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From: Hart, Kathleen [khart@boselaw.com]
Sent: Monday, October 27, 2008 2:19 PM
To: Keeling, Adrienne M
Cc: Hile, J; Ron F Houck; Gary Hart
Subject: To Leo Dierckman, please
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Adrienne,
Will you kindly forward this message to Mr. Dierckman? Thank you.
Mr. Dierckman:
I attended the Sept 30 and Oct 14 meetings which addressed, among other items, the Land
Use Map for the Illinois Street expansion along our neighborhood, Spring Mill Place. I
appreciate all the hard work that your Commission is putting in on this project. However, I
write to ask that you reconsider the vote on October 14 to create a special study (pink) area for
the east side of Spring Mill Road between 111 and 116th Streets (the Pittman parcel). I may not
be able to attend the Oct 28 meeting and hope you will consider this email in lieu of my
attendance. The reasons, some of which I tried to raise during the Oct 14 meeting, are as
follows:
1. Our neighborhood appeared at the Sept 23, 30 and Oct 14 meetings for areas that
affect the perimeter of our neighborhood. As stated previously, our neighborhood has
approximately 48 homes on 1+ acres each.
2. On Sept 23, we were told to return on Sept 30 because the agenda was too full to reach
our area of interest. At the Sept 30 meeting, a vote was taken after discussion that our
neighborhood (east side of Spring Mill Road between 106 and 111th Streets) should be changed
to "yellow" on the land use and planning map because it qualifies for low density classification
and not likely to change any time in the foreseeable future. We thank you for this discussion
and vote.
Also at the Sept 30 meeting, Mr. Pittman attended and advocated that his entire parcel be
changed to employment node (blue) color, making arguments about helicopters and residential
development that were not accepted. A discussion was held and vote taken, which resulted in
no color change to his parcel (which is presently residential/orange east of Spring Mill Road
and blue east of Illinois Street).
3. At the Oct 14 meeting, many reps of our neighborhood as well as Mr. Pittman
appeared once more. It was confirmed on the record that even though the map colors had not
changed, our neighborhood segment was indeed now to be yellow. Mr. Pittman then took the
opportunity to ask that blue be extended to his entire parcel -- and many of his written
comments repeated a suggestion that the commercial zone be extended to the west side of
Illinois all the way to Spring Mill Road; after discussion, this was declined (I recall one basis was
that a vote previously taken and would not be revisited) and the orange color was to remain
between Spring Mill Road and Illinois Street.
At a later point in the Oct 14 meeting, discussion was had about the Clarian segment (north
of 116th Street). It was suggested that a special study (pink) area be created. A discussion (with
many people talking over each other) was held -- in the midst of which Mr. Pittman added his
property -- and the vote taken to create a special study (pink) area -- apparently for both Clarian
and Pittman parcels.
4. The Clarian and Pittman parcels are very different as to what borders them and why
Clarian may qualify for amendments as to future use that Pittman should not. As I was briefly
able to raise at the Oct 14 meeting, the first vote and second discussion on the Pittman parcel
should hold firm, i.e., it stay orange. Further, that changing it now to a special study area will
require our low density neighborhood to attend countless more meetings so in the future we
cannot be foreclosed from protesting any amended use or zoning sought for the Pittman parcel.
5. Government works because we have good leaders who make decisions after hearing
the voices of its citizens. The Commission heard discussion on the Pittman parcel on
September 30 and voted to keep it orange. Our neighborhood attendance paid off. This
decision was even used as the basis to keep the parcel as orange when Mr. Pittman asked a
second time for a change early into the October 14 meeting. By then, Mr. Pittman had
authored more comments on the subject (many long ones) and obtained comments from new
supporters who didn't appear at the meeting yet generically favored westside development --
although not specifying it required Pittman's particular parcel to do so. If Mr. Pittman (or
others) are allowed to show up eternally and refine their arguments and support for a vote they
repeatedly seek (and to the eventual attrition of foes who relied on the prior vote when they
timely gave their arguments and showed support), the process breaks down and is entirely
unreliable for all of its citizens.
6. Therefore, I ask that you reinstate the Sept 30 vote on the Pittman parcel upon which
many of my neighbors relied and do not allow the Pittman parcel to become part of the special
study area that is appropriate for its differently situated neighbor, Clarian.
SUMMARY:
Spring Mill Place (between 106 & 111 Streets): YELLOW
Pittman parcel (between 111 & 116 Streets): ORANGE
Clarian parcel (north of 116 to Spring Lakes subdivision): PINK
Thank you.
Kathleen Hart
11009 Spring Mill Lane
Carmel, IN 46032
846-5960
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