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<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> A reminder:</FONT></div>
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<FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> </FONT><div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> There will be a presentation this Monday evening 1/29/2007 at 8 pm</FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> on the latest proposal for mixed use retail and condo buildings along </FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> Lafayette Ave from Queensbury Rd to Oliver St (the Dumm's Corner area).</FONT></div>
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<FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> </FONT><div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> These proposed buildings are an improvement in materials and parking</FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> over last year's Patriot Group proposal, yet are still tall at 4 and 5 stories.</FONT></div>
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<FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> </FONT><div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> Perhaps some of us could take a walk among similar height buildings.</FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> There are some near Route One on Knox Rd in College Park (the street </FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> beside the shopping center with Chipoltes, Santa Fe, 7-11, etc).</FONT></div>
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<FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> </FONT><div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> I walked along there, and I have to admit I came away feeling a little less </FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> concerned about the height. I did not come away happy about the height, </FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> just less concerned. The buildings are not as tall and overbearing as I </FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> had imagined.</FONT></div>
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<FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> </FONT><div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> There are some buildings of similar height on Riverdale Road in RP too,</FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> although they are very different in style. </FONT></div>
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<FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> </FONT><div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> None of these example buildings are mixed use. If anyone knows of </FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> some good example buildings, please let us know.</FONT></div>
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<FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> </FONT><div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> Rob Oppenheim</FONT></div>
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