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From:Holdenbj24 <br />To:Matthew Bachler <br />Subject:Fwd: Opposed to the proposed subdivision at 3685 New Brighton Rd <br />Date:Saturday, February 10, 2018 4:14:38 PM <br />Attachments:image.png <br />image.png <br />image.png <br />image.png <br />image.png <br />Sent from my iPhone <br />Begin forwarded message: <br />Resent-From: <bholden@cityofardenhills.org> <br />From: Eric Sanford <ericsanford@gmail.com> <br />Date: February 9, 2018 at 4:23:10 PM CST <br />To: bholden@cityofardenhills.org <br />Subject: Opposed to the proposed subdivision at 3685 New Brighton Rd <br />Councilmember Holden- <br />I'm writing to express my strong opposition to the subdivision of 3685 New <br />Brighton Rd being proposed by developer Richard Kotoski. Kotoski has coerced owner <br />Tim Horita, who is moving away from the city, to allow him to ramrod this proposal through for no <br />other reason than a tidy profit for all involved. <br />The proposal is a poorer, sketchier rehash of the same proposal he attempted in 2006, which was <br />rejected by the planning commission for numerous reasons. How he's managed to push this worse <br />one through the planning commission this time around I hesitate to ask. <br />There are many environmental, policy, and cost problems with the plan that cannot be ignored, <br />which are outlined in the thorough research done by our neighbor Joe Federer and attached to the <br />bottom of this email. My main concern is the over-dense development and tree removal, which <br />destroys the character of the neighborhood and Arden Hills. This character is the first and last <br />reason we moved here, and to see it lost through this over-dense development trend would be <br />saddening and discouraging. <br />The fact that this type of development is "by the books" here leads me to believe <br />we need to revise city ordinance to prevent this, most likely via increasing side <br />yard setbacks or something of the sort. I will pursue this, but would like you to <br />consider rejecting the plan for 3685 New Brighton at the meeting Feb 26. I would <br />also urge you to read Mr Federer's findings below. They are compelling. <br />This is why we live in this neighborhood (representative section of New Brighton <br />Rd):