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<br />. <br /> <br />tit <br /> <br />tit <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />OHESD 260 38 08 <br /> <br />651 737 3069 <br /> <br />04/0.L...: 99 09: 04 NOE, 172" qV01 <br />'JIfh'lOlt F' <br />7671 0... (7/9 <br />IkL. F....m ~~ <br />M.- (..5 Co. <br /> <br /> <br />Ms. Nancy Randall <br />Associate Ptan,ner <br />City of Arden Hitls <br /> <br />~ ne# <br /> <br />Fa '(p~ I ".3 <br /> <br />Dear Ms. Randall: <br /> <br /> <br />PhOMn- <br /> <br />&3C:, - S' .3 <br /> <br /> <br />ra'F.1/. <br /> <br />Thank you for I;(lking tl1c time to explain proposed plans by B thel College to tum 6 t""ni,s courts into a <br />parking lot. Based on my underst.."nding of Ihe proposed proj ct, 1 would like 10 off"r the f"Howing <br />comments and concems: 1 <br /> <br />I, 'The current Joeation. or the tennis courts seems w H placed adjacenllo the sporlS eomple" ""d <br />away from Ihe yj""" of the n.cighborhood. The al rnalive location on compus U,at was <br />outlined to me over the phone would place the n.. to"nis courts closer to the neighborhood, <br />Filling in low areas and laki,ng oul ]feeS 10 build ew <x>uTt:; seems more oXi"'nsivo than <br />simply refurbishing the existing ones. If new 0 must be buill, then place tl,em North and <br />East on campus where the noise and ll~U will n effect Ihe neighbQrhood Moving them <br />closer 10 my residence than they arc currcnlly w ld not be an accepWhle opti.on to me. <br /> <br />2. Bethel CoHege should try methods of alleviating he parking probJ.em prior to moving the <br />lcnnis courts" for e"ample, carpooling, shutuc bl sos from outlyi.ng lots, et al. These opti,ons <br />should be tried first to see if they work before the our1s are removed, A (railS poriation, <br />planning consultant could be hiDtd 10 look al way to use the .;<dsting parking better" the <br />cost could be paid from the savings of moving tll courts. In short> has everything been done <br />by the school to consi.der pa,rking solutions BEF RE removing the e"i.sting tenni.s coorts and <br />moving them ctos.r to the neighl:>orhood? <br /> <br /> <br />3. As for p'drking options, it s~ms Ihal areas Nortl and East on rhe campus MaSler Plan could <br />be considered with shuttle buses - Ihis woutd affi t the neighborhood less and cut dQwn on the <br />impact oflighting and traffic noise. <br /> <br />4, It also seems th.at removing lhe leD)Jjs courts in <br />Otd Snelling Road. Should the e"isting COllrts <br />Inew 10oa1i,Ol1 for tJlem? <br /> <br />eases the pressure La relocate them. acrQSs <br />removed before a decision i$ made 011 a <br /> <br />To SJ.lm, it seems that the tennis courts are appropriately pla adjacent to the sports complex. There are <br />other parking solutions that could be considered that wOllJ.d ssibJ.y negale th" need to relocate th,e tennis <br />courts without moving [hem potenti,any closer to the neigh rhood, l'ilUllly, no decision should be llliIde <br />on the application unlil the new location of the tennis court is known - it seems more options .xist to <br />solve the pa,rking problem, than relocating the courts. r res !fully requeSllhat the Planning <br />Commission and City Council consider these concerns prio to granting approval, Thank you for <br />providing" fomm for presenting my concerns and I apologi ~e for bcing unable to attend the meeting. <br /> <br />Sincerely. <br /> <br />~~~ <br /> <br />1469 Arden Oaks Drh'e <br />