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Foster Estates Homeowners Association
14208 Joshua Drive
Carmel, Indiana 46033
848-7850
June 20, 2003
Department of Community Services
City of Carmel
One Civic Square Carmel, Indiana
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Dear Mr, Cremeans,
I attended the meeting of the Planning Commission on July 17th, Tuesday last. I had a meeting
with the CPD Citizens Academy also that evening and r was late for the Planning Commission meeting. I
did note, with dismay, that the Danbury homeowners and one Commission member depicted the Foster
Estates homeowners as wishing them failure and generally regarding the Danbury residents as "Lower
Class". J wish to assure the Commission that this is certainly not the case.
The Foster estates HomeoWners are interested in protecting their investment in their homes and
land. We are interested in establishing a buffer zone between whatever develops at Danbury Estates, This
land is now described as "flood Plain" and does provide relief for the Cool Creek, which runs on the
western edge of Foster estates. Astaternent was made at the meeting that because of the Flood Plain status,
no permanent structure can be placed there, and therefore no action is required. We have learned from
previous proposals that this status can be circumvented and a parking lot can be paved over the Flood Plain.
We feel that the rezone to P-I and R-I respectively will lend permanency to the buffer zone and also
preserve the Flood Plain and the natural conditions of Cool Creek in that location.
We have empathy for the residents of Danbury but do flat feel that we should suffer consequences
caused by their lack of action at the time the Lowes store was proposed.
Please considertbe recommendations of the Department of Community Services and recommend
the rezone of both land parcels. Thank you for your time.
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Albert W, Koeske
President
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DANBURY HOMEOWNERS' ASSOCIATION
1950 E. GREYHOUND PASS #18-343
CARMEL, IN 46033
danburyboa@indy.rr.com
April 28, 2003
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Attn: Jon Dobosiewicz - Planning Administrator' 1\I:JCS
One Civic Center .
Carmel, IN 46032
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Re: Zoning Proposal Z-01-03
Jon,
Per our phone conversation of this morning, the Board of Danbury Homeowners
Association is formally requesting an extension on the hearing of the proposed zoning
change #Z~01-03. This proposed change is for the commonground of Danbury Estates
from R-1 to P-l. We are requesting the hearing be tabled until the June 17th Plan
Commission meeting. This extension is being requested to allow us time to investigate
the proposal and to hold ~ meeting with the entire membership of the Danbury
Homeowners Association. As I requested this morning, we would like to have a
representative from your office attend the meeting to answer questions from our
homeowners. We discovered the proposal Z-01-03 on Friday, Apri125th, while reviewing
the proposal 2-02-03. We had received a certified letter notifying us of Z-02-03. We did
not receive any notification on Z-01-03 and question the notifi~ation procedures in place.
We believe that all zoning changes should require a formal notification to the landowners
before hearings take place. Please advise if our request for a one-month delay on the
hearing of this matter is granted and when either you or a representative from your office
can be available to meet \Vith our homeowners. Tuesday or Thursday evenings seem to
work best for getting as many people together as possible. You can reach me at 317-710-
3328 or my home phone at 317-815-6881.
SincereL
L~ase
President
Danbury Homeowners AssoCiation
Cc: Danbury HOA Board
John Koven
Carl Sampson
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Foster Estates Homeowners' Association
14208 Joshua Drive
Carmel, lndiana46033
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October 21,2002
Ms. Marilyn Anderson
C/Carmel Planning Commission
One Civic Square
Cannel, IN 46032
Dear Madam President,
As a representative of the Foster Estates Homeowners' Association, I attended a Danbury Estates
Homeowners' Association meeting on October 1,2002. The topic of this meeting was the purchase of the
entire subdivision by Gershman~Brown Associates and converting the real estate to a commercial
development. This firm has successfully completed a similar project where the Five Seasons Health Club is
now located. Although this may be a panacea for the Homeowners of Danbury Estates, it places in
jeopardy the investments made by Foster Estates Homeowners and the Primrose Development Co. in the
Laura Vista development. Furthermore is seems that a slippery slope is being created here by the rezoning
of residential real estate to commercial to accommodate aggressive commercial developers.
Much of the real estate required to accomplish financial feasibility in this area is now classified as flood
plane and presumably, not suitable for construction. A notification has been issued to certain Foster Estates
Homeowners informing them of the construction ofa wan north of146th 8t on the West Side of Cool
Creek. This wall is being constructed in conjunction with a Kite Development commercial project on the
north side of 146th St, west of Cool Creek. This project is being done jointly by Kite Development and the
Department of Natural Resources. The construction of this wall and the removal of a tree line screening the
C/Carmel water tower seem unnecessary and possibly the preparation for construction on the flood plain.
We are attempting to meet with the DNR and others to better understand this project.
There have been two Cannel City Council members involved in both the Danbury Estates and the Kite
DevelopmenUDNR project. These members are John Koven and Wayne Wilson. We are working to secure
a meeting with Mayor Brainard to discuss both projects.
The Foster estates Homeowners request that the Danbury Estates real estate NOT be rezoned.
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Albert Koeske
Secretary Treasurer
Foster Estates Homeowners' Association.