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3. The neighborhood's defenses against all of the above problems are minimal. As one resident described it, the fencing is porous, allowing lights to shine in living rooms and noise to permeate everywhere. Har-Mar talked several tines about the 60 foot required green space around the property. The green space closest to us is at most 25 feet between the edge of Pascal Street and the parking spaces just beyond the fence. Is Har-Mar in compliance with the city ordinances or are they just misinformed"? Do streets and parking count as "green'"? How will the increased traffic conform to the City's noise ordinance? And how will that be enforced with a 24 hour operation? No answers have been offered. 4. Questions of security were brushed off. It seems only logical that the owners and operators should have definitive plans in place for added Har-Mar security and off duty police long before Cub would open, yet they don't. We believe that, at a minimum, a much more secluded location (far away from the neighborhood) for the loading docks should be found; traffic should be restricted (no trucks) or eliminated altogether along the east, suutii and west perimeters (those of the neighborhood); and that the hours of operation for Cub and for snow plowing and removal should be restricted to those of the rest of the Har-Mar tenants. Although a grocery close to us may be convenient for some, we strongly believe the addition of cub provides a net loss to the integrity of the neighborhood. We will suffer significantly more noise: air pollution, litter, traffic and danger (both from crime and congestion). In addition, we loose the Farmer's Market in the summer and the State Fair transportation in the fall. Add to this a summer of dirty, noisy construction and there is nothing at all "friendly" about this proposal. It is deeply disappointing, though not unexpected, that the Bradley Partnership would gravely endanger the quality of life in this neighborhood for geed. Certainly a more neighborhood friendly option could be found} especially since it was admitted at the meeting that the theatres were interested in the existing Home Place space. If a cub expansion is inevitable, then we can only hope that a full and through environmental impact study will be performed to address the problems detailed above. Thank you for your attention to these concerns, and please feel free to contact us if any points are unclear. oinGerely yours, 5 Niue 4j Bruce M. Weber Sandra K Weber Also sent to: Steve Sarcozy, City Manager Dan wall, Mayor . Karl Keel, Public Works Director . Dennis Welsch, Commercial Development Director Members of the city Council