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HomeMy WebLinkAboutA005 - Emails from Dennis Howell dated November 26, 2013 City Council Meeting- Item#16 bobanncamp@aol.com, tom@tomwacha.org,jlarson101@aol.com, dvoss@city.ames.ia.us, Dennis Howell to: jeremyndavis@gmail.com, 11/26/2013 05:02 PM pforazem@gmail.com, aharvey@iastate.edu, vszopinski@gmail.com Dennis Howell DearAmes City Council, l writing you in regards to Item#16 on tonight' Dear Ames City Council, I writing you in regards to Item #16 on tonight's agenda regarding NOT approving 3333 Stange Rd for only the church and the retirement village. I can understand it is hard to legislate land use, however, is this really different than when someone comes before the council with another request that is not in the best interest of Ames? It just saddens me to think of the lost property tax dollars and the good use for Ames that those dollars could have accomplished. I think when we talk of affordable Ames housing, here is a perfect chance. Have this land be zoned for single family housing and more families can move up and make affordable housing available in Ames. We love living in north Ames as we have for the past 28 years. I wonder if a new business were to think about locating here to Ames, the shortage of available housing could send them to another town. I'm currently working with a company to locate here in central Iowa and I 'm having a hard time pushing for Ames and so they will probably settle in another central Iowa town, too bad for Ames. It will be a R&D biomass business starting with 20+ very good paying jobs and possibly 40-50 jobs within a year. Thank you again for serving Ames as you do. Denny Howell Commercial Mortgage Broker Iowa Discount Lenders Telephone: 515-233-8228 Cell Phone: 515-291-3632 Email: denny@iowadiscountlenders.com Website: www.iowadiscountlenders.com This e-mail and its attachment (s) may contain information that is privileged, confidential, and/or exempt from disclosure under applicable law and is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. Any review, use, distribution or disclosure by others is strictly prohibited. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, dissemination, distribution, copying, or use of this message is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If received in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete/destroy the message and any copies thereof. From: Dennis Howell Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2013 10:52 AM To: bobanncamp@aol.com; tom@tomwacha.org; jlarsonl0l@aol.com; mg@fightingburrito.com; dvoss@city.ames.ia.us; jeremyndavis@gmail.com; pforazem@gmail.com; aharvey@iastate.edu; vszopinski@gmail.com Subject: City Council Meeting- Item #16 Dear Ames City Council, I writing you in regards to Item #16 on tonight's agenda regarding NOT approving 3333 Stange Rd for only the church and the retirement village. I was talking to an Ames Realtor recently about where in north Ames I could ever buy a lot to build a new home and still be in the Ames School district and his reply was that probably wouldn't happen. I live near Meeker Elementary in a house that could easily be sold to a family as an affordable first home. I have a grandson who will be going to Ames School in a few years and my wife said why should we pay property taxes to Gilbert schools, since that is the only place left to buy a lot in north Ames and our grandson and other kids won't get the benefit of our property tax dollars. So because of this, we will just remodel our current home and stay where we are, which is sad that a younger family could have bought our home and we could move up to a larger new home and we would be paying higher property taxes on a new home. I would never want to limit a person or a church from their plans, however, in this case I just don't get it. Are they mad at Ames developers or the Ames Schools? This tract of land could be divided up into many very nice single family home lots with the property taxes going to the Ames Schools. Haven't we in Ames been punished enough for the past mistakes of whoever set the school boundaries between Ames and Gilbert? Also, haven't we given Gilbert enough property tax dollars? Let the retirement village go back to the Athens property where they originally wanted to build and also have the church relocate through a land transfer into the Gilbert school district and let the last large tract of build able lots in the Ames School district be single family homes-- I wonder how much property tax dollars will vaporize from Ames since the church won't be paying any property tax dollars on that land of theirs if you pass this? I repeat-- I just don't get it. Thank you for listening, Denny Howell 2309 Kellogg Ave. Ames, IA 50010 515-233-8868 Denny Howell Commercial Mortgage Broker Iowa Discount Lenders Telephone: 515-233-8228