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tǒĬƌźĭ /ƚƒƒĻƓƷƭ ƚƓ ЊЏБА ĻƭƷǝźĻǞ {ƷƩĻĻƷ Α \[ğ\[ƚƓķĻ tƩƚƦƚƭğƌ February 6, 2024, from Melanie Houle at 7237 LaValle Drive ͻŷĻ ķĻǝĻƌƚƦƒĻƓƷ źƭ ƓƚƷ ğ very good idea for many reasons. It is too close to the elementary school, the lake and to downtown for safety reasons due to the congestion. Centerville has always had a small town feel and many of us have purchased new homes near the lake at top dollar and will only decrease our property value and raise taxes for need to expand/ improve roadways. The elementary school is already splitting at the seems and requires the school referendums to be passed for additional money. Who will afford the luxury appts?? Retirees who vote down school referendum's? If this passes, I will need to sell before my equity drops around the ƌğƉĻ͵ͼ Melanie A Houle February 6, 2024 Response from Mark Statz ͻaĻƌğƓźĻ Thank you for reaching out with your concerns regarding the proposed development on the LaLonde property at 1687 Westview Street. Your concern for the neighboring school and its students is certainly top of mind as we review this project. The developer has already been in contact with the school to ensure their proposed layout and ƷƩğŅŅźĭ ƦğƷƷĻƩƓƭ ķƚƓ͸Ʒ ǒƓƓĻĭĻƭƭğƩźƌǤ źƓƷĻƩŅĻƩĻ ǞźƷŷ Ĭǒs and other school traffic. With regard to the ƭĭŷƚƚƌ͸ƭ ĭğƦğĭźƷǤͲ źƷ͸ƭ ƌźƉĻƌǤ that this building will not attract a great number of school-aged children as the target market will likely be empty nesters and young professionals, not yet having children. This is, of course, not to say that children will not be allowed, but only that a building like this does not typically have a large impact on the school͸ƭ ĻƓƩƚƌƌƒĻƓƷ͵ This development is expected to produce around 600 Α 700 vehicle trips per day. This compares to the current traffic levels on Main Street which are in the neighborhood of 11,000 per day. With these trips likely to split in either direction from Centerville Road, that would leave, say, a 350 trip increase or about 3%. The vast majority of trips on Main Street initiate from outside ƚŅ /ĻƓƷĻƩǝźƌƌĻ͸ƭ ĬƚğƩķĻƩƭ͵ Developments in Lino Lakes and Hugo are the primary drivers of increased traffic. As to property values, it is always a difficult thing to predict. If the project moves forward, every effort will be made to ensure this development is a community asset; meaning it raises the aesthetic of our town. We are collecting the comments received on this development and will share them with the Planning Commission, City Council and the general public as part of the public hearing process. Please let me know if you have further questions or wish to speak with me directly about any particular issue.