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Sandy Peine <br /> <br />From: <br />Sent: <br />Fo: <br />Subject: <br /> <br />MBFISH@aol.com <br />Sunday, March 11, 2001 5:22 PM <br />cityclerk@ci.elk-river, mn.us <br />Hillside Estate Sub Division 8 <br /> <br />This email is for all City Council Members. <br /> <br />Tomorrow night you will be voting on the approval of Hillside Estate <br />Subdivision 8. <br /> <br />My neighborhood will greatly be impacted by this addition. I understand the <br />need for the city to grow and that adding new homes is part of this growth. <br />But lets build homes and developments we can be proud of!! <br /> <br />The way this sub division has been handled by the developer is a crime. The <br />developer is only looking out for HIS best interest. He is definitely not <br />looking out for the neighborhood and for the best interest of the city. <br /> <br />We want a city and neighborhoods we can be proud of, not neighborhoods built <br />soley for the financial gain of the developer! Why is this developer being <br />allowed to cram in as many homes as he possibly can, when the plans are in <br />violation of the setback guidlines establshed? <br /> <br />Wasn't this development designed to be "upper scale" homes, similiar to <br />Layfayette Woods? Why then does it seem that goal of the developer is to <br />fit as many homes as possible? Why not allow larger lots or more open space <br />so that the people moving into this new neighborhood can move into a <br />neighborhood they are proud of, rather than realizing ,in the end, that they <br />were short-changed and sold a "less than desireable" lot? I heard the <br />developer comment at a city meeting, "people know what they are buying." But <br />do they? Why should we allow people to move into a neighborhood that was not <br />~esigned for their safety and well-being, but rather for the mere financial <br />jain of the developer? <br /> <br />Hillside Estates, as a whole, is a beautiful area. We realize that the <br />vacant land being utilized for subdivision eight contains beautiful <br />woodlands. Why not try to keep at least some of that woodlands, so that <br />again, people purchasing those lots and homes can say, "Wow, I moved into <br />this beautiful new development!" ? Or is the goal just to build as many <br />homes as possible and create even more traffic and conjestion. <br /> <br />My neighbor's and I expect the city council to do the right thing. To Vote <br />NO. <br /> <br />Thank you for your time, <br /> <br />Sincerely, <br /> <br />Michael R. Brown <br /> <br />11360 193rd Ave <br />Elk River, MN 55330 <br />763-274-1569 <br /> <br /> <br />