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. rage i or� � � �`ic�� Mike Gaffron From: Mike Gaffron Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2006 1:57 PM To: 'Troy R Broitzman' Cc: Ron Moorse Subject: Letters from the Charrier's Troy — these are the two letters I received by email today from the Charrier's via Councilmember White: Dear Councilmembers Peterson, Murphy, McMillan, Sansevere and White: We have received the latest information regarding the property development at 1860 Shoreline Dr, owned by Troy Broitzman, from our neighbor Greg Coward with whom you are no doubt well familiar on this issue. Mr. Broitzman has also called to keep us informed of the plans for his property. We do not share the same level of alarm as Mr. Coward on the development of the property at 1860, and we do wish to convey our confidence in the Council in managing the expanse of Mr. Broitzman's plans. That said, we add the following comments: The proposed house and garage at 1860, sans the extra detached garage, appear to be already at the maximum for the lot size, and so we would encourage your scrutiny of the additional proposed detached garage. With appropriate and sufficent screening (a main concern for us) utilizing substantial new folliage, a �7,000+ sq foot house could be reasonable for the lot. Additional outbuildings might be excessive, however, and we leave it to the Council's judgment for its review of any adjacent structures or excessive square footage. Our biggest lament about this development would be as we expressed last fall during two council meetings (which we separately attended): screening. The razing of most mature trees on the 1860 lot has resulted in a serious exposure of our own property at 1910 Heritage Dr to the traffic of Shoreline Drive on the south side, which is even more evident during the winter months. We have seriously encouraged Mr. Broitzman to screen his lakeside exposure along the road with a wall and/or folliage, and to plant additional screening folliage along his lot line adjacent to our own to restore privacy and discourage further exposure. We would encourage the council to require said reasonable screening in Mr. Broitzman's final property development proposal. We are respectful of Mr. Broitzman's right to develop his property, and are confident that the Council will continue its diligent scrutiny of a reasonable aesfihetic structure, properly screened. 3/10/2006