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I Sam Marfield,2455 North Shore Drive, commented that he loves this city and that it is a wonderful place to live. Marfield noted that the people with The Emily Progra do not know for certain that their real estate values will not go down. Marfield pointed out that they ha e had two people get up and say that our real estate values may go down and that it is likely they will not go up. Marfield questioned how Dr.Miller can say they are afraid real estate values will go down. Dr. Miller stated there is no evidence to support a decrease n property valuations and that it is all conjecture. If your home was located next to a 50-bed psychiatric hospial,that might impact your valuations. There is no evidence that having a 10-bed facility in the neighborhood Will causeproper ;:values to decrease. Dr. Croll noted they will be improving the building. Marfield stated valuations are dependent on emotion th t it as he opinion the real estate person that property values may go down. Dr. Miller asked why the houses in this neighborhood are n4 t selling at the present time and questioned how The Emily Program has influenced that. (4. #10-3442 THE EMILYPROGRAM,2180 NORT SHORE DRIVE, Continued) Bremer stated the point is that it is not known whether prop rty values will decrease if The Emily Program is located in this neighborhood. Marfield commented that they do not want to take the chant e of that happening to their valuations. Marfield stated they could go to Billy's Lighthouse or go to the V in Mound that is currently in foreclosure. There are also two Snyder Drug Stores that are going to be,vacant that could be used for this program. Marfield commented that there are a number of failed real esten'l res around the area that could be considered. i Dr. Miller noted that this building hake appropriate zonin:. and that the owner is willing to sell the property. Sandra Dess, 1260 French Creek Drives asked if it is also irifational to assume that there will be an increase in traffic and emergency vehicles. Dr. M r stated it is not Pratt Dess stated to have those types issues in a residential are is disruptive to the neighborhood and is not it ttibnal 1 • Dr. Croll stated Dr. Miller is attempting to put some perspe tive to the issues. In the past four years,there have been 38 calls to their facilities. Some of them have been minor and some have been emergencies. That amounts to less than once a month that an emergency vehicle will need to come to the building. Dess stated to her that i i of activity in a quiet residential area and is an overwhelming concern for the neighbors. Shari Danielson, 1250 French Creek Drive, stated everythin she has read about anorexia and bulimia is that it is a mental issue and not a physical issue. Dr. Croll indicated it is both. Danielson stated she did call one of The Emily Program's c inics and asked what the screening process would be for a patient. Danielson indicated she was told there wo Id be a psychiatric evaluation and a drug and alcohol evaluation in that first initial screening. She was to that is normal because a lot of these people have