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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRemonstrance Page 1 of 1 Tingley, Connie 5 From: Barbara Layton [b-Iayton@sbcglobal.net] Sent: Monday, August 25, 2008 1 :40 PM To: Tingley, Connie S Subject: Heart Hospital Helicopter Pad Connie would you please distribute this e-mail to you to members of the BZA. Thanks so much. Barbara Layton Following is a reply from Luci Snyder to an e"maill sent her yesterday re: Camp Plan and Heart Hospital Helicopter Pad I too was present when the Heart Hospital was approved and remember the assurance that a helicopter pad would not be part of their plan. As we all know, what ends up in minutes isn't always a direct quote. If "at this time" was stated, I didn't hear it either. There was certainly enough conversation on this matter, and we were left with the assurance that a helicopter pad wouldn't happen. We ask tHat you not grant the Hospital's "request for a variance to allow for an onsight helicopter pad. Thanks so much. :_) Barbara, . Thank you for taking the time (0 comment on the Comp Plan update. Always better if citizens take the time to look before things are passed, As for the helipad.....I was part of the Heart Hospital approval and I do remember that they promised us aU that they would not ask for a helipad. Luci Snyder Carmel City Council - District 5 l;;DYde~@~a;r;r..n~.Lin,gQy.. (C) 513~0242 (H) 846-4754 8/25/2008 Page 1 of 1 Tingley, Connie S From: Tom Kegley [Iomkegley@indy.rr.com] Sent: Monday, August 25, 2008 10:06 AM To: Tingley, Connie S Cc: 'Soshnick, Andrew Z.'; 'Liz Gaffey' Subject: Open Letter to Carmel Board of Zoning Appeals Attachments: Zoning Board of Appeals.(3).doc Dear Ms. Tingley I know this letter is too late to include in package for tonight, but would like to read this as an open letter to the Board of Zoning Appeals regarding the helipad for St. Vincent Heart Genter. Thanks you Tom Kegley 8/25/2008 THOMAS W. KEGLEY 10431 SPRING HIGHLAND DRIVE IND]]ANAPOLIS~ INDIANA 46290 August 22, 2008 Carmel/Clay Board of Zoning l\ppeals c/o Connie Tingley, Secretary C~rmel City Hall One Civic Square Cannel, IN 46032 RE: A.pplicatiol1 No. 0806008UV St. Vincent Heart Center I-Ielipad Dear Board Members: J reside i11 the Reserve at Spring IvIill which is Just west of the SI. Vincent Heart Center at 106'h and Meridian Street. I oppose the variance application to permIt a helipad to be built in a heavily populated residential area far a number of reasons, 1) Commitments were nude to residents at the time of approval for the Heart Center that no Helipad is to be planned, This was documented in the May 15, 2001 BZA heating that this would be a "chest pain center" and not an emergency room type facility 2) The St. Vincent Heart Center has utilized the Conseco COlpatate helipad at 122ad and Pennsylvania for several years with no documented adverse impact to patients, But nOw that Clarian has a helipad at their new Hospital at 116th and Meridian, St. Vincent insist that the time to transport patients less than t\vo mile is causing increased "patient nsb" for then patients, This is causing one to really question the motivation of St. Vincent. l\nd St, Vincent already has ahelipad at the main hospital on \X!est 86[h Street with the same staff as the J-Jeart Center, which they claim can not adhere to the same level of care; why can this not be addressed by St. Vincent? It is Ilot clear if St. Vincent West 86th is "not-for-profit" and St. Vincent Heart Center 1S "for profit", with partial awnership by the physicians who practice there, 3) The noisl:and safety concerns of .residents arollnd the St. Vincent I-lean Center are real issues wh.ich can not be minimized. This concern ",-ill translate to reduced property values to properly own l:1'S , 4) St. Vincent should have had the forethought when planning the facility several years ago, as should the Carmel Planning CommisslOn, of dIe impact in the adjacent residential n'cighborhoads. I request the Board of Zoning Appeals consider the real issues and need for such a variance which, if approved, would have significant negative impact to residents of Cannel, while It would not have an increased positive impact to the health of residents of the State of Indiana. Sincerely: Thomas \Xl Kegley Tingley, Connie S From: Keeling, Adrienne M Sent: Thursday, August 21,2008 1 :50 PM To: Hancock, Ramona B; Tingley, Connie S Cc: Conn, Angelina V; Holmes, Christine B; Hollibaugh, Mike P Subject: FW: Camp Plan and Variance Request. Adrienne, please distribute the following to the appropriate people. Thanks much. :-) Ramona and Connie, This covers both the Comprehensive Plan and the helipad.. Please distribute these comments to the PC & BZA accordingly. Thanks, Adrienne From: Barbara Layton [mailto: b-Iayton@sbcglobal.net] Sent: ThursdaYI August 211 2008 12:50 PM To: Keelingl Adrienne M Subject: Comp Plan and Variance Request. Adriennel please distribute the following to the appropriate people. Thanks much. ;-) Please DO NOT rethink your classification of the four corners at 116th Street and Spring Mill Road as requested by Steve Pittman. "No COmmercial West of Illinois" is just the way we like it. LOL. . We believe the Pittman Farm property can, inJact, be developed residentially. Steve Pittman did that very thing when he successfully developed The Reserve at 103rd Street and Spring Mill Road where he and his family currently live. The Reserve I riot only backs up to Illinois Street, it backs up to two commercial buildings west ofIllinois Street grandfathered in before the "No Commercial West of Illinois" edict occurred. Certain parts of The Reserve are separated fro-m commercial by only a wooden fence. The topography is the same; both parcels are flat. Andoh dear. Steve supports his position claiming nobody wants to live across the street from commercial. Yet he proposes commercial development across the street from his own Williams Mill, a gated residential development. Let's just not go there. Thank you for your consideration of this request. We've been in our home over 30 years and have watched our Community evolve. You've all obviously done a lot of work to come up with the Camp Plan that you have, and as it relates to our comer of the world, we believe you've done a fantastic job. We look forward to it being followed. :-) P.S. Oh, as it relates to property behind the Reserve, across the street from our home, please DO NOT grant the Heart Hospital's variance request for a helicopter pad. Yikes! Living with commercial is one thing; living with a helicopter pad is something else, as in' 24/7 window rattling noise. This subject came up when the Hospital was newly constructed and we were led to believe a helicopter pad was not in the cards. What happened to that assurance? And FWIW, they don't need it. . We already have three pads around here, all currently being used or available (elarian, Conseco and S1. V's on 86th Street). This isn't about saving lives as they'd have you believe; it's all about making more money - at our expense. Thanks for your help on this one. 8/21/2008 Page 1 of 1 Tingley, Connie S ~.___~_~-c"C.=~~,....,c-,_.;",~"''!-'tc"~'''''''''''.' From: knemeth@earthlink.net Sent: Th ursday, August 14, 2008 10:20 AM To: Tingley, Connie 5 Subject: 51. Vincent Heart Center Helipad A~tachments: Opposition to the Heart Center helipad request.doc Carmel/Clay Board of Zoning Appeals c/o Connie Tingley, Secretary Carmel City Hall One Civic Square Carmel, IN 46032 Dear Ms. Tingley, I wrote in July to forward a letter to the board regarding the proposed helipad. My letter did not go through, and I am resending it with this email Will you please confirm that you were able to access it? Thank you! Kaarta Nemeth 8/14/2008 385 Colmery Dr. Indianapolis, IN 46290 Carmel-Clay Board of Zoning Appeals c/o Connie Tingley, Secretary Carmel City Hall Once Civic Square Carmel, IN 46032 July 18, 2008 Re: Carmel Board of Zoning Appeals (Docket No..08060008UV Plan Commission Docket No. 08060016 ADLS, set for hearing July 28 Dear Board: I live in Reserve I south of 1 06th 31. and strongly object to St. Vincent Heart Center's request to install a helipad. My homeowners' association will present.a petition and make a presentation, with which I concur, at the hearing in opposition to the helipad. In brief: When built, the Heart Center represented itself as a chest pain facility - not an emergency room facility. Neighbors and the zoning board approved it on that basis. The Heart Center says it needs a helipad to provide the best patient care. (It is currently running television ads with an emotional appeal about being the best provider.) But the real issue is money. The same doctors practice at both the Heart Center and SI Vincent on 86th St., which offers a helipad and a full emergency room. The Heart Center's plan will duplicate services rather than correct the inefficiency and lack of cooperation between the two facilities. Clarian North at 116th 81. also has a helipad and is available to take care of critically ill patients. Real estate experts agree that a helipad will significantly lower property values in nearby neighborhoods, Le. the Heart Center's helipad might boost profits for them, but only at significant cost to all the taxpayers in the surrounding residential neighborhoods. The noise from helicopters is extremely loud and would interfere with the use and enjoyment of our properties. The dangers of helicopters are well documented and increase risk to our properties and the people on them. All these. points bear directly on the zoning request. But in addition, I hope you will consider the importance of protecting the neighborhoods along Springmill Rd from noxious commercial development. These residences mark the eastern boundary of many desirable residential areas to the west. By allowing appropriate development of the Meridian corridor without encroaching on adjacent neighborhoods, you will maintain a good mix of residential and commercial, and safeguard the very qualities that attract homeowners and businesses to Carmel-Clay. I urge you to reject the helipad proposal. Very truly yours, Kaarta Nemeth City of Carmel, Clay Township Board of Zoning Appeals Docket No. 08060008UV - fJ5 /J dA'V )f Plan Com'mission Docket No. 08060016 ADLS. I)J1J~ I~ () For Hearing Scheduled July 28, 2008 (!J4 Re: Applicant St. Vincent Healtb, Inc. for St. Vincent Heart Center to add a Heli,pa4 to facility. PETITION The undersigned petitioners, bemg owners .and residents of The Reserve IO.iCated on Spring Mill Road, oppose applicants' request to install a Helipad at.the St~ Vincent aeart Center (SVHC) located at 10580 N. Meridian St. Yourpetitioners object strenuously to the noise and.danger involved with a Helipad fOl"several reaS()DS, but the'most important is that the promoters of the SVHC hospital in its original form promised neighbors that the hospital would be a chest pain clinic a~cJ Dot 3n emergency room and that belicopterswere. not contemplated and would not be used. 'Neighbors were even promised that ambulances would turn,offtbeir sirens when entering the neighborhood. For tlJose reasoDs,tbe neighbors did no~ oppose the facility. Now SVRe is claiming that a helicopter service is e~sel1tial because the main St. Vincent facility on West 86th Street, which already has its own landing pad" is too slow in movement of heart patiepts to tbe catherization lab once t:bey enter the facility. The same doctors serve heart patients at both St. Vincent facilities. These doctors and their colleagues stress that.the West 86th Street facility cannot be sufficiently focused on ~fficientJy ~nd quickly mov,ing heart patients with life-tbr.eatening conditions to the catherization labs. Your petitioners respectfully submit thatwo:rking with the Wesf86t1l Street St. Vincentmamlgement to streamline and expedite admitting procedures for such heart patientS is a better answer than introducing a helicopter lan.ding facility so close to a residential area. The SVHCfacility is a for-profit facility ami this fad 'stronglysuggests a profit ~~tive; for tbe St. Vincent doctors at $VHC is the primary factor 'for the heliport request. In. addition, SVHCpresently utiliZes the Conseco helipad whicbis located only a few blocks to the.Dorth and within a couple of minutes drive from SVHC. Clarian North also h~s heliport fac.ilities. His important to note that this request bas little to do with health care delivery to SVHC primary, local service area and residents but is intended for extending sen'ices to oth~r areas of tbe state. -; There are other reasons why the requested Variance of Use should be denied, but your petitioners plan to present such reasons during the planned July 28, 2008 scheduled hearing. RESERVE OWNERS AND RESIDENTS Homeowner Address 2. Name: Signature: Phone: drC:(JJ~~#~td ~ddrc,,~ 38l:~.'. /L, J .~ A-i({ ~ ,,',. 'flt7~9 3. Name: Signature: Phone: Address: D.oIIl 4. Name: Signature: Phone: Address: ,. 5. Name: Signature: Phone: Address: 6. Name: Signature: Phone: Address: 7. Name: Signature: Phone: Address: 2 "" I ~" ;;_' Board of Zoning Appeals Docket No. 08060008UV City of Carmel, Clay Townsbip Plan Commission Docket No. 08060016ADLS For Hearing Scheduled July 28, 2008 Re: Applicant St. Vincent Health, Inc. (or St. Vincen.Heart Center to add a Heliplld to facility. PETITION The undersigned petitioners, being owners and residents of The Reserve located on Spting MiltRoad, oppose applicants' requesHo insJalI a Helipad at the St. Vincent Heart Cef.lter (SVHC) located at 10580.N. Meridian St. Your petitioners objec(strenuously to the noise and danger involved with a,Heljpad feu several reasons, but the most important is 'that .tbe promoters of th~ SVHC hospital in its origjnal form. promised neighbors tbat the hospitalwould be a chest pain clinic and not an ~mergency room and that helicopters werenotcontempJated and would nl)t be used. Neigh boars were even promised that aDlbulances would turn off their 'sirens when entering the neighborhood. For those reasons" the'neighbors did not oppose the facility~ Now SVHC is claimibg that a belicopterservice is essential beca,use the main St. Vincent facility on West 86th Street., which already has its own landing pad, is too slow in ml)vement of heart patients to the catheruation lab once they enter the fadHty. The same doctors serve heart patients at both St. Vincent facilities. These doctors and their colleagues stres~ th~t the, We~t 86th Street facility ca.nnotbe sufficiently focused on efficiently and quickly moving heart patients with life-threatening conditions to the catherization labs. Your petitioners .respectfully' submit that working with the West 86th Street St. Vincent managcment'to ~treamli.ne and expedite aC:lmitting procedures for such heart patients is a better answertban introducing a, helicopter landing facility so close to a residential area. The SVRe facility is a. for-pn)fit facility and tbis fact strongly suggests a profit motive. for the St. Vincent doctors at SVHe is the primary factor for the heliport request. In addition, SVHC presently utilize:l1 the O:mseco helipad which is located only a few blocks to the north and ~ithin a couple of minutes drive from svne. ClarianNQrtb also has heliport facilities. Itis important to note that' this request has little to do with health care delivery to SVHC primary, local service area and residents but is intended for extending services, to o.ther areas of the s,tate. There are other reasons why the requested Variance of Use should be denied, but YOlllr petitioners plan to present such reasons during the planned July 28, 2008 scheduled hearing. RESERVE OWNERS AND RESIDENTS Homeowner Address 1. ()' _'~... . Name:-~~~\~~ ~c\.~l\ Signature: ~'-' l.:.~: l..sS.:l.o.-.R\)..,&.^-~0 Phone: tg'-t 6 - '1 'i-'lL.{ Address:3S \ ~C\\'\)~~\' (nurr ~\ '" ~ '-tl.o d-. q 0 I ~ 2. I'll Name: ~a..ro 1711 J-h ~ Signature: ~~J Phone: - 5' 1- Addrao: ~~~ ~. . 'i- to::z D 3. c Name: fre>>a. J-h'hhe fYl Signature: ~r .~ Phone: $Jtf4-Q.35'}.,.. Address: 3);1... ~eL~ fkz~ tfb.2 1> 4. Name: Signature: Phone: Address: 5. Name: Signature: Phone: Address: 6. Name: Signature: Phone: Address: 7. Name: Signature: Phone: Address: 2 "",, Board of Zoning Appeals Docket No. 08060008UV City of Carmel, Clay Township Plan C,ommission Docket No. 08060016ADLS For Hearing Scheduled July 28,2008 Re: Applicant St. Vincent Health, Inc. for St. Vincent Heart Center to add ~ Helipad to facility. PETITION The undersigped petitioners, being ownen and residents of The Reserve located on Spring Mill Road"opposeapplicants' request to install a Helipad at the St~ Vincent Heart Center (SVRe) located at l0580.N.Meridian St. YQur petitioners object strenuously to the noise and danger involved with a Helipad for several reasons, but the most'important is that thepromote~ofthe SYHC bospital in its original form promised n~ig"bors that the hospital would be a cbest pain clinic and not an emergency room and that helicopters were not contemplated and would not be used. Neighbors were even promised that ambulances would turn off their sirens when entering the neighborhoo~L For those rea~ons, the neighborS did not oppose the facility. Now SvHC is claiming that a helicopter service. is essentiatbecause the m2in St.. Vincent facility on West 86th Street, which already has its own landing pad, is too slow in movement of heart patie~ts to the catherization lab once they e~ter the facility. The same doctors serve heart patients at both St. Vincent facilities. These doctors and their colleagues stress that the West 86th Street facility cannot be sufficjently focus.ed on efficiently and quickly mo,ving heart patients with life-threatening conditions to the catbel'ization labs~ Your petitioners respectfully submit that working with the West 86th Street. St. Vincent management to streamline and expedite a~mitting procedures for such ~ ~_ _~~o ~~heal1t~patients~is-ac better answer-.-t.lian~iiilrod'ucinl1rlielicopter landing' facilitY so close to a residential area. The SVHC facility is a for-profit facility and this fact strongly suggests a prqfit.mQtive for the St., Vincent:doctQrs at SVHe is the primary fact9r tor the. heliport request. In addition, SVHC presently utilizes the. Conseco helipad which is located only a few blocks to the north and within a couple of minutes drive from SVHC. Clarian North also hasbeliporifacilities. It is important to note thatt4iS reqq.est has little to do with health care delivery to SVHC primary, local service area and residernts but is intended for extending services to other areas of the state. a ,. There are other reasons why the requested Variance of Use should be denied, but your petitioners plan to present such reasons during the planned July 28, 2008 scheduled hearing. RESERVE OWNERS AND RESIDENTS Address: Name: Signature: Phone: 4. Name: Signature: Phone: Address: 5. Name: Signature: Phone: Address: 6. Name: Signature: Phone: Address: 7. Name: Signature: Phone: Address: 2 Page 1 of 1 Tingley, Connie S From: Richard Butz [RButz@cciindy.com] Sent: Wednesday, July 30,20088:18 AM To: Tingley, Connie S Subject: helipad Connie We have list~ned to St Vincent Hospital's request for a zoning request to put a helipad at their 106th Street location. My wife and I want to go on record as being opposed to this effort and urge the Board of Zoning Appeals Committee to reject the request. This request makes no sense from a quality of health care, a business or a "consideration about neighbors" perspective for these reasons. 1. Helicopters are primarily used to transport out oftown patients. Since St VincentHospital [a] owns both the facility at 86th Street and 106th.street, [b] have quality heart heaith care facilities at both locations and [c] utilize the same heart doctors at both locations [they admitted this at their education meeting], why not simply transport all out of town patients to the 86th street locatioll [only 20 blocks away] and treat them . there. . 2. When the Heart Center on 106th Street was independent'of St Vincent, they were in direct competition for patients both inside and outside of the city. As a result, they competed for out of city heart patient transfers by using the Conseco helipad. With the acquisition of The Heart Center by St Vincent, you wouLd think that the competition for patients would stop, but this request for an additional helipad is an indication that it has not. This makes DO economic sense and out neighborhood is being asked to devaLue our property just to feed what appears to be shortsighted thinking on behalf of hospital management. 3. When .the hospital was originally. zoned, our neighborhood was told that this ho.spital would not have a full emergency room facility and would be a chest pain clinic. There would be no need for a helipad. They already changed that promise when they began landing out of city patients at Conseco's helipad and now they want to have their own helipad on site. There are other reasons we oppose this zoning request but we urge the committee to vote NO to St Vincent's request for a variance. Richard and RoseMarie Butz . 307 Millridge Drive. Indianapolis, IN 46290 No vllUs found in this outgoing message. . Checked by A VG. Version: 7.5.524/ Virus Database: 270.5.6/1579 - Release Date: 7/29/2008 6:43 AM 7/30/2008 361 Millridge Drive Indianapolis, IN 46290 July 20,2008 Carmel-Clay Board of Zoning members Re: Application No.08060008 UV We are writing this letter to express our concern for the variance application referred to above. Consider; "'St. Vincent already has access to a helipad from Conseco and Clarion North has a helipad. The Conseco helipad is less,than 1 mile from the SVHC location. ... A helipad at the Heart Center will put our neighborhood in danger, create excessive noise, and lower the value of our homes. *The original proponents of SVHC promised that helicopters wouldn't be involved because the hosipital was to be a chest pain clinic, not an emergency room. They should honor that promise. "'St. Vincent also has a helipad at the main location on west 86th street already. We hope that you will rule against this variance request. Thank you for your consideration. Giunta ;k/lu1 ) 7i1rvrW ;J~ James and Marjorie Herald (;. ..& ~ -~~ + ; r j. r. I Board of Zoning Appeals Docket No. 08060008UV City of Carmel, Clay Township ~ Plan Commission Docket No. 08060016 ADLS For Hearing Scheduled July 28, 2008 Re: Applicant St. Vincent Health, Inc. for St. Vincent Heart Center to add a Helipad to facility. PETITION The undersigned petitioners~ being ownens.nd residents of The Reserve located on Spring Mill Road, oppose applicants' request to install a Helipad at the St. Vincent Heart Center (SVHC) located at 10580 N. Meridian St. Your petitioners object strenuously to the noise and danger involved with a HeUpad for several reasons, but the most important is that the promoters or the SVHC hospital in its original form promised neighbors that the bospital would be a chest pain clinic and not an emergency room and that helicopters were not contemplated and would not be used. Neighbors were even promised that ambulances would turn off their sirens when entering the neighborhood. For tbose reasons, tbe neighbors did Dot oppose the facility. Now SVHC is claiming that a helicopter service is essential because tbe main St. Vincent facility on West 86th Street, which already bas its own landing pad, is too slow in movement of heart patients to the catherization lab once they enter the facility. The same doctors serve heart patients at both St. Vincent facilities. These doctors and their colleagues stress that tbe West 86th Street facility cannot be sufficiently foclIIsed on efficiently and quickly moving heart patients with life~threatening conditions to the catherization labs. Your petitioners respectfully submit tbat working with the West 86th Street St. Vincent management to streamline aod expedite admitting procedures for such heart patients is a better answer tban introducing a helicopter landing facility so close to a residential area. The SVHC facility is a for-profit facility and this fact strongly suggests a profit motive for the St. ViDcent doctors at SVRe is the primary factor for the heliport request. In addition, SVHC presently utilizes the Cooseco helipad which is located only a few blocks to the north and within a couple of minutes drive from SVRC. Clarian North also has heliport facilities. It is important to note that this request has little to do with health care delivery to SVHC primary, local service area and residents but is intended for extending sen'ices to other areas of tbe state. v . . There are other reasons why tbe requested Variance of Use should be denied, but your petitioners plan to present such reasons during the planned July 28, 2008 scheduled hearing. RESERVE OWNERS AND RESIDENTS Homeowner Address 1. f') ~- Name: K\"--t-\P(1\.l) E.. \qG,s5- Signature:~Iit.~ l} ~. Phone: 'f' 8"t .... (cl 'i 2. .~7/ ~!7:!7 ) Name: ~& "". .' . .(/ Signature:~ /f./n Phone: 5/3 9' 3 J.~ . ,. 3. . Name: /( ,;:4<,-f?i A/.e Ildt'..fi-t S' 5<---/ ~ l"\ Ignature: A.~'~"--:::/ Y-l...t-C::x:SL Phone: -;j"f4--0c;4~ 4. /1 - . .-/ Name:' '1;~"aMA--'" J-d-t-(..~ Signature: ~~lAVL/ ~~ Phone: X If 0 /'0 ijf~l j (I J'P". .j Name' ,....,'.. . :. . J'J Signature:: ., .~ Phone: J 5. 6. 0 Name: ' 7. "1 ,\iTrj"""C (]. ,I,- Name: II .,'U.tt' ~ Signat~re.: ~J.~tf4~ IQ ~ Phone. @., 9: . -- 1 ' Address: ID1?)-"$'P/J/NC~ {f-i.C-(j Lpt} 1'-0 1.......0,6:\ (\.. 1'\ i:>c:c.(\ If'/ 1(.)(("0 '-fIC, ? . c. .//- . Address: /f)f..Y/~/~J?I!lJ/~j} i!~ilt&~"",~\.a. ~-IZ ~/~"'-k'/ f ,-,,;p~'-''-d!,f l 'iL .' i'.{r"" L- '0 ,. r .' Address: 3:?5' t~//Vlf~"c.; .lJ . /utlltiMQ ;J'oJii. /AI L167Z9o II . Address: ?" q t-f &p-e-~ V/vc J)'")'t..P~~ I ../ ~ '2. '1 " .1,\ 1Jr. Address: ~J;& t~2f;Y g , {-all ((. j, i{?t}O I Address: EJ.~W(~'~~ 2 i I / 8. ~--' 1i[~ Name: .. ~, '- -~ Signature: 'tf.l!ii:i T: iJ!.,.--b1:.-- Phone: 32Tv 9f'C?,r;L ~ J!;.,~t- tfJ./L l Address: .I tf-t/gtJ .-' r". -' . /jJ - - U IJJfL ge < 11. Name: Signature: Phone: 12. Name: Signature: Phone: 13. Name: Signature: Phone: 14. Name: Signature: Phone: 15. Name: Signature: Phone: 16. Name: Signature: Phone: Addr~s: fj/5~+~~Y Address: Address: Address: Address: Address: Address: Address: 3 There arc other reasons why the requested Variance of Use should be denied, but your petitioners plan to present such reasons during the planned July 28, 2008 scheduled hearing. RESERVE OWNERS AND RESIDENTS Homeowner Address 1. ~ ,,/ ~ Name: XJ I~- Signature: CI) r (<:::'5 H. 1-1- ~ I f\rI, e,v Phone: 3, '7-S-Ji't;; - 0 1(. '}{' Address: :3 9'f V eN 1 r9 tv rt Qj--, -;S:tJ ~~s ~ ~ (. ?-9'0 2. . Name:At.t1J'lTI-lR 1../Sff,)fJ2I!ND8lfLAddress: 16<fG'f!; ~ ~a...JJdJ ~. Signature:1k.4.%'He~ ..;t ~P- tf?ad (B 9CJ Phone: 'Bl/~-'788b 3. . ",11 ~~::~~~~id~ress: /ft1Jl~~ *~~. 4. ~ - _ II Name: ?~ ~ Signature: ~ ~ Phone: $'7"'- 09 e> a ,V'f €" 6. ~ ~ Name: l'r~ Signature: ~. ' Phone: Y: rS -- 'If' ~'C-\ ~. 7. \ Name: <-'\J ~ ~ Signature: __~. ~ '" ~ ~ Phone: %- ) "::> - ~ ~ --, k' ~ Address:~~fl;;~ Address: /04(,1 ~PIZIJ:I~ H""Qt..4IVIJ ./)~. 7N,{)/PtIWIPe7~-!. / N 4'Z~L1 , Address: )q,~ 0~,~~'Q.\.-- ~.&, 'X.~'~.~, s. ~~.~~.~ Address: :, 'I ~ \! ~ \ mW 4-- ,,;. ~6 ~ ~Q II ~ s-.J l- ~ 2'10 2 v-- ~ame: 10~, ~ Signature: ~. > Phone: F1{; -952/Z- u 9, ~ Name: ~ ( Signature: . Phone: SrrO';"Q3l0 Address:J~;~ df!.4D Address: JD<P3 ( S-Re\/>J4 If\c..~ .DJ"D\MJ~{(\i JAj ~2..9Q Address: 1 O'l'!f- ~1'~1j.~1~>>i) JDR, ::r-N p ~ 0 J.~ > 6%10 11. Name: wil//..q.;VJ fl.: COf'F.{!1Address: Signature: lA J~~ Phone: ?ti 5' -/94:> 3 12. < N,ame:f1 fl~. L ~~ ~,;fl Address: Slgnam!i ~-=. ?;>~ Phone: :2- IJ . 13. Name: Signature: Phone: 14. Name: Signature: Phone: 15. Name: Signature: Phone: 16. Name: Signature: Phone: Address: Address: Address: Address: I tJ 4J7 ~2 JJ<4JU.J ~~>e .' J- ---- 4(. ~a,o I. w(t /! / ~ L) 1 h ;1146-~ ~c --Lv;dJ J1 n~r {In './ r zQ./J ~> .~ rjfp.,CJ 3 .\j" There are other reasons why the requested Variance of Use should be denied, but your petitioners plan to present such reasons during the planned July 28, 2008 scheduled hearing. RESERVE OWNERS AND RESIDENTS Homeowner Address ~~me:~.&~ ~~:::~3: _ - _ _ ~~ftrdL 2'~ Name. ~~:::~re: 3.~ Name: . Signature: . Phone: 3 L - zs.. - 0 1.- "1 Z, 1 ~ Y:4-LtL} 4 '. ~~::~uf~~~t'>J Address: Phone: 6/7 --J7:J<--J tJ;;} Name: ~b y~e: EN \<.EM\.\ Signature: / ~~ ~ Phone: 5" '-Ci;J...S .3 4-4- 5. 6. ~ ) Name: ~':tt(l:~. ~ SIgnature: ~ Phone: ~1' !3" b'1. 9.. 5I \ b Addr..s: ~/ ~9 xkjUMd ik d;~~;JJ~-~ Add..,,, .1038 ! ~12 ,J c. *(l~ ~ 5.:).J~ {Iv-! (..i s: ',) t-..\ 4L~ 0 Addr..s: lD<hh _Sp~ ~~ Dr' ~":>. I / 0393 S' ...-e'~ ~....I!:Y / ...v~/-7Ls ~6 2-9; ) Address: \O~<,S<...~, ~~ .~. ~- .Q ~La. .::s::..r< ~(,., ~ Address: I D t.{-3 to -:s? IL \ N c.. \-\ 't6: 't1 w() -uJb'A-tJ~LJ <:;. , ,\}...J 4bZt:(D ~ame: G'Ro"e~ Address: /0'(-,38 S~AJ6- /i,'tihuJ Dr: Signature: fl t__ J.~~ ..:INn 01 S'. I ..+tJD. 116. a-qa Phone: 31-r - S-~ Ct - I 2. 2.0 I 2 ~{} ,. . t '.. 8. Name: ~ t. Signature: Phone: '3 \ -;s 9. Name: ~ LAt"Ii "\<L.c1'fE "\lfll\1J Signature: ~ ~.'~.----7 Phone: S ~4'- &."'Ill ~ '0 10. .f~ Name: fr~ IXI"- .. I Signatur' ~ Phone'i3") S7!'-- -- 3 -:; tJ 11. ~ Name: 2>~~ Signature: ~ Phone: - 3 12. -A C'~ Name: ..' . J/YJ" . Signature: ,~,n .;1- Phone: ~ ,5'- g" ~ I 13. ~ Name~ Signature: ~ .' Phone: J/ 1. of; Address: Address: 3 " (" ~ O'~':t fr~ ) \"\ .D.l ~ .. \; I . {1; ~ ~ t> '1 .::rBV~NT ~"N.A c. ~O"\'A-~~lrji.. c~ l7 'f. 6- :L. q ~ Address: /'OJij& 'fet;J ~/~I-;J;P vI': 1:2--Aro <r-' f 1..$ 1:hI 'Ii> 2-' 6 Address: ~'" ~-D._ \..6.v . !/t 21 z} Address: 39"7 VeIlI7J./ttLC~a1t .:.1hdtM~#lfS., /1\/ "ibZ9o f Address: J t? 3 IT ~"1 4'~t J /I CZ:, ~~ '1 4_ ~ qcJ 14. ^ ..-.-- ~. Name: ./:..lA;Io./~"(.....rL. / / d (..-.0 Signature~ c:?.J~ Phone: 17- OyV- c.;,.3 9L 15. - ,.-... Name:>>"~ 1<> VU/ Signature.:" Ii h.u,,41~( Phone: j"? - ? V :... ~ ? 9 L. 16. Name: RNN f. M 1}I-O MA-'5 Signature: ~ -?Jot ~ Gt.o Phone: :>{ 7 -5'&{- '''S-tf Address:/Oc,...?/ 7 ~.A?;.A-':? /"he.e::'L~ tA. or- I --=-> u (~ /I CJ ~"D.# I, ~ TV::> .2- /" CJ " Address: IOVr) ~~~~fj~(c--R 1.. ;;;; '7#0 ..4-'./ Y"~ 2.. 7' d , . Address: lb3~ ~ ~~J> ~'"\; \S. ~ ) 3 /" -4: . ....:' City of Carmel, Clay Township Board of Zoning Appeals Docket No. 08060008UV For Hearing Scheduled July 28, 2008 Re: Applicant St. Vincent Health, Inc. for St. Vincent Heart Center to add a Helipad to faciHty. PETITION The undersigned petitioners, being owners and residents of The Reserve located on Spring Mill Road, oppose applicants'request to install a Helipad at the St. Vincent Heart Center (SVHC) located at 10580 N. Meridian Sf. Your petitioners object strenuously to the noise and danger involved with a Helipad for several rea SOilS, blllt the most important is that the promoters of the SVRC hospital in its original form promised neighbors that the hospital would be a chest pain clinic and not an emergency room and that helicopters were not contemplated and would not be used. Neighbors were even promised that ambulances would turn off their sirens when entering the neighborhood. For those reasons, the neighbors did not oppose the facility. Now SYRe is claiming that a helicopter service is essential because the main St. Vincent facility on West 86th Street, which already has its own landing pad, is too slow in movement of beart patients to the catherization lab once they enter the facility. The same doctors serve heart patients at both St. Vincent facilities. These doctors and their colleagues stress that the West 86th Street facility cannot be sufficiently focused on efficiently and quickly moving heart patients with life-threatening conditions to the catherization labs. Your petitioners respectfully submit that working with the West 86th Street St. Vincent management to streamline and expedite admitting procedures for such heart patients is a better answer than introducing a helicopter landing facility so close to a residential area. The SVHC facility is a for-profit facility and this fact strongly suggests a profit motive for the St. Vincent doctors at SVHC is the primary factor for the heliport request. In addition, SVBC presently utilizes the Conseco helipad which is located only a few blocks to tbe north and within a coup De of minutes drive from SVHC. Cladan N ortb also has heliport facilities. It is important to note that this request has little to do with health care delivery to SVRe primary, local service are>> and residents but is intended for extending services to othell" areas of the state. There are other reasons why the requested Variance of Use should be denied, but your petitioners plan to present such reasons during the planned July 28, 2008 scheduled hearing. RESERVE OWNERS AND RESIDENTS Homeowner Address ~~E~~q~~ddre..: :g~~E~~ ;~me: j)/lV'b I/>>AlV/f WLLlA-'tS Address: 3Jr/ ~nJ1er &,,1 Signature: ~ ~ ~d/aAJ'td/r'S, .IM Il;J.J-fO Phone: (~11/ ~- ~O 3S / ~~.::~ $<<- h -Ie \\~ "" ~ ~I~~r !")Address: '3o.b' Vv\d f R.' J ~<? btz SIgnature: . -r ~~ [ .3 1 ~ Lfc J.. 70 Phone: ~ ~ .... ~ I~ LI Address: ~ J /j)jl )r)d~ .tJ~ ~f-- f'./rJ -::C- 'If if 6 ~D Signature: Phone: ;~me: y'" #11 i f-A ~ A Signature: ~ Phone: jf 7 S fJ)" II G:o V-yvrtv ~~dress: J~ I J10 tv' It L I-r OtA.- , r '(~}.../;:O i~::'~!~~;1:p c. Ps"Zl \Iv . 55 7. C Name: ~___ Signature: Phone: 8 'r~ - W <f Gf Address: l~~-J~~I}l)1r~ / Address: 3Q'11f..-d.30 Dr", ""j:" rJ j I 4- (. :J9o 2 8. ~ ~ Name: . Signature: ~l-. V Phone: 7 b."l CJ ~27 I 9. Name: .f if"") /!?p H- K~A:JNcr S. ~ I · Ign.tu~.~ R___ ~ '7 Phone: . ~. / 10. ~ ~ :kvfl Name: W ~; Signature: E/Jt./u/r. f~LJ /~&JJt.F;:' Phone: ff If% -~/Pj~ II. Name: Signature: Phone: 12. Name: Signature: Phone: 13. Name: Signature: Phone: 14. Name: Signature: Phone: 15. Name: Signature: Phone: 16. Name: Signature: Phone: Address: .33/ ~ IrL -w %:lit 6 Address: 331 7Lu~.,g~~~ ~ 7{' ~~~ ?-,9'n Address: 6}15 ~T Jh ~ .i-/&> Address: Address: Address: Address: Address: Address: 3 ... There are otber reasons why the requested Variance of Use should be denied, but your petitioners plan to present such reasons during the planned July 28,2008 scheduled hearing. RESERVE OWNERS AND RESIDENTS Homeowner Address 1. ..P...fc:-S: OS',?~/r'/~~/LL. / / ~ Name: -42 ~ Addre~" ~~ /7//4:.fI,*~..2>R. Signature:' .' /- ,/;.ck'J1-~.?/,<:;"" //\1' ~2- 9CJ Phone: .57t If ~ 0660" r 2. Name: p.,.,~) I;" <C ~. Signature: -?1"~ ~ Phone: 5'1 r ~ ""Z-~. Co :> Address: 3. I'J Name: r J4l/L FJ4/L~/.> Signaturp'~~ Phone: gl2 - q y ~-:.z Address: :~me:-J~B ~ ~. ~ Signature: ~ ,z . Phone: ~ \ S I C;q Address: 5. Name: V'r\6\.....jor'~ I...J., rAllJ Signature: --n1AJ4 N..v....L.1 Phone: 3/?-g-'~"'-lS9S Address: 6. Name: Signature: Phone: Address: ,"", 7. Name: Signature: Phone: Address: .J (,. ? IV\ I I r r I '1-3 (! :P 1-, CI.. '-1 .J ) AI '5> ~ j.., . --14 'Z.."?" 6 3 S--ff /hI J L~/ tJ C-E () J2 . ..1tJl)PLS ..LA, /-f.b:L9a " 3(,. ( Vl1, ~ d<A Or ~d~f<' , 04G1qo 3'~ \ J11{l \ ,"folr-- th- -en nl.."A....DPoh'r) /eN 4& ,)...qo , 2 ~ J J. I There are other reasons why the requested Variance of Use should be denied, but your petitioners plan to present such reasons during tbe planned July 28, 2008 scheduled hearing. RESERVE OWNERS AND RESIDENTS Homeowner Address 1. r:? . ~ame' If ~";.;;~ ';)t. Address, Signature: A ~ Phone: -....s:~ t:j ~ / 7? " ?/~ ~4(l //:1. SfS ;nl/J/lc/~D// 3. Name: Address: Signature: Phone: 4. Name: Address: Signature: Phone: 5. Name: Address: Signature: Phone: 6. Name: Address: Signature: Phone: 7. Name: Address: Signature: Pbone: 2 I"r, f iIII' ~ There are other reasons why the requested Variance of Use should be denied, hut you II" petitioners plan to present such reasons during the planned July 28,2008 scheduled hearing. RESERVE OWNERS AND RESIDENTS Homeowner Address .J~ .rt9.-l'. fj;i' Il "J t ~r- u...:.. ress: '3 ~ f. VJ r W-~~ .. tf10tJ!- 0 ~ UVl 1. Name: ,. Signature: Phone: ~l 2. Name: Signature: Phone: 3. Name: Signature: Phone: 4. Name: Signature: Phone: 5. Name: Signature: Phone: 6. Name: Signature: Phone: 7. Name: Signature: Phone: Address: Address: Address: Address: Address: Address: 2 -. io:I;;;:!o ~ There are other reasons why the requested Variance of Use should be denied~ but your petitioners plan to present such reasons during the planned July 28~ 2008 scheduled hearing. Homeowner RESERVE OWNERS AND RESIDENTS Address 1. Name: (1ft-I? OL Signature: ~ Phone: Address:, {)cJ f11 //! f't . i <I e Dr Ip/rll 0 11 t-1 b/J1/so oJ:rfi/ ;16;2.9' u f I' (c ~~ Address: Signatur . tJ h L C -+ L ,---.fA-A.{/ Phone: <(;" ~ L/ .~ I' 5 Z Lj ( 2. Name: 3. Name: Signature: Phone: 4. Name: Signature: Phone: 5. Name: Signature: Pbone: 6. Name: Signature: Phone: 7. Name: Signature: Phone: Address: Address: Address: Address: Address: :? L}-Q /1-1 I L 1.. !2.. I () ($ E P R... ::t ..vPr A-JVfi-Pbi-/?, / I\.t L; 0 ').40 / / 2 , . There are other reasons why the requested Variance of Use should be denied, but your petitioners plan to present such reasons during the planned July 28, 2008 scheduled hearing. RESERVE OWNERS AND RESIDENTS Homeowner Address 1. Name: [?G1/&h ~, M"''1tu''s-jelo'1 Signature: It &, ~ Phone: -~r1~ ;f}". )~RI Address: 3' 7/ $ c:u, '" e./ c "'>.1..+ rlA,j,q""v/,Jh~. :Cd "M:1t)o'i!'ttf , 2. Name: Signature: Phone: Address: 3. Name: Signature: Phone: Address: 4. Name: Signature: Phone: Address: 5. Name: Signature: Phone: Address: 6. Name: Signature: Phone: Address: 7. Name: Signature: Phone: Address: 2 ,..J, . .1 I .tI I . " There are other reasons why the requested Variance or Use should be denied, but your petitioners plan to present such reasons during the planned July 28, 2008 scheduled hearing. RESERVE OWNERS AND RESIDENTS Homeowner Address Address: 'J (10 i41eu ~ I ^ t; ~ t>A.- - ~,~...,... PO"'Il.J :J;J "tC8l,~ 1. \J Name: k \ Signature: Phone: "1 Address:3SlJ /J'Z//r Iclje Or. :::;-", /It , ~ ft. f 0...1. i ~ "" l41A'O Address: 31..\~, r<\ 'I I.L'( " 'D'~ D V \ <~ ::\-~Y'\~c..)c'qbL;) \ -n...j. '--',bci...C;tJ 4. Name: Signature: Phollle: Address: 3~ fJ7 alrldqe Dr. .~ V:J/~, :r:N';-JLj6d..90 5. Name: Sngnature: Phone: Address: 6. Name: Signature: Phone: Address: 7. Name: Signature: Phone: Address: 2 Tingley. Connie S From: Sent: To: .Subject: Matt GOldberg [matt@ampg.com] Wednesday, July 23, 2008 1 :04 PM Tingley, Connie S 8t Vincents Heart Center Helipad Application Dear Ms. Tingley, I understand that the' Zoning Board has postponed the hearing for this matter until August. Since I won't be able to attehd that meeting, I wanted to communicate to you my opposition to this request for a Helipad. It seems to me that the application for a helipad to service their Emergency Room would be rejected outright, as their hospital was approved with the understanding that it would not handle emergent procedures, but would instead be a chest pain clinic, suitable for location in a residential setting. Add to that fact that St V's already has a helipad in service at their 86th Street location, and I can't see the need to construct another one. I hope that your Board will not grant this request. Thanks for listening, .Sincerely, Matt Goldberg 391 Millridge Dr 46290 Matt Goldberg President Accurate Mfg Products Group Ihc. 8090. Woodland Drive, Indianapolis, IN 46278 317-472-9000 x 107 Fax: 317-472-9010 matt@ampg.com www.accuratemfg.com CONFIDENTIALITY WARNING: This communication may contain trade secrets, privileged or confidential information and is for the sole use of Accurate and the intended recipient{sl. Any unauthorized use or disclosure of this communication or any attachment hereto is prohibited. If you believe that you have received this communication and any corresponding attachment in error, please notify the sender and Accurate immediately and delete it from your system. 1 July 21,2008 Cannel-Clay Board ofZonfug Appeals Carmel City Hall One Civic Square Carmel, Indiana 46032 Attention:' Connie Tingley, Secretary BZA Doc. No. 08060008 UV Plan Comm.'Doc. No. 08060016 ADLS Applicant:, St. Vincent Health, Inc. Dear Members: The undersigned aretlie o\ynersand occupants of Lot 27, The Reserve at Spring Mill, Section I, commonly known as 10445 Spring Highland Drive, Indiana,polis, Indiana 46290. We are opposed to the granting of th.e request by the applicant fora helipad {or the following reasons: 1. The granf would be injurious to the safety of the surroWlding community. While one canar!,rue :the likel,ihood of a helicopter crash, the' facts are tbatso fijr in 2008 alone 16 people have died in emergency medical helicopter crashes. See USA Today, 6/3012008 2, The grant would affect the u~~ of o.ur property in a substantiaUy adverse manner. Our screen porch and patio face east toward the Heart Center. These helicopters create a substantial noise which will diminish the use and enjoyment of our property. 3. The grant of sllchrequest wouLd substantially affectthe value of our property_ Priorto purchasing our property we inquired as to the zoning and,us.e of the medicalproperttcs to the east, inchiding the He,art Center. We were advised that these properties were not zoned for use of a helicopter and that the Heart ; " Genter was zoned as a che~t pain dillie, with no, emergency services. The noise and disruption of helicopters flying over our property will affect the.: value of our property. 4. The need for the variance does not wise from a condition peculiar to the property arising from its current zoning and represented llS.e. Our homes were here prior to the Heart Center. At the time it was zoned, representations were given that helicopter use Was not contemplated and that emergency services would not be provided. Had such been contemplated, the proper zonfug sho.uld h(lvebeen requested at that time. It is obvious that the Heart .center is advertisi"ng and. using their facility as a.24 hQur emergency care facility in violation oftbeir representations giyen at the. time of zoning. of their property. It is not proper zoning to use your property in violation of your representations, and then claim you must have a variance because of your unauthorized use. The.applicant has notdemoDstrateda need for this service. While no one wants to argue against a need that is necessary in saving human life, such is not the case in this instance. S.t VinceQt Hospital ;!'; located 9n 86th street justa few block,saway. They have a helipad and a catherization lab, and the samehearl physicians practice. at both facilities. Patients can be delivered to St Vincent Hospital as quickly as they can be delivered to the Heart Center. On inquiry, the applic.ant s.aid we want them to come;: to the Heart Center because. we ate not as em~ient at St.. Vincent. this is a ridiculous argument and makes one wonder whether or not the fact that one facility isa for profit venture-and the other is. a not for profit facility has any bearing on this r~qijest. I further understand tqat the Clarion Hospitallocafed- to the- iinniemate nortli of the Heart Center has offered the use of their helipad to the Heart Center. The applicants request for.a variance should b~ denied for anyone of the above reasons. Collectively, they ate compelling. We respectively request that the petition of the applicant be denied. () '..~ '. . ~~I Robert, T Hoover ~~L~ Anne B Hoover Page 1 of 1 Tingley, Connie S From: fox2817@aoLcom Sent: Monday, July 21, 2008 10:34 PM To: Tingley, Connie S Subject: 81. Vincent Heart Center Heiipad Carmel/Clay Board of Zoning Appeals c/o Connie Tingley, Secretary Carmel City Hall One Civic Square Cannel, IN 46032 Dear Ms. Tingley, I am writing to formally oppose the request by St. Vincent Heart Center to install a helipad on=2 Oits property. I have been working in the medical field, specializing in cardiac, stroke and diabetes treatment for 19 years. During this time, the one thing I have learned is that physicians view medical outcomes seriously and they are trained to practice evidence- based medicine. To the best of my knowledge, there have never been outcomes data supporting the risk-benefit or superiority of air transport vs. ground tran,sport in distances under 150 miles. I understand that St. Vincent Hospital on 86th street has a helipad and they are currently using the Conseco helipad in Carmel, as well. Both facilities have coronary angioplasty and surgical capabilities. If the rationale of S1. Vincent Heart Center for a helipad is for transfer of emergency and non-emergency cardiac patients from other facilities, why isn't ground transport sufficient to. meet patient needs? The occasions when air transport is required could certainly be handled by transport to the 86th< /SUP> Street facility. In addition, several satellite facilities owned by St. Vincent perfom1 PCTs and thesc are in close proximity to IUral areas (Kokomo, Anderson). I mention this because there are data supporting comparable quality of (;are indicators for emergency percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) in hospitals without surgical capability. These satellite facilities could help address "door to dilation" times. My understanding is that the St. VincentHospitaJ On 86th Street is the facility where hemt transplants arc performed. If an organ needs to bc air lifted for a transplant, it will be directed to the 86th Street location and not the He31i Center 011 Meridian. In a Ime emergency, where time is of the essence, hospital ownership should not factor into the selection of site for treatment. There are full service invasive and surgical cardiac [acilities in Ft. Wayne, Merrillville, Munster, South Bend, Terre Haute and soon-to-be Lafayette, to name a few. fIospital affiliation/ownership should be secondary to medicaltreatrnent. As sucb, Clarian North Hospital has a helipad on site and thcy perform the same cardiac proccdures as the Heart Center. This proposed request by St. Vincent Heart Centcr for a helipad puts profit ahead of reason. Besides the obvious cOncerns over environmental impact (noise and crash da11ger), there is the concern about property values dropping. In addition, the cost of overal~ /;1eaIth care will be impacted. What percentage of air transport is covered by eorrunercial insurance, Medicare and Medicaid'? I'm not sure, but I am certain that it will eventually affect my per sonal insurance premimns and taxes. As a medical professional, I am continuaJly amazed' by the miracles of modem medicine and how we've been able to save lives and enhance quality of care, I aln grateful to live in a community with so many excellent facilities and clinicians. I am, however, deeply concemed over unnecessary duplication of services and the tolllhis is taking on our health care system. I respectfully ask that you deny this request for a helipad. Sincerely, Judy Fox 399 Ventana Court Indianapolis, T N 46290 The Famous, the Infamous, the Lame - in your brows'er. .G.;;:.U!J.r;,;JJ0Z.19[lIQi:lLIIIQWI 7/22/2008 Page 1 of2 Tingley, Connie S From: xofe@aol.com Sent: Monday, July 21, 20082:20 PM To: Tingley, Connie 6 Subject: Opposition to 6t Vincent Heart Center Helipad Application #08060008UV Cartnel! Clay Board of Zoi11ing Appeals Connie Tingley ,Secretary Carmel City Hall One Civic Square Cannel," In 46032 Att: Board of zoning appeals re Application # 0806008UV I am opposed to the planned helipad and helicopter service that is being proposed by St. Vincent Heart Center. St. Vincent Hospital Currently has a Helipad on 86th street and also can land helicopters at two other Camlel10cations including Cannel Hospital site and the Conceco landing pad - located just 1.9 miles from the emergency room door at 106th street. There is also a a Helipad located in front of Clarian North hosp ital. I cannot see why St. Vincent's can cUlTently use their 86th site landing of Helicopters. Cunent pad is in place over a commerical zoned area At the time that the Heart center was built extremely quite neighborhood the Heart center would not be used for emergency cases and not even have a emergency room. My feeling based on the loud decibel levels in excess of 105db twice the noise of two jack hammers will causes loud and disturbing noise to my sub development. The Reserve one located directly east behind the Heart Hospital on Springmill Ponds Road. I also have a fear according to discussions with my realtor that the noise fi'oni. the helicopters will decrease the v'alue of my residence. Tn researching helipads over the past several years there have also been several crashes I would ask that the Z0i11g board does not approve the helipad and helicopter landing so I can can continue my right to live in a neighborhood that is both quite safe. Also I do not want to pay additional property Insurance for my house when my home value will decrease due to havinga Helipad in such close proximity to my residence. Appreaciate your consideration in this inatter and ask that the board votes NO to St. Vincent Helipad Sincerely Eric Fox 399 Ventana Court Indianapolis, In 46290 317 -815-8848 7/2112008 Page 20f2 The Famous, the Infamous, the Lame - in your browser~ Q~t11J~_TMZ_LOQLtJj::ILNQ\'\'! 7/2112008 Mrs. Dawn Tabler 313 Millridge Drive Indianapolis, Indiana 46290 July 16, 2008 Carmel/Clay Board of Zoning Appeals clo Ms. Connie Tingley, Secretary Carmel City Hall One Civic Square Carmel, Indiana 46032 Re Application No. 08060008 UV Dear Ms. Tingley: My home is located on Millridge Drive, just west of the property of St. Vincent Heart Center. I live there with my husband, daughter and granddaughteL When the Heart Center applied for site approval in 2001, my family and I were naturally concerned at the prospect of noise created by emergency vehicles and helicopters. We attended the informational sessions hosted by the Heart Center for the neighbors, and we attended the Board of Zoning hearing. At every step of the process, we were assured by Heart Center representatives that we need not be concerned with noise because the Heart Center would not have a real emergency room; instead, it would have only a chest pain clinic. I am attaching a copy of the minutes of the 2001 Board hearing at which the Heart Center explicitly promised the neighbors and the Board than it would have a chest pain center rather than an emergency room, so as to avoid emergency traffic noise. The Board approved the site plan, based on the Heart Center's promises. I watched the Heart Center as it was constructed, and I noted with great disappointment that from the very beginning, the Heart Center broke its promise about the emergency room. From day one, all the signs said "emergency room," "emergency room parking" and the like. None of them ever identified the facility as a "chest pain clinic," The Heart Center informed ambulance services and the Indiana Department of Health from the beginning that it had an emergency room. Now the Heart Center claims that it needs a helipad so that it can get its "emergency" patients to its "emergency room" faster. If the application is approved, my residential neighbors and I will be subjected not only to the emergency ambulance traffic and noise that we have endured for the last five years--noise that the Heart Center said its "chest pain clinic" would avoid--but also the deafening sounds of helicopter fly-overs, take-ofts and landings--all on a Ms. Connie Tingley July 16, 2008 Page Two 24/7 basis. I think that approving the application would amount not only to ignoring the broken promise, but to rewarding the Heart Center for breaking the promise. I urge you to deny the helipad application. I also respectfully request that Carmel's code enforcement authorities require the Heart Center to honor its promise and change the emergency room to a chest pain clinic. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, ~c~ Dawn C. Tabler Carmel Clay Plan Commission Page 3 of 20 The proposed development consists of an acute care cardiac hospital, as well as an attached medical office building. Due to the specialized nature of the hospital, there will be a chest pain center in lieu of a full emergency room, thus limiting ambulance traffic coming to the hospital: Overall traffic will be considerably less than a general hospital, and will also be less than the 0 ffice development previously approved for this site. The hospital building consists of two components; the acute care and support area on tIle first floor, along with surgery room, radiology labs, and all the support dealing with the cardiac surgeries. There will also be a service area that contains the mechanical equipment for the building. The second component is a patient bedtower, 3 stories above the first floor building, which will house up to 120 patients. It is anticipated there will be approximately 200 employees at the hospital during the day shift. With the penthouse on top of the bedtower, the total height will be 76 feet. The maximum height allowable in the B-6 district is 150 feet. The attached medical office building is a three-story structure, 53 feet in height, which will provide office space for the doctors practicing within the Heart Hospital. The elevations submitted \vilh informational packets were described, along \vith a computer-generated perspective vie\v from the south, looking northwest into the site from US 31. The buildings have been designed to confoml to the general character of the US 31 conidor, and to utilize the "golden section" with regard to scale and proportion. The building exteriors consist of architectural, pre-cast concrete, metal, and glass. Material samples were shown. The building has been designed to fully enclose the air conditioning condensing units and chillers, and the emergency power generator. The cooling towers are atop the buildings, enclosed by pre-cast concrete walls. The mechanical equipment for the medical office building will be on top of the building, and will be screened pursuant to the Ordinance with the pre-cast, concrete screening wall. The site was designed to provide functionality and efficiency to the project, as well as to address safety. traffic. noise. and lig:hting issues. Due to the footcrint of ..-" .. . ----- . ~ '"" the building and the unique physical characteristics of the site (narrow to the north and wider to the south because of the existing Illinois Street), the project provided certain challenges. Significant issues addressed were: 1) Preservation of the existing tree stand in the northeast comer of the site. While some of the trees will be removed for surface parking, and there are also drainage issues in the area, the trees will be preserved as much as possible. 2) Location of all parking--Iocated east oflllinois Street. Two entrances to the hospital have been designed. One entrance will segregate the employee and service traffic from the general traffic for patients and visitors. This will also provide a service drive for tbe physicians to enter their reserve parking in the front, and to allow them quick access to the hospital. The second entrance provides the fire department with access to the service drive around both bui Idings. The petitioner has added and enhanced the landscaping along US 31 because ofthe parking that is being located within the 90-foot build-to line area; this will keep all the parking east of Illinois Street and still function efficiently for http://www.ci.carmel.in.us/government/boards/ccpcminutes05-15-0 l.html 6/6/2003 William R. and Elizabeth A. Coffey ~7~T:~i~mr.~Driw Indianapolis. IN 46~ 815-1963 July 17,2008 CarmeVClay Board of Zoning Appeals C/o Connie Tingley, Secretary CafjrIl.~: City BaH One Civic Square Carmel, IN 46032 Dear Members of the Board: We respectfully request the Board to deny the St. Vincent Heart Center (SVHC) petition to have a helipad with helicopter service adjacent to their property. We respectfully believe it would be a bad decision for the neighborhoods nearby to have helicopter service to SVHC. Our property values would be lowered and our quiet enjoyment of our homes would be disturbed by the helicopter service. \Vhat has changed since SVHC facility was initially proposed and introduced to the neighbors as a chest pain clinic and not an emergency facility? We were promised that helicopters were not contcmplatcdand that ambulances would turn off their sirens when entering the neighborhood. The neighborhood has not changed. The neighborhood circumstances have not changed to warrant such a noisy intrusion. Arguments that helicopters arc not noisy and will not disturb the neighborhood are untenable. What is it then that prompts the SVHC petition? It is purely and simply a profit driven request. SVHC in our neighborhood is a "for profit" facility partly owned by the doctors working there. The doctors profit more doing work at SVHC than they do when the saine doctors do the same wor-k..ttt St. Vincent Hospital just a few blocks away on West 86th Street where there is a helipad'sehlp--tQreceive 'helicopter patient~+rom oute.r counties. In a meeting with neighbors on June 26, 2008 at SVHC, the presenters said over and over that the St. Vincent Hospita! on West 86th Street could not or would not work (or manage) to get emergency heart patients from the helicopter quickly enough into the cath lab. The R~rve neighbors at the meeting asked over and over why the same doctors working at bam St ViA~t [acilitit:s l:Uuh.1fiot work with West 86H:l street hospit;;u leadership to cause more focus on the admitting and quick moving of patients into tht( cath lab. The responses varied, but established that the West 86th Street St. Vincent did not focus on just heart patients and, therefore, could not change its approach. It is hard to accept that any hospital being forcvv'al"TIerl that an cmeigency hea."'t patient on a helicopter is coming in cannot get its management act together. Why accept helicopter patients at all ifthe admitting effort cannot be expedited? It is respectfully submitted that a better answer to this question is to have the St. Vincent doctors work with the West 86th Street leadership to establish streamlined and focused entry procedures. It is unacceptable to hear that the 86th Street St. Vincent management will not cooperate and work toward common goals of quick movement of emergency heart patients. We wonder if the West 86th Street leadership will really agree that they are so inept? There are many argu.111ents to be made by our neighborhood against a helipad facility at SVHC. The Reserve I neighborhood at its annual meeting June 25, 2008 voted unanimously to oppose the helipad petition. The neighborhood and our Reserve II neighbors and others have retained counsel to make the various arguments. However, the Board will appreciate that in addition to our property values being lowered and quiet use of our property being interfered with, the issue that most angers the neighbors is the betrayal of the original commitment to establish aqu-i~t chest pain clinic, not an emergency facility and not with helicopters and sirens. The Zoning Board, at that time, appreciated the commitments as a good compromise. In the words of Dr. Jack Hall at the June 26, 2008 meeting at SVHC and he repeated the words voluntarily, "I would not want the helicopters in my neighborhood." We agree with Dr. Hall, "We do not want the helicopters in our neighborhood. " Very truly yours, ~4(/~ William R. Coffey EJizaoeth A. Coffey Page 1 of 1 Tingley, Connie S From: Liz Coffey'[bill-Iizcoffey@sbcglobal.net] Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2008 10:36 AM To: Tingley, Connie S Subject: Letter to Board of Zoning Appeals Attachments: 222746143-Letter to Board of Zoning Appeals.doc Dear Ms. Tingley: Attached is a letter addressed to the Board of Zoning Appeals in regard to a variance of use petition scheduled to be before the board on July 28, 2008. You told me on the telephone that you would make copies for the members of the board. Thank you. Elizabeth A. Coffey 7/1 7/2008 William R. and Elizabeth A. Coffey 10437 Spring Highland Drive Indianapolis, IN 46290 8] 5-]963 July 17,2008 Carmel/Clay B,oard of Zoning Appeals C/o Connie Tingley, Secretary Cannel City Hall One Civic Square Carmel, IN 46032 Dear Members of the Board: We respectfully request the Board to deny the St. Vincent Heart Cente." (SVHC) petition to have a helipad with helicopter service adjacent to their property. We respectfully believe it would be a bad decision for the neighborhoods nearby to have helicopter service to SVHC. Our property values would be lowered and our quiet enjoyment of our homes would be disturbed by the helicopter service. \Vhat has changed since SVHC facility was initially proposed and introduced to the neighbors as a chest pain clinic and not an emergency facility? We were promised that helicopters were not contemplated and that ambulances would turn off their sirens when entering the neighbol'hood. The neighborhood has not changed. The neighborhood circumstances have not changed to warrant such a noisy intrusion. Arguments that helicopters are not noisy and will not disturb the neighborhood are untenable. \Vhat is it then that prompts the SVHC petition? It is purely and simply a profit driven request. SVHC in our neighborhood is a "for profit" facility partly owned by the doctors working there. The doctors profit more doing work at SVHC than they do when the same doctors do the same work at S1. Vincent Hospital just a few blocks away on West 86th Street where there is a helipad set up to receive helicopter patients from outer counties. In a meeting with neighbors on J1Ule.26, 2008 at SVHC, the presenters said over and over that the St. Vincent Hospitalbn West 86th Street could not or would not work (or manage) to get emergency heart patients from the helicopter quickly enough into the cath lab. The Reserve neighbors at the meeting asked over and over why the same doctors working at both S1. Vincent fa~iIities could not work with West 86th Street hospital leadership to cause more focus on the admitting and quick moving of patients into the cath lab. The responses vabed, but established that the West 86th Street S1. Vincent did not focus on just heart patients and, therefore, could not change its approach. It is hard to accept that any hospital being forewarned that an emergency heart patient on a helicopter is coming in cannot get its management act together. Why accept helicopter patients at all if the admitting effort cannot be expedited? It is respectfully submitted that a better answer to this question is to have the St. Vincent doctors work,vith the West 86th Street leadership to establish streamlined and focused entry procedures. It is unacceptable to hear that the 86th Street St. Vincent management will not cooperate and work toward common goals of quick movement of emergency heart patients. We wonder iOhe West 86th Street leadership will really agree that they are so inept? There are many arguments to be made by our neighborhood against a helipad facility at SVHC. The Reserve 1 neighborhood at its annual meeting June 25, 2008 voted unanimously to oppose tbe helipad petition. The neighborhood and our Reserve II neighbors and others have retained counsel to make the various arguments. However, the Board will appreciate that in addition to our property values being lowered and quiet use of our property being interfered with, the issue that most angers the neighbors is the betra.yal of the original commitment to establish a quiet chest pain clinic, not an emergency facility and not with helicopters and sirens. The Zoning Board, at that time, appreciated the commitments as a good compromise. In the words of Dr. Jack Hall at the June 26, 2008 meeting at SVHC and he repeated the words voluntarily, "I would not want the helicopters in my neighborhood." We agree with Dr. Hall, "We do not want the helicopters in our neighborhood. " Very truly yours, William R. Coffey Elizabeth A. Coffey Page 1 of 1 TingleYt Connie 5 From: SIGRO@aol.com Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2008 2:36 PM To: Tingley, Connie S Subject: (no subject) Connie Tingley Board of Zoning Appeals Department of Community Services Carmel City Hall One Civic Square Carmel, 46032 July 17, 2008 I most emphatically oppose the request by SVHC to install a helipad at 106th and Meridian. With 3 helipads already in the area, one at St. V,one at Clarion and one at Conseco it is insane to subject the neighborhood to this excessive act. The traffic on MeridIan St. has cars and trucks lined up to enter #465 and that lane runs right in front of the hospital grounds. The homes of Reserve 1 and 2 run directly across the back of the hospital property and I'm sure that would be at least 150 homes....would would be directly affected by the noise. All of our property values would go down....and for what! Because St. V. can't make their new hospital aquisitian cost effective. Please give us all the consideration we deserve. . Yours truly, Roberta Rosenfield....Reserve 11 319 Millridge Dr. Indianapolis, In. 566-1776 566-1776 566-1776 Get the scoop on last nig.ht's hottest shows and the live music scene in your area - .Qh~..!;:.KQv..LTgurI!:.Q.9kf2L..Q_Qm! 7/17/2008 Bingham 0 McHaleLLP attorneys a " t law July 17, 2008 Daniel P. Byron Attorney dbyron@bin~p.a~cha1~.com ~X.'l", " t$.~_I"' I..". <~/' fl\' ',-<: ., '~ :~~ <r ,\1 'r'" /.~ RtC,tlVffJ \-.' L- JU/ /, II ' t- t y-:" DfV\n j . \ /c<' 'l."~' -': \~0? " , ,. ~~/' Vincent Heart Center.f#I.'~dJ U~t~~'I::-:~- Carmel-Clay Board of Zoning Appeals clo Connie Tingley, Secretary Cannel City Hall One Civic Square Cannel, IN 46032 Re: Heiipad Applicarion #08060008UV7J! St. Dear Ms. Tingley: This letter will serve to advise that I am a homeowner in the Williams Mill addition at 11 ih Street and Spring Mill Road. I have just learned of the request for a helipad application filed wi,th your Board on behalf of the St. Vincent Heart Center. Residents in our addition are deeply opposed to this application. There is no question but that helicopter traffic and noise are inappropriate for a place that adjoins a residential area. Additionally, the Heart Center's Emergency Room is a 24 hour operation and helicopter traffic will be ongoing through many nights. Moreover, the Heart Center has directIymisrepresented the facts as they pertain to its emergency operations. As you all know, the Heart Center's application for site plan approval in 2001 included informational sessions with those of us who are neighbors. At that time, the Center's representatives r.epeatedly promised us that its facility would have only a chest pain clinic and not have an emergency room. This application was not opposed at the time by us because ofthis stated representation. It is nov.,l tirne tl~lat tILe I-Iearl Center heed tv its Garlicr prorrti~c and \vitl1dravl its application for a helipad or, in the alternative, your Board should deny said application. Otherwise, their deception would be rewarded and the concerns of local residents would be ignored. . Very truly yours, B~':::tf!;3" I io Daniel P. Byron M DPB/j Ij cc: Residents of Williams Mill Addition III 3 14943 2700 Market Tower' lOWest Market Street. Indianapolis Indiana 46204'4900 Telephone 317.635.8900 . Facsimile 317.236.9907 . bingharnrnchalc.com Indianapolis Jasper Vincennes Carol Weiss July 15. 2008 To: Carmel-Clay Board of Zoning Appeals This letter is to register my opposition to the St. Vincent Center's proposed helipad (Application No. 08060008 UV). The noise created would be intrusive, inappropriate, and unwelcome in the adjoining residentiai neighborhoods. The consistent pattern of misrepresentation by the Heart Center since 2001---beginning with its opening of an emergency facility when it promised that it would not---undermines its credibility. Furthermore, The Heart Center is now using the needs of the emergency patients as the reason for the helipad. I strongly urge you to deny the request of the St. Vincent Heart Center to build a helipad. Respectfully, C.o-<L~' Carol Weiss The Reserve at Springmill 301 Millridge Drive . Indianapolis . Indiana 46290 (317) 846-4849 . Fax (317) 844-4802 carolwl2i!;;s~mll~ l'om Page 1 of 1 Tingley, Connie S !"~'t'-""-"~~"c""C~--'C"""'"c''''''.'~-'~~C:O-,",...,.-,--_.,_,.''''_''-_"_-].C~.-_'~=-;C','C-C","'=~""""'="''''''''''''''''''''''''"'''''''''''"'''''''''''''''''' From: carolweiss@mac.com on behalf of Carol Weiss [carolweiss@mac.com] Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2008 4:54 PM To: Tingley, Connie S Subject: Application No. 08060008 UV .Attachments: Carol Weiss.vcf; ATT1938474.htm July 15. 2008 To: Carmel-Clay Board of Zoning Appeals This letter is to register my opposition to the St. Vincent Heart Center's proposed helipad (Application No. 08060008 UV). The noise created would be intrusive, inappropriate, and unwelcome in the adjoining residential neighborhoods. The cons.istent pattern of misrepresentation by the Heart Center since 2001--- beginning with its opening of an emergency facility when it promised that it would not--- undermines its credibility. Furthermore, The Heart Center is now using the needs of the emergency patients as the reaSGln for the helipad. I strongly urge you to deny the request of the St. Vincent Heart Center to build a helipad, Respectfully, Carol Weiss The Reserve at Springmill Carol Weiss CaroIWeiss@mac.com 7/16/2008 David T. & E. Jean Fronek 373 Millridge Drive Indianapolis, IN 46290 July 14,2008 Connie Tingley, Secretary Board of Zoning Appeals Department of Community Services Cannel City Hall One Civic Square Cannel, IN 46032 RE: St. Vincent Health, Inc. - uSe Standards Variance Application Dear Ms. Tingley: My wife and I live at 373 Millridge Drive, in Reserve II (I06th and Springmill). We built our home in 1998 and out area will be annexed into Carmel in the next two years. Before that, we have been residents of Carmel for over 30 years. We want to voice our strong opposition St. Vincent Heart Center's (SVHC) use standards variance application for a heliport installation. This request does not conform in any respect with the hospital's original zoning application to be a chest pain clinic. We were present at zoning meeting when the original application was approved and officials committed at that time that the hospital was not to be an emergency facility, would not need any heliport capabilities, and would even have ambulance traffic reduce any siren noise near the area. SVHC's rationale for heliport need capabilities to service our community is unfounded and based on inaccurate information. SVHC wants to increase patient volumes from further out in the state, where critical immediate transportation time is already less relevant, based on the inefficiency of their institution's other location to properly manage incoming patient traffic. Additionally, SVHC presently uses heliport facilities at Conseco and Clarian North, both of which are located within approximately a mile and only a few minutes transport time from SVHC. If the Zoning Board of Appeals approves this request, how may other requests from businesses and individuals will also be granted permission to have heliport capabilities in this area? Will Jim Irsay now be granted a personal heliport permit; one that was previously denied? In addition to the above stated reasons for denying this application, we submit the following: o The hospital is operating outside of the boWldaries of the application previously approved, was not intended to be an emergency room, or need a heliport. David T. & E. Jean Fronek 373 Millridge Drive Indianapolis, IN 46290 ., Helicopter .traffic is very noisy and dangerous to the nearby community. o Nearby property values will decline, this is a fact, not mere speculation. 4IlI The inability of St. Vincent's facility on 86th street to streamline life saving procedures to justify the need at SVHC is inappropriate rationale for any heliport need at 106th and Meridian ~ only a few miles away. St. Vincent's should fix it procedural problems. <<il Heliport facilities at both Conseco and Clarian No~ which allows SVHC's traffic to land at its location, are a very short distance and time away from SVHC. lI) There is no demonstrated need for more heliport capabilities in the Meridian Corridor, and this application will only lead to more requests. We believe that SVHC initiatives should be directed to fixing and improving present transportation and patient movement capabilities at their present locations and heliport capabilities rather than negatively impacting near by homeowners and businesses. The for profit motive is fine for the doctors, who in partnership with St. Vincent's, own SVHC but it is based on building out state traffic volumes, not the health care needs of the CarmellNorthem Indianapolis community that it is suppose to serve. Thank. you for allowing us to express our opinion on this matter. Sincerely, 4~~v David T. Fronek k~/ Erma Jean Fronek 373 Millridge Drive Indianapolis, IN 46290 cc: Mayor, James Brainard 2 Tingley, Connie 5 From: Sent: To: Subject: Joseph Kenny [jkenny@indy.rr.com] Monday, July 14, 20085:05 PM Tingley, Connie S St. Vincent Health, Inc Connie Tingley, Secretary Board of Zoning Appeals Department of Community services We are writlng you regarding the request by St. vincent Heart Center for a variance to install a helipad at the hospital. When the hospital was being built by independent Heart Hospital of Indiana we were assured that there would be no need for a'helipad because the hospital was to be a chest pain clinic, not an emergency room. This was of great concern to us at that time and still is because of these reasons: - Decline in property values - Safety - possible helicopter malfunction - Helicopter noise We therefore are asking the Board of Zoning Appeals to deny this Variance application Docket NO. OB06000BUV. Respectfully, Joseph G Kenny Suzanne C Kenny 331 Millridge ,Dr. Indianapolis, IN 46290 1 Page 1 of2 Tingley, Connie S From: Patti Hester [hesterpatti@yahoo.com] Sent: Thursday, July 10, 20085:28 PM To: Tingley, Connie S Subject: SlVincent Hospital Zoning Variation RequestlHelipad Dear Ms. Tingley, I am writing to express my concern and opposition to the proposed helipad at the St Vincent Heart Hospital. While, the hospital has been a good neighbor since it was built, many of the promises made to homeowners at the initial meetings have not been kept. Therefore, I am justifiably concerned that any promises made now are open to interpretation and change. . There were promises that sirens would not be intrusive and would not be sounded once the ambulance approached 106th St. Sirens are a constant reminder of our close proximity to a facility that stated at previous meetings that it would not serve as an emergency facility but as a chest pain clinic. The sirens do sound on 106th St, traffic has increased and the entire site adjacent to the hospital has been developed to a point that I think none of us expected. The densely used area has become a mini medical center. When questioned about plans for a helipad, the builders stated that there were no plans to develop air transport facilities and that significant emergency use of the facility was not planned. Basedon present facts, either the builders used "double speak" or simply were not forthright with the neighboring homeowners. There are already 2 helipads within 1.5 miles of the current hospital. I have timed travel from the Conseco pad and the Clarion pad and it took under 3 minutes without siren to reach the ER entrance of the hospital. During rush hours from 6-8ain and 4-6 pm tlus time might increase somewhat but not sigtuficantly. I used Pennsylvania at various times of the day and travel time was minimal. The Heart Hospital's sister facility only 3.5 miles away already has a helipad. The same physicians practice at both locations. At our recent informational meeting the doctor representing the hospital's case stated that from arrival to "balloonll time was significantly shorter at the Heart Hospital so it was important the pati~mts be transported to the Heart Hospital for better care. I believe that this is a specious argument. Do they want us to believe that St V with an existing helipad provides inadequate care? Does travel from pad to hospital door, ifunder 5 minutes, jeopardize patient outcome, does the doctor meet the patient at the helipad to shorten wait time? The answer to these questions is no. The increased noise will be significant, the increased lighting intmsive and the inherent dangers of air traffic so close to a densely populated area and heavily traveled thoroughfare far outweigh the benefits as represented by the hospital and its spokesperson. I hope that the Board will consider quite seriously the impact this will have on an existing community that has already made many concessions to development and growth. Thank you for your attention to my concerns. Patti Hester 337 Millridge Dr. 7/11/2008