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most southern cul-de-sac and would escrow the money to build the rest of the trail upon development of the parcel to the south. Scott Bliss, 14279 Everton Ave. N., spoke at the podium. He stated that there is a half circle drive that has not been maintained since their development had been completed. Mr. Bliss stated that he would like that turned back into lawn or would be fine to keep it if this area was maintained. Mr. Suel stated that he assumed D.R. Horton would be required to remove the half cul-de-sac and install sidewalks and sod. Juba stated that staff will continue to work with the applicant and property owner on how to handle this situation. She said it will be important to understand the agreement between the past developer and property owner. Deborah Johnson, 14196 Fenway Ave. N., spoke at the podium. She stated that she would like to see a nice, quality bridge over the creek into this proposed development and would like it to be different than that of Fable Hills. Kevin Garrett, 4772 Dahlia Way N., spoke at the podium. He stated that he appreciates efforts to mitigate the drainage issues. Mr. Garrett asked what the time frame was for extending Everton Avenue to 140th St. N. He also inquired as to when a stop light would be installed on Everton Ave. and Frenchman Road. Juba stated that Everton Avenue and Oneka Parkway are shown to have future extensions to 140th St. N. on the City's Comprehensive Plan. She described that there isn't necessarily a timeline because no one knows then the land to the south will develop. Juba then described that the stop light is something Washington County would evaluate as well as for any other intersection on the county road. Curtis Engel, 14276 Everton Ave. N., spoke at the podium. He stated that he is concerned about construction access to the proposed site off of Everton Avenue. Mr. Engel described that this is an important issue that surrounds the health and safety of not only the residents in Victor Gardens, but also the community at large and he would like the Planning Commission to take that into consideration. Mark Viker, 4545 Garden. Way N., spoke at the podium. Mr. Viker voiced his concern regarding increased traffic on Everton Ave., especially including heavy construction equipment traffic. He also was wondering if D.R. Horton was interested in meeting with residents of Victor Gardens to talk more about the house designs and landscape plan. He felt like the residents of Victor Gardens would be interested in looking at the four-sided architecture of these homes, especially when some of the proposed D.R. Horton homes would back up to homes in Victor Gardens. Mr. Viker asked if the City could facilitate this meeting. Commissioner McRoberts asked staff if this meeting was feasible. Planner Juba stated that the applicant can decide if they would like to attend such a meeting with the Victor Gardens residents. She stated that it is important to remember that this development isn't a part of the Victor Gardens PUD and therefore, does not have the same standards. This means that the homes in the proposed development are not required to have the substantial four-sided architecture seen in the Victor Gardens development.