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Planning Commission Meeting November 14, 2002- page 4 The CD Director said they would be required to deed it to the City. Teri Grahn, 15820 Fenway Circle, said the culvert near her home had been lowered because it was flooding her yard and that the proposed development would make it worse. The CD Director said there was a comprehensive stormwater drainage system considered in the Everton Avenue Plan. Mike Sicard, 5720 157th Circle, said people will be using 159th Street as a shortcut to the freeway and 1591h was not wide enough. He questioned why the proposed development had to be so dense. Colleen Vance asked why the City had put on a moratorium on at one time. Schumann said it was due mostly to infrastructure issues, and the City cannot legally have a moratorium in place for more than 21/2 years. Vance asked what would happen to the schools and downtown area. Malaski said that other government agents were involved with such decisions. Vance asked what would happen should the school not be approved and the CD Director replied that it would be City owned land. Ron LeSeur (?) said the last school referendum passed by only 48-68 votes and it was very possible that a referendum for a new school may not pass. He also said people are not being communicated to on what is being changed. Gary Trudeau asked what was the "Water's Edge" and Dennis Griswold, from Pulte Homes, said it referred to the water along the parkway. Trudeau asked it there was going to be enough water pressure and the CD Director said there would. Marsh stated that it seems the City doesn't communicate with the residents. Jim Peterson, Trail Head Development, said he had been involved with the Everton Avenue Plan and participated in the Charette the City conducted. He said the plan could allow 800 units on the site and the only other concern heard from Creekview residents was that there was no park. Peterson said Trailhead is unable to fix the problems in Creekview Preserve. Kleist suggested the parkway connect to 165th Street and he expressed his displeasure over the City not installing the stop sign on 1591h Street. Eric Faehn, 5780 Fenway Circle, asked why they couldn't move the west boundary of the greenway corridor 150 feet to the west to preserve existing trees and not interfere with drainage. Matt Coreen, 12490 Europa Avenue, suggested the northeast corner of the proposed development be tweeked to move homes away from the greenway corridor. Coreen asked when another