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Lane, Roger From: Cynda Solberg <cyndak @yahoo.com> Sent: Thursday,June 23, 2016 11:20 PM To: Kolar, Mary; Matano,Alfred; Bollig,Jerome; Oloughlin, Dennis; Miles, Patrick Cc: Lane, Roger;Violante,Todd;Williams, Danielle Subject: Re:Zoning Petition 10992- 3695 County Road N Members of ZLR: I am writing you in case for any reason I can't make to the public hearing on June 28th, and to get all points across in case I don' t have enough time to speak. I live at 3703 County Road N. The site of this parcel borders mine to the south. I am not opposed to this zoning petition, however I am very concerned about an issue that was brought up by the neighbors in the sub division that surrounds this property concerning access to County Highway N. The neighbors in the Rolling Wheels subdivision that borders this property to the south and west are opposed to this development. One of their reasons for opposition is that it will increase traffic through their neighborhood. They would like to have a road go from this sub-division to County N so the cars do not go out through Rolling Wheels. The Town of Cottage Grove has been told that the only way additional access to County Road N will be given is if my shared driveway (with 3703 County N- Dennis & Kami Viney) and Natvig road are closed. It was voted on at the Town Plan Commission that this idea be explored. Both myself and Dennis Viney have expressed our strong opposition to this. I was told since we both have objected this issue is a dead one, but we want to be absolutely sure. The first reason this idea is wrong that I have lived here for over 16 years, the Vineys longer than that, with access to County N. We do not think it is fair to ask us to give up our access and for us to have to drive out through the sub division to get out to the County N. The second reason is that I would have sell a large portion of my 1.13 acre lot to accomplish building the road and turn lanes on to Highway N. (so I am told, I have not seen a drawing) I do not wish to drastically reduce the size of my lot. If I was forced to sell a large portion of my lot, it would seriously reduce the value and the appeal of what was left of my lot, to the point where I would have a hard time selling it. I also do not wish to have a road running into what is now my front yard coming close up to my house. The final reason is that County Highway N is a very busy road. If access is given to the County Road off of Bass Road, it will not only be access for the 15 lots in this new subdivision, plus our two properties, it will create "short cut" for all the people that live at the top of the hill who want to get out to County N. I am not sure how many houses are in the Rolling Wheels sub division, but I would guess this could easily be 50 households that will take advantage of this new access to County N. This is quite literally an accident waiting to happen. If all this traffic is allowed to come into County N, it will not be a matter of"if' but "when" someone is killed on County N, and it would be next to impossible to undo the access and bring it back to what it was. 1