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Hello, Tim. <br />My name is Jessica Evenson. I am a resident in Harvest Estates, 1st addition (5720 152nd <br />Court). I received the letter dated December 3rd regarding the Meadowbrook development. I <br />know you have been contacted by my neighbors The Allens and The Bakos. I wanted to, also, <br />contact you and express the same concerns they have and also ask a few additional questions. <br />They brought up the following which I support completely: <br />1. While the council might like to see smaller lots as proposed by the new developer on 152nd <br />Lane NW, most residents currently living in the Phase 1 portion of Harvest Estates would like to <br />see the original proposed lot sizes adhered to. The existing houses currently on 152nd Lane NW <br />are on larger lots. See Figure 1 below. Keeping the original lot sizes that were proposed for <br />Phase 2 on 152nd Lane NW would keep the spacing between houses similar to the existing <br />houses in Phase 1 on 152nd Lane NW. <br />2. Area "A" as shown below in Figure 1, roughly outlines an area where there are existing 40 <br />foot tall mature trees. If the proposed lot sizes are approved, many of those trees would need to <br />be removed for the construction of the new house on Lot 5. While we understand some trees will <br />need to be removed, we would like the developer to keep as many of those trees in Area "A' as <br />possible. The trees provide a nice wind break from the northwest. Also, there are mature trees <br />scattered elsewhere in Phase 2 and we would like the developer to keep as many of those trees as <br />possible. <br />3. We would like the developer to provide a landscaping plan and plant coniferous trees in Area <br />"B" as shown below in Figure 1. We feel the developer will more than likely remove the <br />majority of mature trees that are currently located in this area. <br />Additional issues I did not see addressed in your letter is regarding the increased traffic <br />(additional through streets?), increase of residents (school boundaries, the possible issues when <br />there is an increase in residents and/or lower income housing) and how the development is going <br />to affect the current property values. <br />I also would like to point out that there is currently no traffic sign located at the intersection of <br />152nd Avenue/Court and Helium Street. This intersection is the location of three different bus <br />stops. I have seen many vehicles speed through this intersection at various times of the day. Is it <br />going to take a child getting hit before this becomes a somewhat controlled intersection? <br />If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. Thank you. <br />Respectfully submitted, <br />Jessica Evenson <br />