HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-09-21 Public Comment - J. Wong - Buffalo RunFrom: Janalynn Wong
To: Agenda
Subject: Opposition to R-5 Zoning Request and Proposed Buffalo Run Development
Date: Tuesday, February 9, 2021 3:31:55 PM
To the City Commissioners,
I am writing to express my opposition to the request for annexation and R-5 zoning
designation for the proposed Buffalo Run development. I am a resident of the Meadow Creek
subdivision which abuts this proposed project. The negative impact on my neighborhood and
the surrounding area is significant and unfair.
First, R-5 is much higher density than anything else in this area. It would look out of place
and negatively impact the neighboring properties, many of which are pastures.
Second, there is no plan to pave Fowler Road which is the most direct access to the project.
The proposed use of existing streets within the Meadow Creek subdivision for ingress and
egress is unsafe, unfair to Meadow Creek residents and creates a chaotic traffic pattern.
Currently, there is heavy pedestrian use of streets within Meadow Creek for exercise, dog
walking and recreational biking. Parents of school aged children feel comfortable allowing
them to independently walk or bike to the neighborhood park. These will no longer be safe
activities with the huge increase in traffic posed by residents of the proposed 288 units.
Further, a proposed access street will cut through the park, making it far less safe and less
attractive to families.
Third, water pressure in this area of town is already low. There is currently development on
Graf St. east of 19th Avenue which will result in further decreases in water pressure. The
huge size of the proposed Buffalo Run development is incompatible with water resources of
the area.
If the site of the proposed Buffalo Run project is, in fact, annexed into the City it should be
done at a much less dense designation - R-3 or lower.
Thank you for considering my comments,
Janalynn Wong
6029 Blackwood Road
guavajan@yahoo.com