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<br />City of ,New Brighton Council
<br />City of New Brighton
<br />803 -Sth Avenue Northwest
<br />New Brighton, Minnesota SSl12
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<br />The' e~closed '~emorandum, which'we requested from Barton-Aschman
<br />Associates, covers a number of points raised in the l-iarch Sth.
<br />hearing in New Brighton concerning the proposed condominium J
<br />development. We are anxious to clarify our intentions for the
<br />project to the city and others and to make as many of the requested
<br />changes as is practical consistent with the viability of the
<br />project. '
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<br />At the hearing it was apparent that no large opposition to the
<br />project existed but that it was being dissected and changed,~ ',;,.,j'.:,
<br />or limited for minor reasons. Both the Board of Planning .and-,':;~":>_"/:"
<br />the Board of Review were not being reminded that this'is an~:~,,'_:< ,".,'
<br />exceptionally good use for the parcel in terms- of ,tax base1-..~"F2:;,~~'-;,:<,:'.
<br />traffic, :necessary public service,' etc .Also.that~there.'_-ar~"i;':::;:,;:r":~."-:f
<br />distinct financial problems 'which -can '-make':the~proj ect-unfeCis ib+t=.-C~;;~,'-
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<br />if" the p Ian is altered. s i gni f ica~~ ~ y ~ _:::,',::, ':~;_'S;,:;,;~~~,=c,~::t".", ;".::::}g:~J~ii?::[~t;t.iI';;?~l~t~f;.,~,<:;,-;
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<br />r would like 'to expound on severai'itemsthat pose a:dditIoriar:i,;-i'~f~f~<:~_'-;Ll_'
<br />economic burdens upon us. The existence and/or the sigri-ificance__r'~~>'~,
<br />of these items were unknown at the time of the, March Sth hearing::":::__\
<br />Thus, the Board of Planning--and the-Board of-Review could:c,noti:;:=::;'.),C{'.',
<br />have utilized this information in arriving at their recommend~'~.~:- -i:;~-",
<br />ations to you. .' ~__ H ...~_,' . ' ' __'
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<br />,The first of these ii:~ms 'is id~ntified 'iri;"the: ~hclosed
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<br />extraordinary site preparations expenses.' We were all aware
<br />at the March 5th hearing that the site required extra preparation
<br />expenses. However, actual estimates were not completed at that
<br />time: The Boards of Planning and Review did not havethis-
<br />information available to them, and thus, could not have utilized
<br />it in their decision. I would like to emphasize that the ' .
<br />$217,300.00 is an extraordinary expense (i.e. it would be zero
<br />on a normal site) _ In addition, this expense -is a constant '-ficru.re
<br />regardless of any change in the density. Whether 70 units or 80
<br />units are built, this figure remains the same.
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<br />443 8TH AVENUE NW . SUITE 207 . NEW BRIGHTON, MN. 55112
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<br />(612) 633 - 6944
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