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Page 1 of 1 arnhar, Jeremy From: Colin Landers ~ .] a~~ Sent: Monday, September 2~, 2009 ~.3~ PM To: Barnhart, Jeremy Subject: Resident o~ the Woods at Elk River Station Please provide my email to the city council. I apologize for not being able to attend due to being notified of this today and prior work engagements, As detailed in the letter regarding the "9/2~ City Council Meeting to Consider 53-Unit Income-Based Housing Project Proposal for Site Located at 72nd and Twin Lalces Road." I am against building a complex of this nature near where I live, Not only am I concerned with the 4 points listed in the letter Income-based housing, Not the best project, Use of Association Amenities and Roads will wear faster} but also the fact that the property values in the area have already decreased and will further decrease with income-based housing such as this. I knave about studies to dispute this fact, but home sales in the area are dismal and aren't projected to improve for some time, And generally income-based housing does nothing to improve the area which is what we all want. As a homeowner, I don't need a building like this near my home, it looks bad in any aspect. To further clarify on the points in the letter.., Because the associations fees are already $i53 a month ~~$~80o yearly}, ~ don't believe it's fair that a housing complex would get "free" use of the grounds and amenities. I understand they are receiving special treatment based on their income, but there needs to be a compromise. Dne suggestion would be to lower the rates and have it subsidized by the builder forever, not just for X number of years I can't believe this is the first instance of this happening, so prior experiences would be helpful in this case to learn about other options. If there is going to be a apartment complex, there needs to be an additional entry to Twin Lakes Road from The v1loods at Elk River Station. Improving Twin Lakes Road near the rail station would be a start There are a few issues I see with the current setup... A -Curve at 4oMPH heading South on Twin Lakes Rd with wide pedestrian walk. while I don't want a stop sign ar light in the area, this may be needed as more traffic enters the area with the rail and complex. B -Entry from The Woods at Elk River Station to South bound Twin Lakes Road If you are adding more people, you need more exits. This is only going to get worse when the rail station is actively used late in this year. I appreciate you reading this and hope the right decision can be made, I wish that I could attend to further hear about additional issues the association or homeowners have. But ~ have voiced my concerns and hope they are taken into consideration. Thank you. ~ ~a concerned homeowner Colin Landers ~7~66 PolkCirNW Elk River, MN 55330 o~~~l~~009