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tǒĬƌźĭ /ƚƒƒĻƓƷƭ ƚƓ ЊЏБА ‘ĻƭƷǝźĻǞ {ƷƩĻĻƷ Α \[ğ\[ƚƓķĻ tƩƚƦƚƭğƌ <br />February 24, 2024, No address provided - Christy Davis <br />Ч\]ŗŗċ϶ŎŗŵŏijŏĩϽ϶ <br />I wanted to write about the Lalonde Apartment proposed development. We are opposed to <br />the apartment complex development in the location suggested. The road is very busy and <br />where the suggested street is to come through will be a blind spot and cause accidents. <br />There is also not adequate access to the pedestrian crossing to get to the lake and I can <br />see people trying to cross often. The parking lot on the lake side will be an eyesore and the <br />complex is too large. They say it will be luxury but from what I can tell they have no <br />experience with luxury complexes. We need more retail to make taxes lower in our <br />community and to develop a town center. This is more important to the town and having a <br />place for people and giving the town a node and community. We should have an area <br />walkable for community members to access and support one another ǎ rst and foremost. <br />Thank you, <br />9İŵijŹƂƢ϶?êƚijŹШ϶ <br />March 14, 2024 Response from Mark Statz <br />Ч9İŵijŹƂƢϽ϶ <br />Thank you for reaching out with your concerns and thoughts about the proposed development on <br />the Lalonde property and development in our downtown, in general. <br />First, I wanted to clear up an unfortunate misunderstanding of how Westview Street is shown on <br />the map. It is unlikely that Westview Street will go all the way through to Main Street as has been <br />depicted on some of our drawings. We agree that the sightlines there are not conducive to an <br />intersection. A traic study will be conducted with the development to ensure the intersection at <br />Main and Centerville Road can handle the additional traic. <br />As to the aesthetics of the project, thêƂЪŹ϶obviouslƢϽ϶ê϶ŹƇăŁđąƂijƚđ϶ċijŹąƇŹŹijŗŏϽ϶Źŗ϶fЪňň϶ňđƂ϶ƢŗƇ϶ĨŗŵŎ and <br />express your own opinions ŗŏ϶ƂİêƂϼ϶°İđ϶ąijƂƢЪŹ϶ċŗƜŏƂŗƜŏ϶ŎêŹƂđŵ϶Ųňêŏ϶ŹİêŵđŹ϶ƢŗƇŵ vision of a <br />walkable town center. The master plan, many real estate professionals, and a recent market study <br />in the downtown area point out that in order to attract retail, you ǎ rst need traic counts and <br />rooftops in close proximity to the downtown area. Retail cannot survive and most will not even <br />entertain locating in a spot that does not meet their traic and residential density requirements. To <br />that end, this project would add to the traic and density needed for that walkable community to <br />thrive. Unfortunately, the residential units need to come ǎ rst; then the retail. It just doeŹŏЪƂ work <br />the other way around. <br />We hope you will join us on Monday, March 25 from ͱ϶А϶ʹ϶¡~϶êƂ City Hall for our Town Hall Open <br />House, where City Councilmembers, sta and the developer will be on hand to discuss the <br />proposed development and many other topics around town. Please stay in touch as we continue <br />the review ŗĨ϶ƂİijŹ϶ŲŵŗŲŗŹđċ϶ċđƚđňŗŲŎđŏƂϼШ <br />Thanks. <br />Nbsl!Tubu{-QF <br />Djuz!Benjojtusbups0Fohjoffs! <br />Djuz!pg!Dfoufswjmmf! <br />2991!Nbjo!Tu/! <br />Dfoufswjmmf-!NO!66149 <br />P;!762.53:.4343! <br /> <br />