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Honorable Mayor and Council,
I am unable to attend the city council meeting on July 8th but I would like to lend support to the staff and
managers recommendation for the urban revitalization for Somerset. I agree that the other uses listed
(entertainment, restaurant and recreation trade)are very important to make a part of the new ordinance. If
we don't I am afraid that most of the vacant area left will become office space. I am working with several
retailers for the area and the tax abatement is a difference maker to them when looking at relocating to
Somerset. The additional design guidelines cause the buildings to have a higher base rent to begin with.
This area is growing but slowly. We are seeing increased traffic counts and I believe that the new
commercial area created to the North will help increase traffic counts even more. This will in turn make
the Somerset area more viable to retailers that depend on higher traffic numbers to keep their business
plans viable.
I appreciate your time and consideration of this issue
Sincerely,
Charles E. Winkleblack
Broker/Owner
Hunziker&Associates, Realtors
105 S. 16th Street
Ames, IA 50010
515-239-8606
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