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To: Dane County Zoning Administration JUL 2 3 199abuly 21, 1993 From: Wayne and Cheryl Utke RECEIVED 7413 Old Sauk Rd. #10 ZONING DIV. Madison, WI 53717-1246 Re: Request by Gerald Breunig to rezone the land at 6746 Woodland Dr. in the town of Springfield from Al to residential. Dear Members of the Dane County Zoning Administration At the risk of starting off on the wrong foot with our soon to be new neighbor, we are writing to oppose his request. The reasons for our opposition include concerns about: septic drainage, increased use of a dangerous driveway and the incompatibility of this request with the Town of Springfield Land Use Plan. We are concerned that the soil on the land proposed for rezoning may not be suitable to support a septic system. It is our understanding from talking to long time residents of the area, that this soil is primarily limestone which may allow septic wastes to percolate quickly through the soil and into the ground water. Since we will be living down hill from the proposed development sites we are naturally concerned about our water supply. We are also concerned about more vehicles accessing an already dangerous driveway. On the surface, it may appear that two more dwellings would not make a significant difference in traffic, however, all of the driveways along this stretch of Woodland Dr. have limited visibility because of the hill. This leaves vehicles vulnerable as they pull out from driveways, and prevents traffic on Woodland Drive from having enough advanced warning of traffic entering the roadway. This problem is compounded by slow moving farm machinery and regular bicycle traffic on this narrow country road. Finally, this proposal is clearly inconsistent with the Town of Springfield land use plan. One of the reasons we were interested in moving to this area, and living in a former farm house, is because we did not want to be in one of the countless subdivisions which are popping up all over this county and removing some of the best farmland in the country from production. If this request is passed, on what grounds will you be able to stop the next request? Passing this request will make the land use plan for this area virtually useless because of the precedent it will set. While we oppose this zoning request because of the potential for: ground water contamination, traffic hazards and future undesirable building in the Town of Springfield, it is also our sincere wish that Mr. Breunig realize that this is not a personal issue for us, and we look forward to being neighbors in the near future. Sincerely, Oti Wayne and Cheryl Utke