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Wednesday, March 28, 2018 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon 21 HAYDEN: Neighbors expressed concerns about impacts Continued from page 1 small commercial/residential mixed-use area. Ten percent of the residential units (20) must be affordable-housing units (AHU) according to the property’s original annexation agreement. A total of 3.4 acres of the 30 acres is proposed to pro- vide recreation opportunities, breaking of housing blocks, and improve tree preserva- tion. Hayes McCoy, civil engineer who conducted an inventory of trees on the 30 acres, said there are 240-250 trees, and over half of them would be removed. “Hayden Homes is work- ing with the land owners dur- ing the land-use process,” Pust said. M M V p a r t n e r K u r t Kallberg told The Nugget, “I have total confidence that Hayden will work it out. The community may not get everything they want, but I’m confident there will be good housing at affordable prices.” The attendees at the meet- ing were mainly residents of the Village at Cold Springs, Hayden’s first development, located off McKinney Butte Road and next to the new project. They seemed fairly united in their major concerns expressed regarding Hayden’s latest proposal. President of the homeown- ers association, Doug Wills, identified concerns about traffic and safety if Hill and Williamson Streets are con- tinued into the new devel- opment. The 25-foot-wide streets are too narrow for two vehicles to pass or for emer- gency vehicles to get through when cars are parked on both sides of the street. Children play in the streets and residents ride their bikes and walk through the neigh- borhood. Due to an agree- ment with the City at the time Village at Cold Springs was approved, the streets are owned by the HOA. They are responsible for maintenance, repairs, and snow removal. Residents are concerned that connecting the streets to the new ones will increase traffic, resulting in more wear and tear for which the HOA will be responsible. Wills reported that cur- rently there are 2,900 lineal feet of cracks in the pavement that need to be repaired due to faulty initial installation. One resident said Hayden Homes got a break from the City before and now the residents deserve some help. “I am tired of all these high school kids speeding through the neighborhood on our pri- vate streets,” Village at Cold Springs resident Deborah Olson told the assembly. Now that Williamson con- nects directly to Railway Avenue on the north end — GRAPHIC PROVIDED because of the new Hayden Homes being constructed in A proposal for a new Hayden Homes development at McKenzie Meadows was presented to the public last week. that area — residents fear that Williamson will become a than Village at Cold Springs, appealed to the City Council. can make it work.” cut-through to the high school raised concerns about a “des- The history of this piece Another MMV partner, if it continues into the MMV ecration of the nature of of property has been convo- Bill Willitts, told The Nugget, property. Sisters.” luted and complex over the “The property owners, the A Hayden representative Bill Turner referred to the past 15 years. The City placed developers, the neighbors, and said the connections are not proposed subdivision as “a restrictions on MMV at the the City have to work collec- preferred by the builder and cancer. We’ve dealt with them time of annexation, requiring tively for a positive outcome. to let the City know of their (Hayden) . They aren’t pleas- a senior-living facility to be “We have to sit around the concerns. Several residents ant, honest, or consistent. built before any other build- table and find solid middle pointed out that supposedly We’re looking at the demise ing could take place. The ground.” “in the past the City planners of Sisters.” MMV partners ended up with Willitts indicated that said the streets wouldn’t go A Tollgate resident raised huge legal bills as a result of Hayden has put up good-faith through… There were provi- the concern about smaller numerous appeals by Mark money with an option to pur- sions in the previous plan for houses meaning more mass Adolf to the Land Use Board chase, with a liberal timeline. locked gates to be utilized and more people. She asked, of Appeals, which stalled con- “We appreciate the com- by emergency personnel for “How does this affect those struction of the senior facility munity attending the meeting fire, ambulance, and police of us who already live here? and thus any other structures. and providing feedback. The vehicles.” I would like to see improve- The Village at Cold concerns that were expressed There is also concern ment in the quality of our Springs neighbors challenged by the neighbors will be con- about the increased traffic on community before we bring them on some of the same sidered in our application, McKinney Butte and in town more people in.” issues being raised now. The although many of the con- with the addition of 199 more The Planning Commission decision was made to sell the cerns that we heard (density, housing units. will be the final decision- property rather than develop connection to private streets) Ann Marland, who lives making body regarding issues it because as Kallberg put it, are issues that need to be in The Pines further north on surrounding the develop- “We’re tired of fighting. We resolved with the City,” said McKinney Butte Road, asked ment. Their decision can be tried for 15 years. Maybe they Hayden’s Pust. how the City would mitigate all the additional traffic. She also thinks the road should be widened to provide for bike and pedestrian safety. She and several other residents encouraged Hayden to be a good community friend and consider making a contribu- tion to a senior center or full- service community center. Other concerns voiced had to do with the loss of numerous mature trees so that “Sisters won’t look like Sisters anymore.” The small size of the building lots and the density, which is more
