HomeMy WebLinkAboutA034 - Email dated June 8, 2021 from JimSchreitmueller to the Mayor and City Council Voss, Diane
From: Jim Schreitmueller <jim.schreitmueller@gmail.com>
Sent: Tuesday,June 8, 2021 1:36 PM
To: City Council and Mayor
Subject: Hayden's.Preserve
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Hi there!
I'm sending this e-mail in response to the June 7th council preview newsletter(a great form of outreach) and while it
seems like the changes seem to be more positive as far as public park space is concerned, I'd really like for the council to
push more strongly for increasing the population density and amount of multi-family housing (including the"missing
middle" of duplexes and triplexes) since you really only get one chance at developing new parcels of land like this. It's
also kind of frustrating that the denser areas of development are often the ones that are most distant from the rest of
the city and the services it offers.
I know the proposal says it fits in with the current smart growth plans, but if Ames has to expand out further to
accommodate its projected needs for housing from the 2040 plan I think it should work harder to avoid the need for
additional sprawl in the future. I attended some of the Ames 2040 public workshops and it can be frustrating to see
slower or reduced progress in creating more (and more affordable) housing in Ames. I would like for us to try to get the
most out of this opportunity.
I'm also excited,for the future connection of a north-south shared use path on Hyde, but am a bit less enthused about
the 3 entrances/exits that would be crossing it on Parcels 5 and 8.The middle one seems like kind of an unnecessary
pain point as far as pedestrian/recreational traffic is concerned.
Thank you,
Jim Schreitmueller
2108 Furman Dr. (Ward 2)
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