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surroundingneighborhoodspaintsaprettyclearpicture.Thereisnothingwithin350ftofthis <br />development.Yougo400ftandyouareintoseveralcommunitiesthatwillbedirectlyimpactedthat <br />werenotnotified.Thishasbeentriedtobepushedundertheradar.Thefactthattherearecity <br />board <br />membersremovingpostsonsocialmediaiscompletelyunethical.Whatistheendgoalhere?Pissingoff <br />everysingleexistingresidentofyourcityforthechancetopotentiallybringin130residentsandcollect <br />thetaxrevenue?Whatsortofaplanisthat? <br />Youarehavingtorezonethisland,makeanexceptionfortheheight,considercrosswalks,thelistgoes <br />onandon.Itisfairtosaythatwemovedhereknowingthatlandwouldbedevelopedatsomepoint. <br />However,whenwemovedherethatlandwascommercialland.WeweretolditwouldbeaHyvee,gas <br />station,restaurants,etc.Notanapartmentcomplex.Iunderstandyouhavebeentryingtofillthisspace <br />foryearsandyears.Youalsohavenothadthesedevelopmentspoppinguparoundhereuntilrecently. <br />Thereisalotofpotentialhereandtowasteitonanapartmentcomplexthatwillbeatotalbustjust <br />seemsidiotic. <br />Nobodyisgoingtopaytoliveina"luxury"apartmentinCenterville.Period.Ifyourhopeistoofferthem <br />quickaccesstothebusstation,whatelseisthere?Youwillbecompetingwitheverycityclosertothe <br />twincitiesandtheapartmentstheyhaveinplacealongwithwhattheyhavetoofferintheircities.What <br />isthetimelinebeforethese"luxury"apartmentsarealowerincomedump?Themarketstudythatthe <br />apartmentrepwasdiscussingiscompletelyofftrack.Therearen'tcommunitiesoutheresetupjustto <br />berentals.Thisisprimarilyresidential,homeownercommunities.PeopleinCentervillearenotlooking <br />forapartmentstorent.Withthenewdevelopmentsandtownhomeshere,howdoyouexpecttofillan <br />apartmentcomplexwhererentisequivalenttoowningyourownproperty?Lookatallofthetrendsof <br />thepastyear,peoplealloverthecountryarefleeingthemajorcitiestoliveinquietercommunitiesand <br />purchasingpropertyawayfromthebusycities.Howisthatforamarketstudy?Justgoingtoignorethe <br />bigfactsrightinfrontofyourfacefor$100kintaxrevenue? <br />Thiswillalsohaveimpactsonthenewseniorlivingcommunity.Whointheirrightmindwoulddropoff <br />theirelderlyparentstostayataseniorcommunitybuildingdirectlynexttothisapartmentcomplex?I <br />wouldn't. <br />Allthattosay,thisplanflatoutsucks.Therereallyisnointelligentlogichere.Regardlessofthemaps <br />andfiguresyoutrytomisleadthepublicwith.Usecommonsense,itworkswonderswhenyoudo.Ifyou <br />wanttosetthereputationofputtingmoneyoveryourresident'swishesandwellbeing,bestofluckto <br />you.Youmaygetpeopletomoveintoyourfancynewapartmentcomplex,butyouwillloseresidents <br />thathavebeenheremuchlongerandhavebeendevotedtothiscommunityforalongtime.Soifthis <br />reallyistheprecedentyouwanttoset,goodluck.Youwilllose.Maybeallofthecityofficialswouldlike <br />anapartmentcomplexintheirneighborhood.Walkthewalk,ifitissuchagreatidea,let'sproposeit <br />goesclosertoyourhouseandneighborhood.Maybethenwegetadifferentresult. <br />GuntherCueva <br />2 <br /> <br />