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From: Thomas Sparrow <br />To: Ramsey Planning <br />Subject: Lot 3, Block 1, Haubrich Addition <br />Date: Tuesday, August 26, 2025 9:40:04 AM <br />Good day planning committee, <br />My wife Sue and I live at 5900 151st Lane NW, 55303 directly across from the proposed <br />addition. We were at the last meeting but unable to attend on August 28th. <br />Our concerns remain the same...SAFETY, preservation of our neighborhood feel, preservation <br />of natural resources, maintain home values, and assure the enjoyment of our properties as <br />they currently exist. <br />The average Minnesota family has approximately 2 vehicles. Adding 6 new homes will <br />increase traffic, statistically, by 12 additional vehicles. 151st Lane has not been maintained <br />very well in the time we have resided here and I cannot imagine additional traffic is going to <br />help the road conditions. Nor will heavy excavating equipment throughout the construction <br />of these properties be helpful in maintaining safe passable roads. <br />There is still a concern about 151st Lane being a dead end with no outlet. If vehicles are <br />parked on both sides of the road, it is unlikely emergency services vehicles will be able to <br />pass. This is a concern that has been discussed by myself and other neighbors. Also, during <br />the school year there is a heavy amount of traffic in the morning and afternoon at the start <br />and end of the school day. The traffic will be on either side of 151st creating safety issues for <br />pedestrians and/or emergency vehicles. <br />The removal of all the beautiful, mature oak trees is, in my opinion, disgusting. These trees <br />help create the mature neighborhood feel we have had for 12 years. Removing them and <br />replacing with new, non -mature trees, detracts from the neighborhood feel. The homes being <br />placed at the front of the lots will create a crowded look upon entry to the neighborhood. <br />All of the neighbors I have talked to, including those at the previous meeting, and those who <br />have been passing by agree that adding some properties is inevitable, but 6 is simply too many <br />within this neighborhood. Three, 1 acre lots would be more than welcome and allow for <br />adequate taxation for property and building. Density can be made up elsewhere in Ramsey in <br />a NEW development. <br />Thanks for your time and taking our concerns/considerations into mind. <br />Tom Sparrow and Sue Lorch <br />