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Mayor Tom Gamec & ' Ramsey City Council April l2,2000 Re: Proposed Development- FIintwood Hills/Mallard Ponds I am a homeowner living at 14138 Argon St. N.W.. I have attended all three meetings oft. he Rarnsey P!~nnhag Commi~ion regarding the rezonlng and prelim{n~ry, plat approval for the undeveloped property just south of my home. I have helped Randy Backous (my next door neighbor) ~ setting up a Flintwoodh~ we. Re (nttp://www. geocities, com/flintwoodhills) ~t become a popular place to discuss this issue (over 450 hits since mid-March). renting out a meeting room at the Rarnsey City Hall on Saturday March 25, at which a number of my neighbors got together for an informal neighborhood meeting. In addition, at various ~ throughout this process a lmrn_b~r of my neighbors have gotten together to discuss this kssue. Basically, the proposed Flintwood I4~ll.~/Mallard Ponds development has resulted in a significant increase in neighborhood involvement of many of the'people living along Argon, Bariurn~ and Dysprosium Streets. From the first Planning Commission Meeting at which a large group of us expressed major concerns over the development (espe¢~ally the traffic impacts); to the last meeting at which the Planning Co--sion finally was able to vote on a recommendation for the rezoning and pre!ira{nary plat approval. I believe our neighborhood involvement has had an impact on this development. The design alternative that the Planning Commission approved on April 4th has my full support. Tk{s proposal, in which Argon St. and Barium St. remain dead-ends, and the new development is ~d off of Dysprosium, is a direct result of our input as a neighborhood. This alternative resolves the traffic concerns on Argon and Barium, it has the approval of the City E~neer, and the approval of the Fire Chief. I feel confident that the majority of my neighbors feet the same way. Therefore, I ask at this time that you give this issue your full attention, and that you support the wishes of my neighborhood and the reconm~ndation of the Planning Commission. I would greatly appreciate your comments regarding this issue, and look forward to attending the subsequent City Council Meeting regarding final approval o£this development. Paul Miller 14138 Argon St. N.W. Ramsey, MN.' 55303 (612) 576-9329 mailto: paultina-miller @excite. com cc:CM Susan Anderson, CM Gerald Zimmerman, CM Terry Hendriksen, CM Margaret Connelly 234 I I I I I I i I I I I I i I I i I I