4.1. MEETING HANDOUTS 06-23-2020

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As I proceeded to engage these Common Bond employees on their obvious misguided reasons for wanting to build this aberration, I was bombarded with unquestionably overt reasurances on what a great and wonderful company Common Bond is and the seemingly good work they do providing "affordable housing" for those persons in our society that for whatever reasons are unable to afford to live in our neighborhood. My suggestion that for anyone who wants to live in this neighborhood maybe work hard, save money and accept the responsibility of living here, as I have, went without response. Let me be clear, I am not opposed to the availability of "affordable housing". But it needs to be placed in the proper context. Our already established neighborhood of single family homes on large lots is not the right context. The obvious juxtaposition simply does not fit. I have three major concerns that I addressed during this meeting. All three were met with a choreographed response followed by "statistics" from some "studies" of what happens when "affordable housing" is introduced to a residential area (nevermind that the proposed project is not in an area zoned for high density residential). Here are my concerns: 1) lncreased traffic - An apartment building, three stories tall with 60 units planted in a neighborhood where it doesn't belong means 100-150 additional vehicles in a very smafl footprint. Since it is residential that means everyday lraffic24/7,365 days a year. Regardless of access to the building, however that is planned, traffic will increase. lt is simply a fact. I live on a cul-de-sac and on average I will see at least a dozen vehicles drive past my house everyday only to reach the dead end and turn around and come back. My street sign on lrving Cir NW also has an orange and black sign stating "NO OUTLET.. lt apparently has little effect. lncrease the number of vehicles, with new tennents always coming and going, it is inevitable that this problem, along with the accompanying noise, will increase dramatically. lt will have an unfavorable impact on the safety ofthe children and animals who already reside in this neighborhood. 2) Property values - I was informed of yet another "study" showing property values increasing by "23 percent" with the addition of "affordable housing" to a given neighborhood. Seriously? A quick internet search reveals that Elk Rlver property values went up by 3.7 percent last year. And Zillow predicts that they will fall by 1.4 percent in the coming year. Those figures seem considerably more reasonable. 3) lncreased crime - lt doesn't matter where you go. Whenever you increase population density, you increase crime. People are people. But the Common Bond representitives response was to assure us that there would be a "liason" between the building