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Mr. Murphy replied there would be separate ownership interests per property with an association. The association would be managed by the homeowners and would take care of the common areas: Mr. Wolens expressed concern with the substandard lot on the south. He stated all of the trees on this lot would need to be clear -cut in order to fit a home on the site, and there would be a cheap home on the lot. Mr. Thor Heinen, 6731 137 Avenue NW, stated he owns be built on. They own four businesses; one is an advertisi they have lived here for 30 years and have seen feeling like home to just being sold out. Mr. He to 20 lower income kids all together, wanting t would join their group. That was the first time escalating. The homes coming in are lower neighborhood maintains their yards, cleans up and shut their garage doors because the people from through their garages and stealing their kids' bikes. everything is getting run down. Mr. Hein home next to a six -plex; to him that is n area. He would never have known ab Now that he knows he will play close involved. He works with a number pulling out because of all the thin They would h ow many very next to the lot that would any things have changed; a heartland that is rich and ened up the door to 15 d a • g if his son s out h _ ; seen crime es. He w. <w • air, but the ffic speeds. • they have to mes have been rummaging e care of their yards and urchased a $420,000 ogle they can fit into this t if it were not for Rich Wolens. the rest of the neighborhood number of them have been Mr. Steve Blakemore, 1365 i • ite Street e e was here the last time this was on the schedule, and he thou •h mission felt - ad to be a real underlying reason for this zoning to change from bush • 'dential or medium density residential. He does not know g •ld like to reiterate some of concerns regarding the what that u • -:� Via, reason i uld ess �. g g downgrad the neigxa since they have added all this additional housing. He ha • A; a" �F and bre mi`1box that must have been going 70 mph down the roa• - ° : as not had • problem fore all this stuff came in, and now they want to put in. There are a °, family homes in this area except the townhomes to the west of •ch was not a good m `• do. The problem is all of the people it is bringing over into hood; they have rent people, and he has seen gangs of kids walking down the stree . ddle of the hey are now adding more townhomes next to the bowling alley an ily hogs ° "�� he does not see a need for more of it. Mr. Blakemore stated this might • e ®� na P ft e owner of this piece of property, which is good for him but not for the rest of ' - _ there. When he moved in here there were eight houses in a nice quiet neighborhoo• ° •ws there has to be progress, but it should not be at the expense of the residents. On the way re there were cars going 70 mph in the neighborhood. There are safety issues with the kids and people on his street, and they are being totally ignored by the City and the Police Department. He does not think it is appropriate to add the additional' high density housing in this area. Planning Commission /September 7, 2006 Page 6 of 22 —347—