At present this parcel is an old apple orchard with 2 single family residences at the south end, trees between them and the orchard, and trees at the north end. The existing residences will be demolished. The post card sent to nearby residents states: “The proposed project is for 16 unit multi-family units. Each ranch style unit has, two bedrooms, its own entry and a single car garage.” Here is the revised proposed site plan.

Thursday, February 7, 2013

Second Citizen's Participation Meeting

The attendees were fewer than at the first meeting, but I think there were more than 40, and a few new faces.  The developers did not attend.  The Landscape firm, Susan Bowers and Scott Bowers, presented the new design.  

Residents raised all the concerns voiced in our first meeting (stormwater, sanitary sewers, flooding, traffic, grading/topography, easement for pedestrian path, building size/design, etc.), plus concerns about environmental contamination from the old factory just west of the orchard.  Scott said after our first citizen meeting (he said the largest one ever) they basically told the developer that the first design would not work and they went back to the drawing board.  They said the new design would "almost leave the land as it is" in terms of grading. 

They were not aware of possible site contamination or need for an environmental study.  They encouraged us to begin raising our concerns with the City, especially about storm water.  (If anyone wants to offer more detail on this meeting, please do so!)
 
They plan to submit the development Site Plan to the City in a couple of weeks, and take it to Planning Commission in March.

We have been advised to collect information on current flooding and stormwater problems in our neighborhoods.  If you have ever had any basement, yard, or street flooding, please describe the problem under the post “Record your existing Flooding problems and concerns!”  on this blog.  Instructions for posting a comment are there.  (There are several other important updates/topics about the Glendale Development proposal on this Blog as well, and you may post comments on any of them; see instructions on this topic if you need help.)
 
We need to get organized to make sure our concerns are voiced to City Planning Commission and City Council.  Can you help with researching the questions, or?
 
Please share this with your neighbors who may not be on this email list.  Even if they are not concerned about the Glendale Orchard proposed development, it is important to record all flooding / storm water concerns!  And please see the links/information below.

Lynn 
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