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City Council Meeting Minutes February 7, 2017 Page 8 of 15 Bob Perkins, 405 Fairfield Lane, agreed with earlier speakers He asked the Council why residential is being considered again in the Plan. He doesn't support any more residential in Louisville. Cindy Bedell, 662 West Willow Street, thanked the Council for removing residential from the east side of McCaslin Boulevard. She encouraged the Council to consider livability and small town character in the Plan. She doesn't support any height changes to the buildings in the Plan or any residential on Centennial Parkway. She doesn't feel TOD will work in this area. We need the tax revenue from the area, not residential. Audrey Debarros, 839 West Mulberry Street, stated the TOD at the McCaslin Station would be a benefit to the community and multimodal activity in this area is viable in this area of town. She noted that much of the conversation has not been inclusive or welcoming If Louisville doesn't take advantage of opportunities to attract the private sector, our neighbors will We have to be more inclusive to the changing demographics She encouraged innovation and flexibility in the corridor. RJ Harrington, 457 East Raintree Court, agreed with the previous speaker. There is no guarantee the existing uses in the area will stay forever so we need options for the future. Open spaces can be preserved by putting density in this area through the TOD Affordable housing could be suggested through the Special Review Use option in the future. Inclusivity is very important. He asked what does population control look like and how does it affect us all. Sherry Sommer, 910 South Palisade Court, stated she is not in principle opposed to Transit Oriented Development but the implementation and these ideals are too far apart for this area and she doesn't think it will work in Louisville We do need a population target and need to think about affordability for a diverse population. Charles Haseman, 247 South Lark Avenue, stated he doesn't support reducing the lanes on Centennial Parkway as it subsidizes parking for the developer. He stated the TOD area isn't being integrated into the community with no transit connections to downtown. That area is not knitted into the rest of Louisville well. We need the tax dollars from retail and sales, not more residential. Carlos Hernandez, 279 Chestnut Street, stated his support for high-density housing in Louisville. It is affordable and is what allowed him to save and later buy a house. He stated the conversation of limiting options and not allowing new residents are not good for the community. He noted change is hard and reminded people that all the houses people live in now are in areas that were once open spaces and were controversial when first proposed We need to advocate for the future and for the face of others in town.