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June 25, 1997 Dane County Planning & Development Randall G. Kaminski Zoning Division 4994 Creek Haven Rd. Room 116 City-County Bldg. Cottage Grove Wi 53527 Madison Wi 53709 To Whom it may Concern, I have been notified of public hearing that took place June 24, 1997, regarding the rezoning of 10.4 acres of land on North of CTH TT and Creek Haven Rd. in the Town of Sun Prairie from A-1 Ex to R-1 residential. Please refer to your zoning petition #6950. Since we were out of town during the scheduled hearing, I am writing this letter to voice my concerns. My main concern here is the future development of the agricultural land on and around Creek Haven Road. My concern here lies not only with the development of the 8-10 acres of agricultural land along Creek Haven as presented here but with the future development left open by the roadways that are being zoned in with the rezoning of the agricultural land. Although it does not show on the Zoning map you have sent us, on the survey map presented to us by the township there shows the addition of a roadway off of Creek Haven road at the top of the road where Creek Haven takes the turn to the left. The survey map shows Creek Haven Road also opening to the right. We are told this is for farm access only however the road is at least 66 feet wide and shows possible lot development to the north. Also, the farm already has an access road along Creek Haven which is currently being used. It is being moved down to the end of Creek Haven which leads me do believe that future development of the land is planned. My concern here is that this farm access road could potentially turn into a street which could be used for future development of the agricultural land north and east of Creek Haven. There has also been a roadway left open down Creek Haven between lots labeled RA-1 and R-1 when those lots were rezoned some years back. I am opposed to the development of the land as it is being presented. However, if the land is developed and if access to the farm is the concern, I would either like to see the current farm access road kept as it is being used now which would also be more convenient to the Kaltenbergs because it is a straight shot to Creek Haven, or the Kaltenbergs could leave a path along the back of the lots unplanted so he could access the other fields, or I would like to see a conditional use restriction put on the proposed farm access road so that the use of this access road would be limited to access to the farm and not for future development of the agricultural land to the north of Creek Haven and possible opening of the roadway into TT or Town Hall Road. Creek Haven Road has plenty of traffic already with the homes it is supporting I would not like to see it compounded further. We were promised by the Kaltenbergs when we purchased our lot in March of 1996, that they would not be developing any more land along or around Creek Haven and that the only reason they were developing the land we are on is because it would be easier for him to farm the land if it was a straight line along the back. Now one year later they are developing 8 to 10 more lots and are proposing a road which will be setting up the remaining farmland for more development. As I understand, many of the purchasers of land were told that there would not be further development of land in the area. This is very disappointing to us and is why we are concerned with the proposed development plans. Had we known this land had plans for big development, we may not have purchased it one year ago. I