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Concordia School Site Meeting Notes Page 2 Nancy Reiter stated there should be a combination of housing types on the site, including quality Manor homes. Rhody said the housing should be "pricey" enough that people will be motivated to maintain it. He also expressed the concern that higher priced homes may be difficult to sell adjacent to Highway 36. Councilman Kehr stated that the city should keep the site zoned R-1, Single Family Residential. He said the homes being developed by Art Mueller, near Gluek Lane, are a good solution for the site. Kehr said that berms, with trees, could be constructed to abate noise and create a nice community. He also stated that sales may be slow at first, but once the development starts it will be successful. Kenr said there should be no more apartments in the city,, and no zero lot line housing. He also added it is important to bring families into the city to help maintain the quality of city schools. Kehr-stated there sh,)uld be no tax increment financing on the site. Pat Johnson stated the city needs to be able to say what it wants on that site, so it can be up -front with developers. Johnson added that existing policies may need to be changed or withheld.' An unidentified resident stated that because of the city's excel- lent location and parks, it can produce a market for upscale homes. An unidentified resident stated there were objections to a pre- vious proposal because of the Recreation Center and tax increment financing. The resident added that from an economic standpoint, maybe the site could not be developed totally as single family residential. Kehr said that single family homes would sell on the site. Goedeke stated $3.6 million may be too high to pay for that particular site. An unidentified resident stated that it's not up to the city to bail the school out. Johnson stated this is a unique site which needs some unique feature. Reiter stated there should be no more commercial strip malls. Commissioner Stokes stated the $3.6 million price seemed to be a commercial rate which would make single family, detached housing not economically viable on the site. Stokes expressed his opinion that $250,000 homes are not viable on the site, but some- thing a cut above the average sale price would make sense.