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"Roads -- No cul de sacs or dead end streets will be permitted. "Policies -- Woodlands are an important resource to the town, and protection of quality woodlands, as well as those which provide some erosion protection, will receive priority consideration for preservation from development. " 3. ) We also have a concern about construction of houses on top of this hill. Because most of the land is of a slope to steep to permit development, construction would take place at the top. We have significant concerns about septic. The hill substrate is limestone, a geological condition hardly conducive to the wise placement of private septic systems . We are concerned about the possible influence of this on the groundwater that supplies our well. Moreover, development of the top of the hill would lead to soil erosion and significantly degrade the scenic value of our immediate area. 4. ) We feel that if the petitioners are successful in their bid to develop this parcel, that it will open the door to further housing development in our immediate area. We value our rural environment and we do not wish to see here the subdivisions or sprawl that has occurred in other parts of Dane County. As a family, we made a conscious decision to reside in a rural area. We chose a rural setting in order to provide a safe, clean and healthy environment for our family. Should this petition be granted, it will not only erode those qualities, but it will clearly be the first step toward the end of the rural way of life that we value so much. We have no desire to restrict the free use of our neighbor's land, but we remain convinced that there are other, better sites for this kind of development . As of this date, the Town of Cross Plains has yet to make a determination regarding this zoning petition. The town board and town planning commission are still engaged in the process of collecting information and determining the petition' s potential conformance or non-conformance to town ordinances and the town's master plan. We would hope and hereby request that if new or more detailed information were to arise that we might subsequently be able to present that information to the Dane County Board's Zoning and Natural Resources Committee for its deliberation in this matter.