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November 26 , 1990 To: The Town of Mazomanie Land Plan Committee: Re: Zoning Petition #4925 (to rezone a parcel south of 10397 CTH KP into four single family lots. ) We would like to register our opposition to a proposed zoning change which would create four lots on the wooded valley and hillside that adjoins our property. We believe that the creation of these homesites would change the character of this narrow valley forever. This isolated mini-development appears to us to be exactly the kind of unplanned scattered development that current land-use plans reject . The fragile north slope forest ecosystem is extremely susceptible to the kind of erosion created by development . The wildlife (including pileated woodpeckers) that frequent the wooded hillside will be pushed out of yet another habitat . Aesthetically, the development of this area would be a disaster , but our objections go far beyond aesthetics . Two of the sites are quite small (and of course none qualifies for the 35 acres necessary within an agricultural preservation area) . The one that most closely adjoins our property is only 1 . 8 acres and requires special zoning. Since this classification precludes having animals , we feel there are bound to be problems with our own modest agricultural endeavors which in the past have included geese , chickens , horses , and goats . Since our barnyard immediately adjoins this property, we feel that there will be complaints generated by crowing chickens , manure pile odor, etc. We want to maintain the rural , agricultural character of this very beautiful area. We have been fortunate enough to travel around this country and the world. We 've seen England' s Lake District , we 've hiked in the Alps , and we believe that the "driftless area" of western Wisconsin where we live is one of the most picturesque spots on the planet. The two other sites in the Kreitlow proposal are larger, and if this zoning proposition goes through, their future owners would have the option to further subdivide them. This would just compound the problems associated with development . One of the biggest is water quality. This hillside drains directly into Lake Marion. The runoff from washing machines, car washing, etc. will go directly into Lake Marion/Black Earth Creek. The soil in the valley is very sandy and the water table fairly high. Four or more additional septic systems could create groundwater pollution. We were under the impression that we were living in an Agricultural Preservation District which would preclude this kind of development . If we are not classified as such, we think we should try to gain that status . We think that ' s what ' s really at stake here , preserving the rural nature of a small valley located