine (4-plexes) <br />b. 1he restrictions of development in the wetland area Are arldtrary, ex: <br />the additions of family rnors and decks in Cary Anderson's a.'.dition <br />"hick extend lrrta the t.�tlards <br />7. The deve.uprent ve propose wouid Lrrrove the neitghhorhood tdt!i better <br />- front eicvntinns and landsrnnine <br />- <br />S. The City voulr: realize r•orp money from an improved tax hase <br />9. Statisically, residents of one and two bedroom Lousing units Are usually <br />households of one to three and therefore renuire fever services ti,ar. <br />residents of three and four bedroom units <br />Our proposal warrants approval because it hurts nn nne b..t irnnr+.e .. •_-- ,;, <br />rejecting, our proposal denies clie highest and test use for this property and our <br />right to lull use And or.ioyr..ent of our property. It teems to us that our request <br />Is both fair And reasonable and should he ,;ranted. <br />Fiucerely, <br />Arthur L. FreLaQ <br />Vice President <br />