BOHNER Rodney T <br />From:Clare Strawn <clarestrawn@gmail.com> <br />Sent:Thursday, May 31, 2018 12:19 PM <br />To:BOHNER Rodney T <br />Cc:info@evergreenhd.com; greenwayguardians@gmail.com; River Road Community <br />Organization <br />Subject:Lombard Apartments <br />To:RodneyBohner,AssistantPlanner <br />Cc:EvergreenHousing,RiverRoadCommunityOrganization,GreenwayGuardians <br />RE:LombardApartments <br />IamtestifyingagainsttheLombardapartmentsdevelopment.Theprimarypointsofthistestimonyaretoissues <br />thatthenarrowplanningpoliciesķƚƓ͸Ʒaddress,butareofutmostimportancetoavitalandsustainable <br />community. <br />1)Theplanningdepartmentshouldpostponeallnewdevelopmentactivitiesuntilafterthenew <br />neighborhoodplansareapprovedbythecommunity. <br />2)OutofareacorporatedevelopersthatͻźƓǝĻƭƷͼinourneighborhoodexploitthelandandcommunity <br />thatmakesitdesirable.Thecitycourtstheseexploitativedeveloperstoincreasethehousingstockandthe <br />taxbaseforthecity.Butthedevelopersbuildandthenselltomakemillionsfortheirshareholderswithout <br />regardtothevaluesandneedsofthecommunity.Thisisnotthewaytoameliorate9ǒŭĻƓĻ͸ƭhousing <br />problems. <br />3)Developershavenolongtermstakeintheimpactoftheirprojects.9ǝĻƩŭƩĻĻƓƭ͸ƭECCOapartmentsisa <br />caseinpointwheretheyhavenotheldtoagreementsaftertheysoldouttoanothermanagement <br />corporationthatisunresponsivetotheneedsofthetenantsortheneighbors.WeķƚƓ͸Ʒwantthis. <br />4)Developersshouldberequiredtoinvestinthecommunity.Thirtypercentofthehousingbuiltshould <br />beaffordable.CommunityamenitiesΑsuchascommunityandartscentersandgardensshouldbe <br />includedintheproject.Thirtypercentofthemillionsthatareextractedfromthecommunityshouldbe <br />reinvestedascommunitygrantsoracommunitylandtrust. <br />5)Plansshouldonlybeapprovediftheyintegratesustainabledesignmaximizinguseofsolarenergyand <br />mindfulwasteandwatertreatment.Designsshouldenhancethearea,notstandoutlikegiantboxes <br />droppedfromspace. <br />Ourexperienceisthatͻ9ǝĻƩŭƩĻĻƓͼisagreenwashingcorporationdespitetheirwebsitestatementthatthey: <br />Ͷ seekstocombinethoughtfuldesign,constructionexpertiseandacomprehensiveapproachtothe <br />developmentprocess.Wefocusondevelopingrentalcommunitiesinlandconstrainedandunderserved <br />1 <br /> <br />