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I I I I Ramsey Planning Commission, 15153 Nowthen Blvd NW Ramsey, MN 55303 EXHIBIT D I am writing this so that my objection to the purpose rezoning of the property described below is recorded. Property description is as follows: Government Lots 2 and 3; and the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, except the south 660.0 feet of the west 181.5 feet; and the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, except the West 1206 feet and except the South 660.0 feet; and EXCEPT those portions platted as REILLEY ESTATES and REILLY ESTATES 3~ ADDITION. My family and I have been the residents at 15564 Juniper Ridge Dr. for the past eleven years. During that time we always knew that the property described above would someday be developed. Before we purchased the land and built the house on our lot, we questioned Mr. Les Miller as to how the land behind us would be developed? He said, "The land was plotted to be the same size as ours lot, about one acre." He even showed us a plat map. This map showed approximately sixty lots averaging one acre in size. The same map was also on the brochure that we got from Regency Homes. Regency Homes is the contractor who built our home and others in the neighborhood. Therefore it was one of the deciding factors that we used in purchasing our lot from Les Miller, knowing that the land behind us would be developed into one- acre lots. · The quest by Arcon Development, Inc. to rezone the land described in the first paragraph from R- 1 Rural Residential to R-1 Urban Residential should not be allowed. There is no reason to re-zone. There is no hard ship if this land is not re-zoned; it can still developed into one-acre lots like we were originally told it would be. In the first, meeting with the representative from Arcon Development (Mr. Packer) we were given many reasons why the land had to be developed into very small lots. The first reason was because large lots are poor land usage. Secondly, we were told that this land was now inside the MUSA borders. Therefore the Met council requires that all new houses inside the MUSA line be hooked to city sewer and water. Thirdly, we were told that the land could not be developed into one-acre lots with city sewer and water because it cost too much to develop it that way. So far, everything the representative from Arcon Development told us that night has been disproven. First, like most of the residents of Ramsey I choose to purchase a large lot and be surrounded by other homes on large lots. I grew up in a small city lot and owned one in Anoka before moving to Rammy. Being able to own a house on a large lot and being surrounded by other houses on large lots is why I move out to Ramsey. A few years ago the citizens of Ramsey voted on and pasted a moratorium that would prevent high-density developments such as this one from occurring. The second false statement he made that night is that the Met council requires all new developments with in the MUSA bounders have city sewer and water. City employees have told me that a house on a one-acre lot inside the MUSA bounders can have its own septic system and well. Therefore the third reason to build a high-density development on this land is also not valid. Additional reasons why the re-zoning of this property should not be allow is the traffic problems that a high-density development such as this would generate. Many city officials have told me that State Highway 47 is a state preservation highway and no real improvements can be made without the State consent I have also been told the by some County officials that the State knows Highway 47 is a real problem, so-much-