Agenda - Planning Commission - 04/24/2006 - Special Meeting

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RAMSEY CITY MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL 3-28-06 ATTACHED ARE 69 ADDITIONAL NAMES THAT WERE ADDED TO THE PETITION OPPOSING THE CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT OF SHADE TREE CONSTRUCTION. THIS BRINGS A TOTAL OF 152 NAM]ES ON THE PETITION. THIS ADDITION OF NAMES CAME FROM RESIDENTS JUST NORTH OF 179TH AVE AND MANY ARE ON 2 TO 3 ACRES LOTS. MOST OF THE COMMENTS MADE WERE, WE MOVED OUT TO GET AWAY FROM THAT DENSITY HOUSING AND THE TRAFFIC IS BAD ENOUGH NOW. WE ALL QUESTION WHY THE BUILDER PROPOSE CITY LOTS WITH ONE EXIT, WHEN WE DO NOT HAVE CITY WATER OR SEWER AND MAY NEVER HAVE IT DUE TO THE COST AND LACK OF DEMAND. ALSO INCLUDED ARE 9 PHOTOS RELATING TO THE pREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED SUBJECT: [KEEPING A SAFE EXIT OUT OF RIVERWOOD HILLS SOUTH]. THESE PHOTOS SHOW THAT DRIVERS COMING UP THE HILL ON 177TH AVE AND ENTERING ERK1UM ST ARE ON ON A CURVE WHERE THEY CAN'T SEE TRAFFIC EXITING THIS DEVELOPIV[ENT TO THE EXTREME LEFT. THIS CREATES A VERY DANGEROUS INTERSECTION THAT MAY BRING SOME LIABILITY TO THE CITY. ON MARCH 20/06, TWO SCHOOL BUSES JACKKNIFED ON THIS SNOWY HILL AND SHUT DOWN THE WHOLE NEIGHBORHOOD FOR 3 HOURS. ANEW EXIT WEST OF FLOLrRINE TO 179TH AND WEST TO HWY' 47 MAY BE THE ANSWER FOR THIS DEVELOPMENT. WE HOPE THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS 40 ACRE PARCEL WILL BE MORE COMPATII3LE WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD. THIS LAND LOCKED PARCI. ALLY WOODED PARCEL HAS 2 HOMES WORTH OVER A MILLION AND TROTT CREEK TO THE SOUTH CAN BE DEVELOPED ENVIRONMENTALLY. 'rH~RE IS A 40 ACRE PARCEL CALLED SILVER MEADOWS WEST JUST SOUTH OF 165TH ON 7TH AVE THAT IS BUILDING 15 HOMES ON 2 1/2 TO 10 ACRE LOTS FROM 550 TO 759 THOUSAND ON LAND LESS DESIREABLE THAN THIS PARCEL. WE WANT TO THANK THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THEllq. CONCERN AND ~ERSTANDING. WE KNOW TH/S HAS NOT BEEN EASY AND ARE WII,LING TO HELP IN ANTY WAY. HOMEOWNERS OF RIVERWOOD HILLS & NEARBY RESIDENTS 19