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Glen Weakly - 5931 151' Lane N.W. — Stated the Commissioners are addressed by their fir deeply committed to keeping this a single fam from the new neighborhood onto 151 Traffi the common open space and trail behind his h If the City allows medium density in this area, existing single family homes. hat he thinks it is highly inappropriate that t name. Stated he and his neighbors are ly neighborhood. He is against any outlet is far too great already. He is opposed to use; it will become a haven for drug use. here should be a freeze on the taxes of the Matt Tews — 5844 151 Lane N.W. — Not opposed to development the property; actually looking forward to a development that the entire neighborhood can agree upon. Last February, Commissioner Johnson said that kie could not see a compelling reason to change the land use from low to medium density residential. Mr. Tews said that he feels that there is still not a compelling reason to increase the density, other than to benefit the developer. It was stated that the traffic counts did not include school traffic as that traffic occurs outside peak traffic hours. There i already a traffic problem on Nowthen resulting from school traffic; that will increase with this new development. There is an existing traffic problem on 151 Mr. Tews noted that people pull onto 151 retrieve or drop off children and then turn around in residential driveways to leave the neighborhood again; this practice is safer than trying to ente and exit at the school. Mr. Tews referred to the traffic generation analysis. It was repo ed at a previous meeting that Shade Tree Creek, for instance, will generate 10 vehicle { ps per day per home. If the plan here is for 62 units x 10 trips a day, that equals 620 Vehicle trips a day. The traffic report states that 70% of that or about 434 cars, are expected to make that turn onto 151 With the existing traffic from the neighborhood, the tr fic count will increase to 800 cars per day at 151" and Nowthen. Mr. Tews suggested at perhaps this case has to be tabled until the school is in session and redo the traffic co nts at that time. Mr. Tews stated that he is opposed to the change in density based on tra is issues. Sarah Narr — 6100 151 Lane N.W. — State that she doesn't want to see the density change on 151 She and her neighbors previously delivered a petition to the Planning Commission that is on record. Traffic is a big concern. Today it took her husband 12 minutes to get from Minneapolis to the inters ction of Ferry Street and Hwy. #10. It took him 22 minutes to get from Ferry Street rai road crossing to 151 Cars make illegal bypass lanes when you try to turn onto 151 from Nowthen. Adding this many homes and cars is dangerous. The City looks at the and and thinks it is perfect for townhomes; the existing residents bought into a beautifully single family neighborhood. The residents want to maintain what they bought into. M Nar urged the Commission to do what is best for the residents and the City of Ramsey d not what is best for the developers. The residents should be #1; make a place where eople want to come and live but we don't want buildings everywhere just for the almig ty dollar. Chris Weiss — 5907 151" — Stated that the P anning Commission and City Council made it clear that density should match existing d velopment; what has been presented is not even close. Mr. Weiss stated that it seems ike the developer keeps coming back again and again to finally get their plan approved He stated that he has not heard one good reason why density should be changed. he new development on the east side of