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<br />ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES <br />NOVEMBER 26,2001 <br /> <br />12 <br /> <br />would lower the property values, She added she did not see this as a hardship. She <br />stated Roger was offered a road coming in on Amble Road, She noted he chose for <br />his land to be landlocked, She added he made the choice, She stated it was a fine <br />piece of property for a single dwelling, <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />Ms,Anna Marabella, 1274 Amble Road, stated she had many problems with water <br />coming down the hill. She noted her basement gets flooded and her front yard gets <br />flooded because it is across from the marsh, She added the neighbor two houses over <br />indicated her building never flooded until the development was built. She stated she <br />was very concerned it would make a bad situation worse, She noted the water would <br />come up from the floor itself. <br /> <br />Mr. Keith Mermell, 1284 Amble Road, displayed pictures of standing water on the <br />property, He noted the culvert in front of his property. He stated the pond does not <br />accommodate the amount of water there already. He added he assumed the Council <br />had all seen the petition that had been signed, He stated they were surprised that <br />Roger, a Sierra Club member, would generate this plan. He noted that as for a <br />hardship, the existing land pays less taxes than he does per square foot. He added the <br />dangers of the access on Hamlin Avenue had been mentioned. He stated there are <br />concerns with the roads being misaligned. He noted he was a landscape architect and <br />was familiar with this type of thing, He added there is potential here to avoid this . <br />type of situation from happening, He stated there is a potential for greenspace, He <br />noted the neighbors would like to work with the owners and the city to do something <br />other than developing this land, <br /> <br />Mr. Paul Trivecki stated he lived in the area marked wetland, He noted he was the <br />last to develop that property in the neighborhood, He added he liked the open space <br />aspect of this property. He stated that if another property was put back in there it <br />would detract from the value of his property, He noted something built back there <br />would be expensive to do and would raise his property taxes, He added that at the <br />end of Amble Road, it is a dead end. He stated he did not think that same size of road <br />could go onto those properties to accommodate them, He noted the two homeowners <br />have enjoyed the property for a number of years, He added the hardship would be on <br />the neighbors that would be left there, He stated these owners plan on moving. <br /> <br />Mr. Jim Wallet, 1285 Windcrest Court, stated the City Engineer's report should be <br />seriously considered, He noted the City Engineer felt the road should be designated <br />as a public road. He added the applicants had stated the development was consistent <br />with the neighborhood, He stated that if that were true there would be room for a <br />public road, He noted Mr, Goserud stated he did not have the opportunity to purchase <br />access to Windcrest Court, He added he knew of a neighbor that would dispute that. <br />He stated that if a hardship was an issue, he thought it should be investigated, He <br />noted two of the homes were existing homes on Amble Road, He added that only two . <br />of the homes were a new development. He stated that in terms of hardship, both of <br />