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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES DECEMBER 10,2001 6 . He noted there was an old gas station on the site and pollution in the ground. He added he would like a good impact study on this to show that the neighborhood would not be impacted. He stated his concern about lights. Mr. Maguire stated some ofthe neighbors did not receive a notice. He noted they were concerned there was not enough time to prepare. He added they had solutions they felt would be acceptable. He stated they would like to reduce it to a one-story building. He noted they would like an 8-foot or higher privacy fence. He added the six-foot fence on the property line would in reality be only 4 foot high. He stated the sidewalk would onlybel0 feet from the fence that looked into the property. He noted that if the fence is placed on the retaining wall, they would have an 8 foot fence. He added he would accept a fence 8 or 10 foot hedge on the retaining wall. He stated it would like pine or cedar so one could not see through it in the wintertime. He noted he would like the City to require the snow to be removed off site. He added if the snow is pushed into the ditch, it would be a huge issue. He stated there has already been flooding of the property in the past. He noted he would like to be assured by stipulation that this would not interfere with their drainage. He added he did not want to be responsible to pay for any drainage problem crated by this development. He stated he would like to see a pollution impact study and a light study. He noted he would not like to see any manipulation of the site plan. He added he . did not want any open issues or confusion in the end. He stated the neighbors did not have enough notice about this project. He noted that over a year ago, the developer talked to some of the neighbors. He added no one has talked to them in the last year. He stated the neighbors are very serious about this and hopefully the city would not take this lightly. He noted they would do whatever they have to do to stop this proj ect. He thanked the Council for listening. He stated he hoped the developer could come up with something attractive for the City, but more acceptable to the neighborhood. He noted the City should not just throwaway the setback requirements. Mr. Don Ristow, 2033 County Road D, stated he was at the Council meeting a year and a half ago. He noted there were problems so the Council delayed the project. He added Mr. Nelson did call him to tell him about the December 5,2001 meeting. He stated he could not get a substitute teacher with one-day notice for a class he taught. He noted he has not heard anything for the last year and a half. He added he assumed that the City had dropped the case. Mr. Ristow noted that before he bought his house he asked the property owner about building a Tom Thumb on this site. He added the owner stated they would not build one because of the contamination underground. He stated his wife talked to somebody from the City before they bought the house. He noted she was told there was a 100-foot buffer between the house and what could be built on the site. He stated they knew the woods would not be on their property, but were told the woods could not be taken down. . He noted his house was recently appraised at $160,000. He added he built fire pits, decks and put a lot of money into the home. He stated with a two story building there it would reduce home values and eliminate his privacy. He questioned whether he would have any sun in his backyard.