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as opposed to somebody from out of the area," he said. "We want to protect Hendricks Park." Residents in the Laurel Hill and Fairmount neighborhoods have been paying close atten- tion. Residents from each area's neighborhood association were scheduled to meet with Dreyer in February to talk about the plan, but a massive snowstorm that week meant only a handful of people attended. Still, Laurel Hill Valley Citizens Co-Chair Gunnar Schlieder said in an email, the meeting prompted his group and the Fairmount Neighbors Association to form a joint committee. About 50 people from the neighborhoods met with Dreyer again last month. Schlieder said Dreyer told them he would reveal new plans for the development within the next few months. But Schlieder declined to go into detail about his or other neighbors' feelings or concerns about the plan. "Until a new proposal is presented, there are no specific comments we can provide," he said. A message left with the Fairmount Neighbors Association wasn't immediately returned. In a Laurel Hill Valley Citizens newsletter earlier this year, Schlieder wrote that "substan- tive discussion regarding the potential impacts of this (proposal) will not be possible until actual plans become available." The annexation proposal is the only active document on file with city, and doesn't go into detail about the proposal. Carol Schirmer, the Dreyers' land use planner, said it's unusual for a developer not to have a timeline for a project. She's worked on several student housing projects, where developers essentially had building plans before even finalizing sites to build on. Though none of the project's specifics are set in stone, the annexation request shows the couple is serious about moving forward, she said. "Most people don't annex property unless they're going to develop," she said. "The Dreyers have a real solid vision."