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City of Centerville Planning and Zoning Commission May 7, 2024 2. Annie Weigers, 1683 Lakeland Circle (2:04:31 to 2:06:00) Ms. Weigers stated that she has young kids who attend Centerville Elementary School, and they are walkers. She added that there are about 10 walkers who do leave school unaccompanied and that is of high concern to her. Ms. Wiegers stated that it is scary to have this big building. Ms. Weigers stated that she moved to Centerville because of the small community feeling Î that when she pulls up to gas station in winter and sees snow mobiles, she likes this, and the proposed development is going to change the whole neighborhood. Ms. Weigers stated that her concern is mainly for kids Î she has a lot of hesitation because of safety for the kids. 3. Nancy Golden, 1654 Lakeland Circle (2:06:05 to 2.08:54) Ms. Golden stated that she has been the LalondeÓs neighbor for 26 years. She stated that she knows itÓs going to change, however she does not think the community wants a 104-unit apartment building. Ms. Golden stated that she read the developers report and on page 4 there are several goals for being part of this community with the #1 goal being to promote a small-town atmosphere Î Ms. Golden stated that she does not know how this could happen with a 104 unit apartment building, adding that the aesthetics of building will forever change Centerville with the massive structure towering over homes and the lake. Ms. Golden said that she does not want to see Centerville have a vibrant bustling downtown atmosphere like white bear lake, Delano, or Stillwater and itÓs because Centerville has an elementary school in the middle of downtown and that this is what sets us apart. Ms. Golden asked the Commission (due to the size and scope of the apartment complex) to vote no and to consider developing the property into something else Î something that the community wants. 4. Gary Reimers, 1658 Lakeland Circle (2:09:09 to 2:11:24) Mr. Reimers said he bought his house in 2000 and chose Centerville, because itÓs a nice quiet bedroom community, without a lot of traffic, without a lot of businesses, and without a lot of busyness. Mr. Reimers said that he likes it this way and if he wanted hustle and bustle, he would have built in Woodbury where he worked. He said he would tell people that he felt calmer on his drive home and that when he got home, he could sit outside and talk to neighbors without listening to traffic, or construction, or the noise of a multi-story high density apartment complex up the street. Mr. Reimers said that he doubts that the number of people who want an increase in population for state aid is small and that the number of fellow Centerville citizens that care about rooftop counts to attract retail development is also small. Mr. Reimers said that he thinks there are many people in the room tonight who want the community to stay small like it is Î that residents to not care about retail Î that residents are perfectly happy going to Lino Lakes or Hugo for McDonalds, Starbucks, or kohls. Mr. Reimers also stated that he has a hard time believing the added traffic will not be impactful. He also stated that the priority will be to fill the market rate apartment building and if it doesnÓt rent then something will change. He questions on page 19 of the packet where comments are broken th down by resident, because he does not see the March 20 email that he sent to Administrator Statz or the one where Administrator Statz responded. Gary asked the Commission to vote no. 5. Roy Krull, 1618 Peltier Drive (2:11:51 to 2.17:30) Page 7 of 17