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From: Ed Skarbeck [ed@aldebarancapital.com]
Sent: Monday, October 27, 2008 5:00 PM
To: Keeling, Adrienne M
Cc: 'Ron F Houck'; 'Hile, J'
Subject: Spring Mill Place Subdivision - Resident Comments
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Adrienne Keeling
Planning Administrator
Carmel Department of Community Services
One Civic Square
Carmel, IN 46032
October 27, 2008
Dear Adrienne:
Please forward these comments to Leo Dierckman.
My name is Ed Skarbeck, I am a resident of Spring Mill Place Subdivision…In addition to the email that I
submitted below (on September 9, 2008), please accept this email as my input in regards to the issues described
below. As a resident of the Spring Mill Place subdivision, I am opposed to the creation of a special study area on
the east side of Spring Mill Road north of 111th Street to the southern border of Spring Lakes Estates. From
previous meetings and communications, I was under the impression that this area would remain properly zoned
as residential. However, it has come to our attention that the area is being “revisited” at the meeting tomorrow,
10/28/08. How many times are we going to have to go through this? I will attend tomorrow’s meeting and,
again, support the unanimous position of our neighborhood to strongly oppose the re‐zoning of this area.
Please note, that I am in full support of the detailed emails and communications that Ron Houck has provided
you in regards to the many issues we are dealing with in the changes proposed to our surrounding neighbors
and areas.
Sincerely,
Ed Skarbeck
Edward Skarbeck
364 Spring Mill Ct.
Carmel, IN 46032
317-844-8485
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Adrienne Keeling
Planning Administrator
Carmel Department of Community Services
One Civic Square
Carmel, IN 46032
September 9, 2008
Dear Adrienne:
Your name and email was provided for comments to the Plan Commission in regards to the City of Carmel’s
Comprehensive Plan. Please accept the following as comments from a concerned resident.
I live in Spring Mill Place Subdivision (western boundary Spring Mill Road, southern boundary 107th
St., northern
boundary 111th
St., and eastern boundary – the proposed Illinois St.).
In review of the draft, Section Critical Corridors and Subareas, Part 5, Section 2, the U.S. 31 Corridor, is the
discussion of the extensions/additions to Illinois Street from 106th
northbound. This stretch of Illinois (from 106th
to 111th
) will most certainly have an effect on property values in our neighborhood. While we all have several
concerns and are not overly thrilled to have a four-lane parkway, we realize the inevitable.
Please allow this letter as a show of support for the detailed letter and concerns raised by Spring Mill Place
Subdivision resident Ron Houck.
Of significant concern is the “requirement for 6-10 story buildings” within that corridor. Having visions of a
parkway (that is necessary for tolerable north to south travel) as our eastern boundary - nicely concealed by
dense, mature trees, bushes and built up hills - is one thing, but the thought of towering commercial buildings is a
whole other issue. Please consider the lack of need for cramming more offices in this area…We’ve got a
wonderful and very desirable neighborhood for western Carmel residents. I hope that the Plan Commission takes
very seriously, the impact that development in this area will have on the desirability and values of our property.
Providing necessary travel to the existing office parks/buildings along this corridor is understandable. Cramming
office space into small windows of land up against established residential areas does not seem so necessary.
Sincerely,
Ed Skarbeck
Edward Skarbeck
364 Spring Mill Ct.
Carmel, IN 46032
317-844-8485
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