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~ Mr. Ritchy said that the residents do not wish to bring traffic through neigh- borhoods, as LTD wishes to do. He added that the residents feel that LTD already serves the area sufficiently. Timothy Mockaitis, St. Paul Church, 1201 Satre Van Duyn, representing 800 families in the parish, said that he has submitted written testimony speaking in favor of maintaining open access between Satre Van Duyn to Harlow Road and Bailey Road. He said that the area will continue to grow and maintaining open access is convenient and safe. Kathryn Barnes, 1378 Hammock Street, a member of the Willakenzie Planning Team representing the Cal Young Neighborhood Association, concurred with John Brown's testimony and Richard Hanson's written testimony. She said that the residents were not represented in the commission's recommendations. Michael Farthing, PO Box 1147, said that he represents Nat Giustina, who owns 12.2 acres of property north and west of Country Club Road. He referred to his written testimony that outlines a request for a high-density designation on the parcel. He pointed out that there are numerous policies in the Metro Plan which strongly support the redesignation, including the parcel's proximi- ty to the downtown area, its access to freeways and employment centers, lack of adjacent land use conflicts, the existence of facilities, and its confor- mance to principles of compact urban growth. Regarding staff concerns about traffic impact, he noted the report from Jim Branch that states that there is less traffic generated by a high-rise, multi-family development than a low- ~ rise development. He noted that Brant Williams has accepted that evaluation. Regarding the concern about Gillespie Butte, Mr. Farthing said that the butte is not visible from Country Club Road mainly due to vegetation. He said that site review would be applied to the site. He added that the wetland on the north side of the property would be protected. He said that the area south of Country Club Road has lost its medium- and high-density residential designation. He said that this request could replace some of those acres. He submitted a conceptual plan of the proposed develop- ment. John Clague, 315 Ayres Road, stated that the proposed Area A may not be the most effective or cost-efficient choice. He said that other alternatives should be examined. He said that the plan considers future development more than existing development. He was opposed to designating Ayres Road a minor arterial. He pointed out that there are many impediments to obtaining the right-of-way accompanying this recommendation. He said that abutting the road are many front yards with large trees, Ayres Pond, a steep embankment, and large concrete utility poles with high voltage utility wires. He said that the land proposed for the opportunity area is flat farmland. He suggested adding an east/west arterial connecting to Delta Highway which would aid traf- fic problems on Ayres Road and could serve as a collector for future develop- ment in the area. e MINUTES--Joint Elected Officials April 29, 1992 Page 6