7.2 SR 11-15-2021 - Laserfiche WebLink

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Hello, good afternoon to all. I am writing this letter regarding the commercial business being ran out of residence in a residential area. I too purchased my forever home in Elk River in a quiet well -kept neighborhood. Unfortunately, this Summer has been a disaster from the new housing development and the full-blown commercial business being ran on my block. The unwanted steady flow of commercial trucks and unwanted foot traffic from this house has just been a nuisance. There is just no nice way of saying it. The constant noise of back up alarms from trucks backing in and out and the rearranging of all the trucks and trailers throughout the day has been terrible. This propertyjust isn't big enough for any of this, even with the tree removal and the new fence. The driveway is also very close to the bus stop and poses and risk for the kids on the block. I already witnessed a large truck pulling out of that driveway and crashing in parked car. It has been an eye sore to look at daily, at times it looks like there is a circus in town. I used to take daily walks on this street with no issues, now I'm worried about all the trucks and foot traffic congregating in the driveway and in the street where employees park their cars. This has also made me uncomfortable with my granddaughters playing outside, is there background checks on his employees? This street has children who bike, play on this road as well. These are valid questions and concerns. I have no personal issues at all with this family whatsoever, they seem like a nice loving family, but the business they have brought to our neighborhood is not fair to the rest of us that have to deal its negative impacts like the ones I have mentioned. A commercial space with adequate parking and storage for his equipment, trucks, trailers would be much more suitable than a family home with inadequate space and causing strife in the neighborhood. Thank you for your time.