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Tom Borchert 4146233431 P. 04 <br /> TO: Dane County Zoning and Natural Resources Committee <br /> FROM: Stephen E. Hill <br /> 6468 York Hts. Rd. <br /> Waterloo, Wi 53704 <br /> RE. Zoning petition 6868 <br /> This letter is to register my strong opposition to the above zoning petition in which Mark <br /> Smithback is seeking to change the zoning of his property from A-1 EX to RH-4. <br /> The rationale for my opposition is based on the following: <br /> 1. In the Town of York there are many wood lots that are set back off the road with <br /> production farm land surrounding them. This zoning change would be setting a <br /> precedent allowing everyone to build in this type of area. It will encourage urban <br /> sprawl which will require the township to provide additional services and removes <br /> more farmland from production. This may also adversely effect the local school <br /> system. <br /> 2. This property is set back from the public road over a 1/4 mile and is surrounded <br /> by production farm land. If this land is developed it will mean that the <br /> neighboring farm land can no longer be sprayed with crop dusters. This could <br /> restrict the type of crops and inhabit proper maintenance of the crops that are <br /> planted on the surrounding farm land. Thus having an adverse affect on the <br /> potential income of the neighboring farms. <br /> I know that time changes things and in 20 years we may want to readdress this issue. <br /> However, at the present time this is a rural area and I think we should do what ever we can <br /> to preserve the area in its present state. While it would be nice to be able to do what we <br /> want with the land we own, we must remember we are only stewards of the land and we need <br /> to preserve the land for future generations. <br /> I TRUST THE DANE COUNTY ZONING COMMITTEE WILL REJECT ZONING <br /> PETITION #6868. <br /> Thank Youl <br /> Stephen Hill <br />