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Planning Commission Minutes — March 3, 2008 Page 3 and Commission listening and responding to residents by removing the cluster housing from the draft plan. Jeff Gruett, 7285 137th Street North, said he lives on Branch 2 of Judicial Ditch 2 and feels his right to develop his property is being taken away. Tom Raster, 15227 Greene Avenue North, said he was disappointed to see the latest map shows him in the 2030 MUSA and the land use as Very Low Density (VLD). If the property was to be developed, more homes on the land would be better than VLD. If he is included in the MUSA, he would like a letter from the Council stating he would not be forced out by infrastructure. He was opposed to the petition that would prohibit hunting on Oneka Lake. Tom Gadbois, 17901 Inwood Avenue North, said the pipe should be constructed to accommodate housing on the east side of the ditch in case it should be decided to bring the property into the MUSA some time in the future. The City Engineer said the sewer plan has to be consistent with the land use plan. Kathy Scobie, 7676 120th Street North, said not everyone in eastern Hugo was opposed to cluster housing and it should be allowed. She reminded the Commission of the petition that had been signed by property owners in favor of cluster housing Clyde Wagner, 8651 136th Street North, asked for clarification on "permanent" rural. The CDD explained it was an area where there would be no municipal services extended to it that would drive higher density. A gentleman who said he resides at 477 Omaha Road, Hudson, WI, said his family owns a 100 acre parcel located at the northwest corner of Jody Avenue and CSAH 7, and he was opposed to removing cluster housing from the Comp Plan. He said there was no good argument to remove it. John Lutz, 8051 157th Street North, said he has 240 acres and does not want to see cluster housing removed from the plan. Larry Ehert, 14604 Keystone Avenue North, said he was a strong supporter of the Open Space Ordinance, and agrees it should not be sewered. Yvonne Stoner, 8520 140th Street North, said she would like to keep cluster housing out of the ordinance. Lee Roebke, 13130 Hadley Circle, said he lives in a cluster housing development and thinks it's a marvelous addition to the City. Twenty four acres are preserved as open space, and he supports the Cluster Ordinance. Jim Bever, 7131 132nd Street North, expressed approval of the cluster ordinance, and said that should his property be developed under the Cluster Housing Ordinance as approved (Enchanted Waters), there would be 67 % of the land preserved as part of the development.