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Town Board Members July 12 , 1990 Town of Blue Mounds Blue Mounds , WI Dear Sirs , We wish to express our dissatisfaction with the handling of the recent rezoning situation near the intersection of County E and West Blue Mounds Rd. Neither of us were aware Town meetings were held to discuss this issue and were not aware rezoning was being sought for the parcel in question until notification by the Dane County Zoning Department regarding a public hearing on the issue . We both attended the Committee meeting to point out that fact and to oppose the petition for rezoning. In fact, one of us (TJR) had no knowledge the rezoning was being sought for a corm..rr.iAl business . The notification from the county indicated Tom Sutter was the petitioner. Knowing he did not operate a commercial business aside from farming led me (TJR) to assume there was some mistake over the need for the commercial designation. Both of us are property owners near the proposed rezoning and, although the Board may have advertized in a local paper, believe the Board should have made a greater effort to inform nearby property owners of such an important issue . We wish to go on record as opposing the conversion of Al property to Commercial in an entirely agricultural and residential environment . Other neighbors in the area are likewise concerned about commercial development at this site . specifically our concerns are as follows : 1 ) The purpose of zoning is to ensure planned, methodical development of consistent types . Commercial development in a strict agriculture area is deplorable and not compatible with the agricultural environment . The commercial zoning designation does not limit the use of the land to that proposed by the construction firm. Permitting commercial rezoning with restrictions is not the appropriate way to deal with this issue . 2 ) Allowing rezoning sets a dangerous precedent for continued commercial development . Our area has an abundance of non- tilled, rocky areas that could be used as justification for conversion if this rezoning is permitted. 3 ) Environment hazards have not been adequately addressed. The proposed site would have runoff directed downhill into the creek along the bottom of the valley across from County E . Aside from surface water contamination, homesites in our area are on wells . 4 ) The road system in this area is not designed for consistent use by heavy construction equipment and vehicles . Use of the roads would also lead to increased traffic and noise .