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From: icano~ Auerbach 304-3335 ~ ~ O~
We would like to input to ~e pro~s~ for ~e V~ailles subdivision. Rcali~ng ~at public ~mm~t
unusual m the DRC phme begins, we ap~ to ciW stuff ~ ~e Bren~d development conso.ium
s~at~ last night ~at it. represented by Bob Delsm~r, will not meet wi~ seve~l homeowner.
As hom~wnen of C~bridgc M~or we mk ~ the ~ff~valuate (a) inclusion ofa ~een~it ~ong
~w~d's pro~ to extend south from ~nwn Creek along ~e pro~y line to DeForest R~d, ~d
en~ into Prince Chiles road ~m ~F~t. ~c rcmons for ~ ~e:
1. ~os~ctivc homeowners ~ '9~ ~d '96 were mid by Bren~ Wagon build.s, ~or Ja~
Bommefito, wo&ing for C~b~dge Minor at the time, &at t~ subregion co~pt is hom~-surro~ded-
by-green. ~is ~nccpt includ~ ont~, ~nd (fl~ c~h b~m). Denton C~k and a gr~b~lt
&c next phmo of~e su~ivision, along ~c ~ward's prop~. Old ~ial photos will show ~wmd's
h~avily forested, unite l~d to the ~t: even t~ay, Edw~d's is unugually aR~ve ~d ~11 of wildlife.
Many hom~wn~ ~u~t hore b~ause of ~ fe~re of ~ ~d u~ wildli~ h~i~t. In 1996, Mr.
Bommerito explained that he "h~ alre~y h~ conve~iom wi~ ci~ planing ~aff a~ut cons~c~g a
greenbelt." To this ~y, Brcntw~'s ~r ~d Haydocy, show wi~ pride ~e lush ~ ~hind thc
homes to pros~ctive buye~ of Edw~d's pro~ line hom~.
2. On Tu~s~y ni~t, M~ch ! 8, Mr. Jack Bommerito, now ~so a comultmt w Versifies, exp~ncd
our four homeowners rcprcs~tative5 ~at a grccn~l~ would bc ~ ~c plat pl~ when it w~ submiu~ to
· e Ci~ on Wednes~y, M~ch 19~ the grembelt, howev~, wm not on ~ plat.
3 A city cngin~r~g employ~ on ~e ~w~d's propc~ W~esday, M~ch 19, ~Id a ~ident
wees will ~ gon~ through thc fill pro.ss or cul down, ~d ~suaHy ~at, '~c*d should get us~ to it."
4. Bob Delsmter. of Brcn~ood, told a f~ily, on ~urs~y night, M~ch 20. ~at the pl~ submiRcd w~
prclimina~, and "not to wo~;" a gr~n~lt would ~ included. However, wi~ mo~er r~ident, later ~t
evening, Mr, Dclsantcr, said that ~c plat is ~ s~, there is a lot of ~big money" behind the project.
Brentwood con~rtium, he ~id, ~11 not m~t with the citi~ns of Cambridge ~nor to di~ adding
a green~lt to the plat. He stated that if there L~ to ever be a grin ~lt, it ~li be ~ause the ~i~
· sk~ for it, not b~use the buye~ ~sk~ for it. Mr. ~l~ter's ve~ion of the ~eenbelt ~ms
ch~gc de.haling on to whom he s~ but he is not r~lly inter~ ~ pu~uing the subject.
5. Due to the high ute loss in ~c lot ~on~ m Ph~e II for Brm~ood homes, we r~uzst ~at ~"~ee
mques~ m well m a PD desi~on for Ve~illes.
wc ask that you encourage a ~ian~d approach of city s~ff, and that we adh~e to the ~pirit of our Tr~
City USA dcsi~ation. It is more efficient to ~nsc~c ~cc~ th~ to replace ~em. GrecnbeR developmen~
are prcfe~ by buyers. Wc pro~se a 60' ~tsidc grem~lt suitable for mainlining wildlife habitat ~d
preserving par~s of this old forest. Sixty &ct is ~c national minimum guidelh~e for ~een~lt for~t ~bi~L
W~ believe Bren~o~ should ~ ~ to i~ word to citi~n~ who air.dy have inv~ed in Copp~ll.
We also do floi undcrs~d why a zoning teque~ ~i~ hm not ~en plied on ~Fomst ro~ ~ of yet.
Wc ~c not disputing thc Brcntwood conso~ium's ~t to build on ~e pro~, only ~at a bal~cc
s~uck ~een economic profit ~d long te~ town ~. Would you m~I with our home
representatives in the Development Review stage of~is plat submission next Tues~y or ~s~y am?