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<br />has.corime up, about the.gateway`district, in the land use ordinance, which states -that this can be.park space.
<br />We are not.voting on this, or if this a good deal, this is a land use item. Attorney Kelly: The pity has not
<br />entered into a purchase` agreement, it has not been executed. Cities have statutory authority to just buy
<br />la.nd. The City has ordered. an appraisal: Tonight the. planning commission is reviewing this, iathis the
<br />proper use and.consistent With the comp plan. The Planning Commission is charged to see if the.10 acres is
<br />consistent with the comprehensive plan for the City of Gem Lake. Tom Kelly: If the purchase would go thru,
<br />which is voted on bytha City Council, the entire parcel Would be purchased, the park portion:purchased by a
<br />CD, then the. remaining, property would. be -sold to a developer, pro.ceeds...ofthe sale of the remaining.
<br />property would be pay off .the CD. The bond issuance. would be 15 years; tax: abatement bonds. If we didn't
<br />sell the.Property and your home: has a market value of $150,0.00, currently your property tax is.$519.07,
<br />your taxes would go up. to $574. if we sold the property and you. have. a $150,000 home, your taxes are
<br />currently $519.0.7, your taxes would be $533.81 if 20homes were constructed at a value of $400,000 per
<br />home. if you have.a.$400,000 home..and your taxes are $1,63934 and no homes were. constructed, your
<br />property taxes Would be $1,813.65. if the city.so.ld the property and 20 homes -were buiif: at a value of
<br />$400,000, your property taxes would be.$1,585,89, a:$50..00 increase.. Noted. that this portion is still up in
<br />the air.
<br />Commissioner Wippich asked if we are aban.do0ing.the Gateway? No. Commissioner Marier: Flow can my
<br />kids get into the. park? Commissioner. Wippich We don't have a park plan or master p.la0 Commissioner
<br />Marier: Where did this come from? Attorney. Kelly: We are trying in good faith to resolve this property,no
<br />purchase agreement has been signed, trying to resolve this issue of density, alto issues with wetland. Cities
<br />have to move in one direction ar another.. Commissioner Marier: We. are not landowners.
<br />A motion was made. by CommissionerJ.o.hnson, seconded by Comrissioner Marier to open thepublic
<br />hearing. The hearing opened at..8:55 p.m. Jeff Tschetter, renta1.property 3930 Scheuneman Road: This is.
<br />consideration? Carol Schact, 1201 Little Fox Lane: Not opposed to Tarn Hansen, .opposed to city purchase
<br />and park. Connie Kunin, 1270 Goose Lake Road:. [ have:not seen a.map of the.park, do we have a rendering
<br />of the park; who are the nearest homeowners)? The city has never purchased land before. Brian Sauer,
<br />28 Hillary Farm Lane: Why are we separating the cost from the consideration? Are there costs associated
<br />with a park? Cam miss ionerJohnson: Does this make sense for use of the sand, the goat here is to talk
<br />About the land. u.se, what does the city want? Deb Larsen; 3945 Tessier Road: This is prime commercial
<br />development, why not consider this: piece of property commercial? Commissioner Johnson: This is mixed
<br />use. Cheryl Gran Iund, 3007 Tessier Road: IC.S.ysteins wanted to build on the Hansen property; it was turned
<br />down. Pete Cram in, 3920 Haven Lane: Opposed: John SnIdarich, 1601 Goose Lake.Road: What is the next
<br />step? Commissioner Johnson: We are an advisory committee. Craig Rafferty, 3750 Big Fox: I've resigned
<br />that the council pays no regard to the Planning Commission,.is there any logic to the. city buying it then using
<br />the Putnam plan? Jodi Lorenz, 1299 Goose Lake. Road. What about Hoffman's Corner's.. Commissioner
<br />Johnson: Hoffman's Carriers is vw.ned by multiple owners. Jeff Tschetter, 3930 Scheuneman Road:
<br />apposed. Brad Nailer, 1630 Goose Lake Road; works at the Golf Course, was on the Planning Commission
<br />for another city, I've been to two .city council meetings; it's not the whole council, it's the Mayor;. whose
<br />property is being protected, it's the Mayor. Mike Bruggeman,.3999 Scheuneman Road: Opposed. Cheryl
<br />Granlund: Question about property owners ahated, Tom Kelly: Whenever there is a new development the
<br />city can. require a [and owner to dedicate park ]and. Coinmissiorier,lohnsonclosed thepublic hearing at
<br />10:00 p.m. We've received. a..lot of good: feedback..
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