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To Whom it May Concern:
I am writing to express safety concerns regarding the proposed Westwood Village revision that is on
tonight's agenda.
I'm not a traffic engineer, but I have had ample opportunity to"study"traffic in the area in the six years
that I have lived on the corner of Marshall and Story Streets. This is directly across the street from Mr.
Haverkamp's proposed development.
Although traffic through the entire neighborhood is an issue, it is the traffic on Marshall that is particularly
unsafe. In that area, six driveways open onto Marshall within a half-block and only one, mine, is a
private drive. These driveways handle semi-truck traffic that travels into and out of Litzel's, McDonalds,
Cazador, and HyVee Liquor Store, in addition to residents of the mobile home park located to the east of
Cazador and customers of these businesses. Please note that this area is also heavily populated by
pedestrians and bicyclists. Mr. Haverkamp proposes to add a seventh driveway to serve occupants of 80
new units. Of particular concern is the fact that many of these pedestrians are children enroute to either
school, the playground at Edwards, or McDonalds. Because there is only one sidewalk on the east side
of Marshall Avenue, the street is regularly used by pedestrians. To his credit, Mr. Haverkamp has
agreed to suggestions by neighbors to make the area safer by changing the proposed new driveway from
two-way to one-way, making this seventh driveway an inlet only.
Please consider the hazards of adding another driveway off Marshall as is presently proposed by Mr.
Haverkamp. Thank you.
Respectfully submitted,
Deb Carnine
3654 Story Street
Ames, IA 50014