olde towne petition

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Members ofCity CouncilIowa City Urban Planning Offrce410E Washing ton StreetIowaCity Iowa 52240

November18 2009

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1N e are writing toalert you toanissue thatweas residents of theOkie Towne Vil lage neighborhood aretaking very seriously We have recently been informed thatTheGreater Iowa City Housing Fellowship

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purchased lots214nWestbury Court which arecurrently empty lots Their intention is tobuild twobui ld ings fora total of4units toprovide lowincome housing rentals Adirect quote from ther website isthis Thegoal ofthe GICHF isto devQiop an d provide decen t affiordabie housing forlowncome residentsof theIowa City area especially toholders ofSection 8vouchers and cerfrficates The GICHF alsohasanewprogram providing loans forntadeposi ts GICHF has concentrated onverylowncomeentersRecent ly they have expanded their capacity andareexploring options toenter into theLow IncomeHousingTax CreditmarketOldeTowne Vil lage currently consistsof higher pricedsingeamlyhomes and owner occupied townhomeswith significant personal investment by theowners Wearedefinitely not going tosupport this plan andhave neighborhood concerns about devaluationof ourproperty and opposemore intensive deve lopmentThe impact ofmore intensive development such as increased traffic building scaleand des ign noisedemands onservicessafety increased crime constant turnovernonwne ccupied natureof tenants andupkeep of the property an cometomnd asmajor issues Wechose this development because its higherdensity wasattractive andwefelt it would help protect our resident ial investment

Anadditional concern is that theland underdiscussion for this type of housing has been known tobeunstable forbuikfing due tohigh water content in thehillside The curbarea in frontof this land is alwaysmokied over and thearea unusable due towaterstanding still OurConcemis the quality

ofconstruct ionand issues that will constantly be arising due toanarea deemed unsafe and unable tobuild on

We areopposed tolowncomeental housing projects being integrated into ourestablishedhigherricedsingeamlyneighborhood It does notseem like it would beagood fit for thelowncomeentersorweashomewnersThe needs ofsection 8 rental housing should notbemet in adevelopment full ofhomeowners and businesses

Wewould greatly appreciate you taking our personal thoughts into your utmost consideration when makingdecisions aboutthis project and thewelengofourneighborhood and hard earned personal investmentsSincerely

M QuQ o ooIWxMr Mrs John Naeve c426 Thombury Ave cvIowa City IA 52245 rCe11319621744

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We as Residents of Olde Towne Vil lage have read and stand behindwhat the Naevesetter stateswith the concerns brought onby buildinglowncome rentals in our neighborhood We feel theneeds of section 8 rental housing should not bemet here in Olde Towne Vi l lage We would alsoappreciate your attention to this issue

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We as ResidentsofOlde Towne Vil lage have read and stand behind what the Naevesetter stateswith the concerns brought onby buildinglowncome rentals in ourneighborhood We feel theneeds of section 8 rental housing should not bemet here in OldeTowne Vi l lage We would alsoappreciayr attention to this issue

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We as Business Owners of Olde Towne Vil lage have read and stand behind what theNaevesletter stateswith the concerns brought onby buildinglowncome rentals in this neighborhood andthe effects it would have onour businesses Our business is our hard earned personalinvestment and livelihood and feel the needsof section 8 rental housing should not bemet here inOlde Towne Vi l lage We would also appreciate your attention to this issue

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