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Mr. Spencer Alpert, 1210 Pearl, commented that he was not sure he would have initiated the annexation had he known it would be objection- - able. When it was presented he was informed that the City was inter- ested in annexation. The property is served by City water. He said the only purpose served by approving the annexation is to allow him to hook up to the City sewer since the zone change would provide no difference in that the zones basically allow the same uses. He said there is no evidence that sewer service is not available. Pumps could be used which have been found to be environmentally safe. Since the entire property is within the urban service boundary, that should not be a point of discussion unless there is a concurrent development. He would suggest that the sewers are available to the property in any case. No development is proposed at this time. He also demonstrated a wt11ingness to pay for City sewer hookup. Larry Olson, 71 Centennial Loop, consulting engineer, said that he did a survey to determine the accessibility of the structures on the land to the sewer line. He said that everything currently putting effluent into the ground can be hooked into a sewer. Sally Weston, 2595 Highland Drive, member of Fairmount Neighbors, said that at the last neighborhood meeting urban growth was discussed. She said the land in question is a small part of 80 acres between the Fairmount neighborhood and the Laurel Hill Valley. That is a signifi- cant amount of land because of a lot of potential development. She feels that among City services there needs to be included safe public access. At this point the neighbors feel that that is not available. e If there were additional development at the top of Capital Drive, it would cause a great deal of congestion. There is over a mile of travel on an 18-foot-wide road with driveways about every 100 feet. Some driveways have blind access. The thought of widening Capital Drive is almost out of the question. If so, driveways would be rendered impas- sable. Only two-tenths of the mile has sidewalks for pedestrians. She thinks it's appropriate that the 80 acres at the top of the hill be developed eventually but there is not enough public access right now. Hal Rinier, 2900 Capital Drive, said that at the last neighborhood meeting it was determined that the road going up the hill was unsafe. He would like to approach it from the angle that on top of Capital Hill there are eight acres of arboretum planted years ago, and the present owner is unable to preserve it at the present 'time. Neighbors are willing to buy it to preserve it. Mr. A1pert1s property separates Hendricks Park and this arboretum. There are natural trails in Hendricks Park going to the edge of Mr. Alpert's property so all that is needed to make a park is a trail connecting Hendricks Park and the arboretum. Marcus Wright, 2986 Capital Drive, said Mr. Alpert could develop the property if annexation and rezoning is approved. As ares i dent he would submit that Capital Drive is an obstacle course. He sugges ts that Council uphold the Planning Commission's denial of the annexation and rezoni ng. - 8/28178--8 58'