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<br />-*0~ ~c!JU~ ~/I'-fI()7ifi;"'W~r <br /> <br />R-~' <br />:~i ~= (.j <br /> <br /> <br />!~~;, <br />i..J <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />February 14, 2000 <br /> <br />FEB It. <br /> <br />Hand delivered <br /> <br />C'-'V <br />.J! I <br /> <br /> <br />Dear Mayor and City Council Members <br />Of the City of Arden Hills: <br /> <br />We wanted to go on record with our opposition to the approval of the Bethel plan for the <br />concession stand, parking lot, soccer fields, tennis courts and the rest of the Bethel planned <br />complex. We have personally attended each meeting regarding this project of which we were <br />aware but wanted to go on record in writing as well. <br /> <br />We are reiterating the concerns that the neighbors have expressed all along to this project: safety <br />and traffic, environmental and wildlife concerns, tax base, development planning, property values, <br />water and drainage problems. <br /> <br />Currently we (and our two small children) enjoy our backyard almost daily: sledding and building <br />snowmen in the winter, swinging and enjoying the sandbox in the summer. In addition, we enjoy <br />watching all of the wildlife: a large variety of birds, deer, fox, and others. Under Bethel's plan, as <br />we understand it, we will lose most of the trees and groundcover directly behind our backyard and <br />in its place will be a concession stand, a parking lot with lights and portable toilets. We wonder <br />where the wildlife will go as well as the water that currently fills this marshy area. Especially since <br />we are parents of small children, we are concerned about the increased use of chemicals in this <br />area. We don1 use chemicals on our lawn but are worried that Bethel will use chemicals on this <br />property. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />We're worried about traffic and safety issues on Old Highway 10, about lights from cars shining <br />onto our property, and about noise and other pollution issues. <br /> <br />We're worried about our property values going down. Our nice backyard was the selling point for <br />us when we bought our house. With it compromised the value of our home will surely decrease. <br />And will Bethel's property be subject to property taxes? <br /> <br />Even if the development project is eventually approved, we don1 feel less disruptive options have <br />been considered. For example, why can1 the parking lot, concession stand building and toilets <br />be on the commercial side of the property, i.e. the Old Highway 10 side, rather than on the <br />residential side? Why are lights needed in a parking lot which is supposedly only going to be <br />used at night? If lights are required, can they be kept as low as possible and only lit on those <br />specific nights when the parking lot is being used by Bethel? Can more trees and foliage be <br />planted to better shield the residents from the impact the loss ofthe trees and hills and <br />groundcover will have on the residents (I.e. increase of noise and light from the project as well as <br />from Old Highway 10 traffic and the trains)? <br /> <br />We appreciate the difficuRy of your positions but ask that you fully consider the issues as well as <br />possible mitigation of our and other neighbors' concerns. <br /> <br />Thank you for your consideration. <br /> <br />Sincerely, <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />~~d~ <br /> <br />Ann and Jeff Hohenshell <br />1632 Chatham Avenue <br />
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