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Public Hearing Ordinance No. 99-83 loss of green space. This is currently zoned as a residential property, and he fully understands it can be landscaped, graded, trees can be removed at the discretion of the property owner, without the consuhation of the City Council. However, that would adversely impact the neighborhood. He also sees a loss of a sound deadening from Lorain Road. There would be an increased rainwater runoff if this property were rezoned and re-paved to be used as a parking lot. There would be increased artificial lighting, which is already quite strong from the existing Kia lot. There would be increased traffic on Dewey Road, and they have existing documentation of car carriers unloading and paving trucks using Dewey Road as a temporary road. There would also be a decreased property value of all of the properties on Dewey Road. If this is offset by the tax benefits or revenue that would come in from the rezoning, the residents would like to see what the offsets are. In addition, there would be some loss of property taxes and income taxes if residents decide to move away and sell their property. The residents do not see the advantages to homeowners of Dewey Road with this proposed rezoning. David Holder 4985 Porter Road, lives behind one ofthe biggest Giant Eagle's in Ohio, if not the biggest. It is over a million square feet, which is above our city limits, but they were allowed to do it. There are good points and bad points to a six or eight foot high mound. He appreciates the one behind him. But it's in his backyard, not his front yard and not right next to his house. He would very strongly be against that if he were the people on Dewey. He thinks this ordinance opens up the door to taking all of the houses on Dewey and using the same excuses to get the houses on Porter Road and houses on North Park that would be backing up against it. He thinks this ordinance should be strongly looked at and opposed by everyone that sees it. Those are his personal feelings, but he also knows that many of the other residents on his portion of Porter Road feel the same way. Kim Doyle 5201 Dewey Road. She and her husband purchased a piece of the "American Dream" when they purchased their first home on Dewey about five years ago. What attracted her the most was, as soon as she pulled down the street, she saw the green space, the trees, and saw the fact that it was a very quiet street. If she had seen Halleen Chevrolet or any type of car dealership sitting there at the end of the street, they would not have purchased the house. When is it more important to have commercial industry than people's homes? There are enough car dealerships. The nice view they have in their backyard will be gone. She is strongly against this. There's nothing they can do to make it better, to make it more attractive. It's going to be a car dealership anyway you look at it. It's going to be noisy, there will be more traffic and a lot more lighting. She is very unhappy about that. Peg Smith, 5212 Dewey Road, and has lived there for 35 years. She intended to spend all her days in North Olmsted. But if this goes through, she will definitely put her house up for sale. Her daughter is living there now and had intended to remain. However, they do not want to look at a car dealership. The porch comes up maybe as tall as she is, and a six-foot mound would do absolutely no good. They would see right over it, and out of their second story windows they would see the whole thing. They do not appreciate 2 .a..~ ,..w_ .., _ -