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Planning Commission Minutes October 26, 1995 Page 6 . lots, 1 to 2 acres in size, and the 8th lot would contain the balance of the 20 acres. Roughly 7 to 10 acres would be taken by the 7 lots and the 8th lot (probably containing the original homestead), would be approximately 10 acres in size. At some point in time (50, 60 or 100 years), the 10 acre parcel could possibly be developed, and the 20 acres of open space would continue to be preserved. Commissioner Kreger stated that this option would probably only appeal to someone who felt strongly about the community and conserving nature for the future, and would allow them to get an extra 4 lots when developing their land. Eugene Scheel, 10271 213th Avenue, stated that the clustering recommended by the Steering Committee was just like what was put into Mr. Kreger's landfill -- "garbage" . Also, "any fool can make a plan; it takes a wise man to implement it." Mr. Scheel was opposed to maintaining the 10 acre minimum lot size, and supported property owners being to subdivide their property . Lynette Robinson, 10113 213th Avenue, explained she distributed a petition and obtained signatures from 14 of the 16 property owners on 213th Avenue, in favor of maintaining the 10 acre minimum lot size and opposed to clustering. She felt the clustering concept would attract nuisances with the smaller lots. Also, the open spaces would be difficult to maintain and would require extensive regulation. Ms. Robinson stated that persons whose names appeared on the petition have received harassing phone calls by a neighbor who stands to make a profit on the sale of small lots, asking why they had signed the petition and what did the neighbor ever do to them to make them sign it. She stated that the person making the calls serves on the City Council and will be voting on this issue. She felt this person has a personal interest in this issue, and it is a conflict of interest. She stated she was willing to go up and down County Road 33 to get more signatures of people opposed to changing the 10 acre minimum lot size. Robert Holland, 21375 Brook Road, stated he has owned 52 acres on County Road 21 for 20 years. He stated he did not see any sense in the clustered housing. He indicated the federal government stated many years ago that a 2-1/2 acre site was adequate for drawing water and maintaining a septic disposal system. He stated that he did not believe the article in the Star News that stated 2-1/2 acre lots will pollute the City of Elk River. In addition, he felt that many of the people opposed to reducing the 10 acre minimum were 25 to 30 years old. He added that when they become 60 to 65 years old they will change their mind and want to reduce the size of their property, as well. Robin Tuttle, 12390 Ranch Road, voiced her concern that many of the people present tonight have not attended the previous meetings to express their opinion. Dick Anderson, 21850 Jarvis Street, expressed support for maintaining the 10 acre minimum lot size. Angie Anderson, 20760 Quincy Street, stated she supported the 10 acre minimum lot size. She expressed concern that Elk River is not fully developed like Coon Rapids where she grew up. She felt that Elk River has potential to be a unique and outstanding community. .