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Better alternatives exist for apartment project

“Right project, wrong location” (excerpted from City Planning meeting).

With regard to the proposed apartment building contruction on Hickory Way and Hidden Meadow Lane that is the subject of the city planning committee and city council vote, I’d like to highlight the following points:

• It is not disputed that Lake City needs rental units, but it seems obvious that this is not the ideal setting for an apartment building.

• The city owns and is willing to gift parcels of land in areas designed for high density construction.

 


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