Agenda - Planning Commission - 05/07/2020

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Dear City Officials, I am writing regarding the proposed rezoning of Project No: 20-105 Hunt Property (Platinum Land) and Project No: 20-103 Trott Brook Property (Excelsior Group). I am asking that you D0 NOT rezone the land to R-1 detached villa (65 and 75-foot Tots) and R-2 detached villas (55-foot Tots). Please keep the zoning as is, R-1 detached single family (80-foot Tots). Rezoning of the land to create more homes on very small Tots would negatively impact and infringe on the citizens who currently reside on land adjacent to the Hunt and Trott Brook Properties. This would create noise pollution and put added stress on the existing wildlife and failing roads that have not been able to be fixed in the last 30 years (specifically Variolite). As a resident of Ramsey for most of my life I understand that growth will happen, but it needs to happen proportionally to the existing environments. From the time I was born I grew up and now reside in a home that is adjacent to the Hunt and Trott Brook Properties. As a child I remember seeing cows in the field, corn, soybean and other crops that farmer Brown had planted during my 39 years. I remember watching the tractor till that land and then collect the harvest in the fall. I've seen deer wander from the field into our yard and watched eagles and hawks soar in the air. Listening to the crickets and the frogs croak at night, walking down to the creek to skip rocks, watching the ducks and trying to fish with my Barbie fishing pole, watching the current take my bobber through the culver are some of my fondest memories. This image I have painted is why I, my husband and our 2 children decided to move back into the house my parents built in the 1970's instead of selling it after my father passed away 6 years ago. Ramsey has already changed so much in my lifetime, however this area has a quieter feel. My son loved watching the big tractor last fall, going on walks and spotting turkeys, sandhill cranes, hawks, bunnies, deer and other wildlife is one of my daughter's favorite things to do. She even insists on picking up the litter for the animals which I think is awesome for a 6-year-old to be aware of environmental impact. The Hunt and Trott Brook Properties are already zoned for 80 ft. Tots, which is small in my opinion. This is already going to bring more traffic directly behind my home on a road that has always been riddled with potholes due to the swampy land it crosses. Yes, the road is scheduled to be redone this summer but how long will it last especially with increased traffic flow? This will also bring more people, which unfortunately means more trash on the sides of our road and it will destroy the natural habitats of those deer, turkey's and other wildlife. There is no need to bring hundreds of more people by creating smaller Tots. As an existing citizen of Ramsey my quality of life matters too. I don't want a constant stream of traffic behind my home. It will create noise pollution, when I go play with my children I don't want to hear cars, I want to hear the birds chirping, I want to see the wildlife; this is why I chose to live here. These things I value and cherish will be nonexistent if the Hunt and Trott Brook Properties are developed into a high -density housing development with 65-foot and 55-foot Tots. The only people rezoning benefits is the developer and the tax revenue. Please be considerate of your existing constituents and DO NOT rezone! Thank you for your time, Amanda Shreiner 16931 Willemite St NW