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(continued on page two) 3) This 80 acre neighborhood, with its current land use, provides a lovely, natural, prairie landscape GATEWAYto Elk River, which will be noticed and admired by people traveling up and down Tyler Street as they go to work, to shop, or as they travel down 175'h to residential neighborhoods in the nearby area. Even now, many people who come to my home have commented about what a feeling of "oasis" they get as they travel through the area. This ambience will be completely lost if the neighborhood becomes included in the urban service district, which will lead immediately to high density residential development. 4) Allowing this neighborhood to keep its current land use pattern helps contribute to %mart growth" of Elk River. As you know, our city is growing faster than any of our infrastructure can keep up with. Our library, our schools, and many other components of the city's infrastructure are being overwhelmed, detracting greatly from quality of life in this area. It's time to slow things down, so that city infrastructure and rising population can become more coordinated. I have admired the thoughtful and thorough way that the Planning Commission considered the question about whether or not to include this 80 acre neighborhood in the urban service district. They studied the information provided by the city staff, they listened to the opinions of the people who live in this area, and many of the Commissioners viewed the area firsthand. The Planning Commission placed all of this input into the context of the big-picture vision for Elk River before deciding not to include the 80 acres in the urban service district. I encourage you to value the process they undertook and accept the Planning Commission's recommendation. You'll be strengthening and preserving Elk River's quality of life. Thank you. Sincerely, Geraldine Graham