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Kelly Diekmann to: Charles Kuester 11/10/2014 08:06 AM
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From: Deborah Fink<fink27@gmail.com>
To: Kdiekmann@city.ames.ia.us
Date: 11/08/2014 02:08 PM
Subject: 1204 S.4th Request
As a near neighbor to 1204 S.4th St., I register strong opposition to the proposed building of apartment buildings at
this site.
Riverside Manor has left the location because of flooding. There is every reason to believe that it will flood again.
If the apartment complex is elevated, it could be isolated by a flood,necessitating rescue and salvation efforts at
public expense.
If the complex is elevated, flood water will be diverted to adjacent properties.
If there is a substantial area of concrete, land that should be absorbing and draining water will not fulfill these
functions.
We have lost over 30 houses in our neighborhood since the 1993 flood. It does not make sense to turn around and
build on an area where previous structures were lost to flooding.
Deborah Fink
222 South Russell
Ames, Iowa 50010
515-232-2763
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