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~ 1. . ° ^ •� ^ = �^ . . . ^ September 21 , 1987 � ` Springfield Town Board and Planning Committee { 'Our property is adjacent to the Wyngaard property whose rezoning and platting was discussed at a public hearing of the Springfield Town Board on Tuesday~ September 15. While we are not opposed to the rezoning or platting of the adjacent 40 acres, we are opposed , as are all other property owners on Pine Cone Circle except Mr. Wyngaard , to the extension of Pine Cone Circle into the proposed plat. We left Tuesday night 's meeting with the concern that even though the board was meeting to "hold a public hearing" , the members of the board and the Planning Committee had already made up their minds in favor of 1 . the rezoning of the Wyngaard property, and 2. the extension of Pine Cone Circle into the proposed plat. The extension of Pine Cone Circle is not in the best interests of all of the current property owners and taxpayers of Pine Cone Circle, with the exception of Mr. Wyngaard. Pine Cone Circle is a quiet cul de sac. The current residents, including the Wyngaard family, value the quality of life we enjoy by not being a part of a major subdivision. Mrs. Wyngaard has told us that they purchased as much property as they could to preserve their privacy. . The Wyngaards now are offering their property for sale. This is their right. Our rights should not be sacrificed for the ' Wyngaard 's profit. . By developing the 40 acres into 22 residential plots, the Town of Springfield will profit from the increased tax base. Our rights should not be sacrificed for the Town 's profit. It may be easy to access the 40-acre proposed plat through Pine Cone Circle. But because the current property owners are unanimously opposed to the extension of Pine Cone Circle (with l the exception of Mr. Wyngaard) , we appea l to our elected board to fully investigate and consider alternative access. Southern access through the Enchanted Valley subdivision would be consistent with curr.ent high density land use This access would be through an "outlot" which has been designated as permanently non-buildable and has only one adjacent neighbor. Traffic would be directed onto Airport Road which has traffic control at Highway 12. Traffic from Pine Cone Circle would use Schneider Road which does not have signal lights at Highway 12, and is already a congested corner. The potential additional tax dollars gained from the new 40 acre plat should be compared with the costs of upgrading Schneider and perhaps Enchanted Valley roads. 1