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Subject: [EXTERNAL]Fw: Public Comment on Fowler Avenue Housing Development
Date: Friday,April 17,2026 6:09:38 PM
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From: Bill Stoddart<bill@45northpartners.com>
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Subject: Public Comment on Fowler Avenue Housing Development
I am writing to the City Commission to voice my deep concerns regarding the Fowler Housing
Development proposal between Oak and Annie Streets. As a local business owner and a resident of
this area for more than two decades,I have a profound emotional connection to this land. Children
walk these streets daily on their way to school, and I frequently bike the corridor to enjoy the quiet
and the wildlife that still manages to thrive here. The current plan to cram eighty-four units into a
narrow strip of land is an environmental mistake that ignores the city's 2017 promise to preserve the
irrigation ditch and existing trees.
This development is being fast-tracked in a way that feels disrespectful to the surrounding
homeowners. The proposed buildings are far too tall and dense for a site that is only 150 feet wide,
and the lack of a proper roadway buffer will significantly harm the property values of the eighteen
families whose backyards touch this project. We have so few natural spaces left in our city, and it
makes no sense to sacrifice this green belt for units priced at half a million dollars that do nothing to
solve our affordability crisis. I ask that you honor the consensus-based engagement process promised
to the Harvest Creek HOA and delay any zoning actions until a plan is reached that prioritizes low-
density,two-story structures with at least fifty percent green space. Please extend the comment
period to allow for a more transparent public process that reflects the needs of the people who
actually live here.
Bill
Bill Stoddart
406.579.6096