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.€~ / 1 ~~4 1...-~ .r * ! ~ f f Margaret Driscoll From: support@civicplus.com Sent: Friday, May 08, 2009 5:24 PM To: "RVCouncil; Margaret Driscoll; Bill Malinen Subject: Online Form Submittal: Contact City Council The following form was submitted via your website: Contact City Council Subject: The Orchard Project Name:: Marie and Tom Woehlke Address:: 2181 Ferris Lane City:: Roseville State: MN Zip:: 55113 How would you prefer to be contacted? Remember to fill in the corresponding contact information.: No Reply Necessary Home Phone Number:: 651-340-8141 Daytime Phone Number:: Email Address:: mwoehlkel@aol.com Please Share Your Comment, Question or Concern: Dear City Council members, We understand that The Orchard proposal by Mr. Mueller is scheduled for the May 11 Council meeting. Thank you to Jeff, Amy, Dan and Tammy who kindly attended neighborhood meetings at Midland Grove in March. Your time and interest is very much appreciated. It has been some time since that meeting and we hope that, even though two months have passed, you will understand that citizen concerns have not diminished. Every property within a one mile square is privately owned. Tom and I believe that rental properties are not maintained as well as owner-occupied dwellings nor do we think that Mr. Mueller's concept of $150,000+ deposit plus monthly rent will appeal to prospective renters. The proposal of senior housing may be a ploy to obtain rezoning and then change use afterward. Once public discussion was ended at the April 13 City Planning Commission meeting, the City Planning office commented that high density zoning was needed as a buffer. A buffer from what? There is only a home on the 2 acre parcel at this time and neighbors have not asked for noise abatement help. Midland Grove Condominiums is high density and it, rather than the 2 acre Orchard parcel, is the buffer from the I-35/Hwy. 36 interchange. Hopefully, the City Council will question carefully any potentially influential information which is presented after the public can comment. We live within 100 feet of the proposed structure in a 1 story ranch condo. The 48+ foot apartment building will tower over our home and be similar to a solid wall along the east and north border of it's property. From Mr. Enzler's home and our property, the 48'structure will look very much like the huge freeway sound barrier walls on I-35W south of Minneapolis because Mr. Mueller's proposed building extends the entire width and length of the property in question. Both Midland Hills Condominium Association and Ferriswood have abundant green areas while Mr. Mueller's proposal is essentially concrete parking in the front and 48 foot structure 1