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HAND DELIVERED FEBRUARY 24, 1997 TO: Dane County Planning & Development Zoning Division Room 116 City-County Building Madison, WI 53709 SUBJECT: CUP#: 1408 FLETCHER CONDOMINIUM DEVELOPMENT The residents of Mariner's Cove and Lighthouse Bay Condominiums, along with other single-family residents in the neighborhood are opposed to the subject condominium development. The purpose of this correspondence is to state our opposition and to request that Dane County delay granting a conditional use permit for this development until further information can be obtained concerning overall long-term land use options and allow time for the Town of Westport to complete its review of this project. Specifically: 1. The immediate neighborhood has no park land. There are only two remaining parcels in the neighborhood that have the potential for park land -- the subject parcel and another parcel fronting Westport Road adjacent to the Nau-ti-gal restaurant. It is our understanding that there are funds available through the DNR and possibly the Town of Westport for park development. Before any decision is made regarding the this development, we have asking the Town of Westport to explore all options to insure some type of future park land for the neighborhood. Based on recent Village of Waunakee population projections and future park land development, Waunakee is suggesting one acre of park land for each 100 population (See attached Waunakee newspaper article, Village Board OK's Park Plan). Our neighborhood has 248 residences with an estimated population of 750 and no park land. 2. An overwhelming number of neighborhood residents have expressed opposition to this particular multi-family development, evidenced by 76 signatures submitted to the Westport Plan Commission in January. 3. Owners in Buildings 300 and 400 at Mariner's Cove are very concerned that the proposed development will result in a decrease in their property values based on the fact that the proposed development will severely block views, eliminate privacy and add traffic. All owners at Mariners Cove are at risk of reduction of their property value as well. 4. Density remains a very important concern. The attached Growth of Domicile Units in the Westport Road Neighborhood illustrates the significant growth of multi-family housing in recent years. The density issue needs to be looked at on the cumulative neighborhood impact rather than individual developments.