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RE: Interim Zoning application #IZ-19-01 – Kerwin
IN RE:
Mark R. Abrams, Ph.D.
174 Highland Terr.
So. Burlington, VT 05403
markringa@gmail.com
802-363-2299 - Cell
[Returning May 17th, 2019]
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Mark R. Abrams, Ph.D.
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Tucson, AZ 85718
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February 28, 2019
Mr. Paul Conner, AICP
Director of Planning & Zoning
City of South Burlington
575 Dorset Street
South Burlington, VT 05403
(802) 846-4106
www.sbvt.gov
Dear Paul,
Thank you for your response. I am writing this letter to request status as an
Interested Party in the above matter. With regards to the Kerwin Interim Zoning
application, on Feb.19th I received a forwarded 1/19/19 letter from the City re: that
night's meeting on the proposed four building lots behind their house. As I am in Arizona
for the winter I could not attend, and as I return in May, cannot attend the March 7th
meeting.
My concerns stem from the experience of having the character, convenience,
quality of life, and property values of my established, 40+-year-old neighborhood altered
by the City’s addition of homes placed much closer to the street, and each other. This
was totally inconsistent with the long-term nature of the neighborhood, and was done
with disregard for the existing residents.
A brief overview of some of my concerns includes:
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- Having paid substantial taxes since 1981, only to have my city act to diminish the
value of my property. A number of us will be raising this matter at a later time.
This has also resulted in a number of residents feeling blindsided by the City, and
has raised the question of what actual qualifications existed to justify this form of
social engineering?
- That a form of “Bait-and-Switch” has occurred by such after-the-fact alterations
because the original buyers were deprived of the choice people have today when
considering moving to multiple-design developments.
- The potential loss of the screening provided by the City’s property on the west
side of the street if new driveways are cut into Kerwin, potentially further
impairing the value of my house, and others’ if allowed to continue.
- A belief that, in the absence of compelling or emergent conditions, the City was
remiss in apparently capriciously targeting Highland Terrace for such alteration.
- Alteration to this neighborhood has taken place – and with the addition of good
neighbors - but this degree of present alteration is in no way grounds for not
preserving what characteristics still exist. A number of us believe no further such
construction should be sanctioned.
In light of the above, I am totally opposed to any new construction that accesses
Highland Terrace from the west side of the street, and urge the City Council to disallow
present and future proposals of this nature.
Please keep me informed by mail, with email as backup if possible.
Thanking you for your kind consideration, I am
Yours sincerely,
Mark R. Abrams