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Q timmtttrr arpnrt ZONING AND VACATION COMMITTEE Q!u the hlnnwwn fdounctl of the ittg of ifwutli iamb: The October 23, 1989 meeting of the Zoning and Vacation Committee was called to order by its Vice Chair Person Council Member Steve Luecke at 4:30 p.m. in the Council informal meeting room. Persons in attendance included Council Members: Luecke, Duda, Voorde, Niezgodski, Puzzello, and Zakrzewski; Jenny Pitts Manier, Bernard Feeney, John Hamilton, Margot Doyle, Don Porter, and Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand. Council Member Luecke noted that the first item on the agenda was to review Bill No. 79-89 which would vacate certain streets and alleys between Ewing Avenue and Prairie Avenue. It was noted that this was a substitute Bill. Mr. Feeney presented drawings and blueprints of the area in question on behalf of Chauny Huei and Sara Laun the developers of the subdivision. The area included between 70 to 75 acres which would have approximately 200 homes, and mixed us development including condominiums, apartments, and a small section of commercial development. This project is commonly known as the Emerson Forest Subdivision proposed in Portage Township. Council Member Zakrzewski voiced concern with regard to the intersection of Warren and Ewing Avenue. Several Council Members voiced concern with regard to the safety concerns. It was noted that the Area Plan Commission gave a unanimous recommendation in favor of the vacation. Mr. Feeney noted that the area in question has a rolling terrain and is heavily wooded, with both items being used in the marketing of the property. The northeast corner has wetlands and the developer is concerned about proper development of the right-of-ways for sidewalks, utilities, etc. He noted that the developer would be willing to have a joint meeting of the Rum Village Neighborhood Association as well as the Council Members. Mr. Feeney also noted that junk cars are currently being stored to the east of the property. Mr. Hamilton, the President of the Rum Village Neighborhood Association stated that this type of development would be appropriate since the neighborhood is concerned over commercial development. If it is to be primarily residential and if the developer took a positive stance with regard to reforestation, he did not anticipate that the Rum Village Neighborhood Association would be oppossed to it.