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Ms. Tracy Tierney, 6731 137 Avenue NW, stated she would like to talk about the crime in the past 1 1/2 years since the Pulte Homes have gone up. She has four children and is a business owner of three businesses in Ramsey that she is seriously considering relocating unless something is done.. There are $420,000 to $1,000,000 homes in this neighborhood, and if they need a gated community they need to do that. She is opposed to having low income housing or these townhomes. Research should be done with the Police Chief to determine the crime statistics in the past 1 1 /2 years. Ms. Tierney stated her 11 ear old daughter and her friend were down the street and had a gun pulled to their head; abou ee w eks ago at the park she saw four squad cars and a paramedic, there was a girl crying > e o d out yesterday it was a mugging and an assault. This is just a few block he now conies to a certain point by the park and turns around. She wants as a resident how she feels about a six -plex going up pretty much one Mr. Dan Murphy, Generation Realty, representin misperception on the type of properties that are pla a piece of land that Mr. Holm, who is the former o so. Mr. Murphy stated he owns a business on 139 Avenu business out of there, and he is a resident of any neighborhood, but what they are p concerns. The units they are looking a which is not low income housing by appeal to senior citizens with main flo feet on the main level with an ®der el approach $300,000. They are 1 at a bu residential area that will co �, ® �� ent this nei meeting they significantly r:; E what they we concerns. He tried to co •'` � olens - received a re _ _ one call. of neighbo® this wi just a gods Develops ~ ® ed there is a not a quick gr or money; it is 1, has owned for ten years or umberland and runs his e concerns of crime in th the neighborhood's 265,000 to $285,000 price range, upscale and will be made to a e approximately 1,200 square the options these homes would e commercial properties and into the d not detract from it. At the last ing on doing after listening to some on two occasions to discuss the plans and never in any way trying to detract or make less of this value of the properties in the neighborhood. He is e, but does not see that as relevant in this case. He unde thing to e square footage will be in the units. of each unit will be about 1,200 finished square feet with an Commissio about the size of the nearby higher density units. Mr. Murphy replie • eal estate agent and specializes in this area. The smallest units were 1,000 to 1 put up by Pulte and ra ge from about 1, 1,200 square feet. The Ryland Townhomes close , to Highway 10 on 139 Avenue are between 1,200 and 1,700 finished square feet. The cheapest townhomes are in the price range of $160,000 to $170,000, with a mid range of around $200,000. As far as he knows, short of some units that have been built off of Alpine Drive, nothing Planning Commission /September 7, 2006 Page 4 of 22 -345-