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. . . ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL -AUGUST 28, 2006 12 Dan Soler, Ramsey County Public Works Traffic Engineer, stated there were different ways to restrict access, but they would only be as good as they were able to be enforced_ He stated one of the ways to restrict left turns was with signs and the ability to control those turns would bc based on the level of enforcement. He stated in order to make the pork chop islands they needed sufficient space to prevent people from driving over them. He stated one solution would be to add a median on Hamline Avenue to block off all left turns_ Stan Harpstead, 1277 Nursery Hill Lane, stated he had a concern about the size of the project. He stated this proj ect was the incorrect size for this property. He stated this property would eventually be landlocked and the development would become non-marketable. Kingsley Hahn, 4365 Arden View Court, stated he was concerned about the environmental impact of this development. He asked if the Army Corp of Engineers had done a study on this to see what would happen with the wildlife. He believed the wildlife would be heavily impacted. He asked where would all of the oil, gas, and antifreeze from the cars run off to. He stated the garbage would need to be picked up daily also and expressed concern about the garbage that missed the garbage trucks and ended up blowing all over the neighborhood_ He expressed concern the parking area at night would end up having broken bottles and used condoms. He stated this was not the right place for this development. He stated this development was creating "bad blood" in the City_ He stated they needed something entirely different. He stated he did not believe any Councilmember would want this development in their backyard_ Mark Majors, 4521 Keithson Drive, stated this project was wrong and it was too large. He asked them to listen to the people and hold another public hearing to resolve the neighborhood's concerns. Gale Van Buskirk, 1390 Arden View Drive, stated she has been a resident of the City for 20 years_ She stated she has obtained 268 signatures of residents who were opposed to this development. She noted this was 100 more signatures than they had last year. She stated their concerns were traffic, access on Hamline Avenue, reduction of property values, etc. She asked why this property was not offered for public sale. She asked why they did not have another assessment of the property. Major Aplikowski asked Ms. Buskirk to speak to the issues at hand and not past issues_ Ms. Buskirk stated people were suspicious that this sounded questionable_ She asked the Council members if they or their relatives would be benefiting from this development. Councilmembers Pellegrin and Grant stated neither they nor their relatives were benefiting from this development. Councilmember Larson stated he had never spoken with Mr. Eibenhsteiner before and tlle only time he has spoken with him was at public hearings in front of the residents. He stated the information Ms. Buskirk had received was incorrect. He noted he was not benefiting from this development. He stated they had received a second appraisal. He asked Ms. Buskirk to be more careful about the accusations she was making and the things she was saying. He stated nobody on the Council had any relationship with Mr. Eibenhsteiner. Mayor Aplikowski stated neither she nor any of her relatives were benefiting from this development.