HomeMy WebLinkAboutA001 - Email from Kate Mitchell Neighborhood Association, rezoning issue Jeff D Benson To: Joe F Pietruszynski/COA@COA
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01/09/2003 08:11 AM Subject: KMNA
Joe, I thought you should see this, too.
Jeff
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This is a short email to inform you that the developers of the Crystal Street apartments are asking the City
of Ames to rezone the rest of the land from the apartments to Duff Ave. The developers are planning on
adding another row of 5 apartment buildings alongside the current 5 apartment buildings and dividing the
rest into 3 parcels along Duff Ave.
What can we do? Mostly we can give our opinion, but we will probably not be able to stop them. 1,
personally, voiced my displeasure with the other apartments, but received very little support from the
planning and zoning commission. I still have similar concerns about traffic, especially on and off Duff
Ave., and adequate parking.
I am also worried that city planners are not looking at this rezoning within the context of their other
long-range proposals. I know the city planners were looking at proposals of what to do if(hopefully we
never have to worry about it)the nursery is closed by the state. One proposal was to create a major
intersection at Kitty Hawk (Bread Store),which we know is the last thing our neighborhood and Duff Ave.
needs. Does connecting the nursery area with Crystal right where the apartments are proposed alleviate
the need for a major intersection at Kitty Hawk?
How can you express your opinion?
1) Call the Department of Planning and Housing at 239-5400
2)Attend the Planning and Zoning Commission meeting on January 15 @ 7:00 in Council Chambers.
Take Care,
Juan Foegen
ifoegen(a)ieee.org