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= meeting Monday night for a
public hearing on the 24-unit
. chister “housing. project: at-
- St.James Road ‘and Duchess -
- Avenue. an

The District ‘owned land
’ had been tendered for ‘sale,
and the proposal presented

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“successful bid of $1.56 :

million.
The proposal calls for. 24
units to be built : in’ two:

~ clustered groups’. with” an’:

‘intervening green belt.’

District ‘planner ~K:
_Kreuchen “described the
“one of the moré
sophisticated proposals we
have seen.”

: Because a, minor variation:

is required in the’ siting, the -
project had to come to.
council for a siting | area’.
amendment. The site had’
. Originally been intended for Ee

17single family homes.
Speaking for residents in,
the area, Terrence Dun-".
-combe said “I live in a very”
tight knit community.”
' He said that earlier this
month the residents met and
obtained 138 signatures
opposing the development.
By allowing cluster

housing, Duncombe | said, -

_the District “will drastically ,
change the existing nature of .
‘the area.”

He said the residents were
concerned about the harm
that, could be done to the
‘ecology of the area,
especially the potential harm

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to the trees and the danger

_of water. runoff

privacy. to. homeowners -
~ abutting ‘the development.”
In conclision he said that

if the property was. to, be

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developed it should conform .

as much o the  forgst cover
as possible.

“united to: ‘Oppose a proposed’ housing nod his He said that thedeveloper
Laura Lynn a area of. North; has. offered to install fences

a ’ where: existing: residents feel
‘ their j privacy: is threatened.

é council was unanimous in _
with: the: ‘buildings already i ins _ deciding®: e et
existence.; ” ~ _ “ proposal to” a policy and »
Another person also planning” committee for:
stressed concern about the further discussion. -

‘trees on the new develop- . As one of the alderman.
-ment.-

- told..one - of ‘the residents:
“The trees, i don't ‘think, . after the’ hearing, “there's”
will survive,” he said. still some doubt, obviously,’
-A representative of the in ‘our. ‘Minds' (about the”
developer said an attempt development).”

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