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Paul Bryant: 2218 Baker Ave. I support this effort. I work in the neighborhood as <br /> well. I moved here because of the character of the neighborhood. I really like the look of <br /> the old houses. But I'm thinking of moving away because of the quality of the <br /> neighborhood, and I don't see that this overlay will address that. The north end of <br /> Everett along the Broadway corridor has become home to all the social services in <br /> Snohomish County. Until the effects of those social services are mitigated or the social <br /> services are spread around the county, I don't think this will help. It may preserve the <br /> character of the neighborhood, but it won't do anything to maintain or improve the <br /> quality. Additionally, everything east of Broadway is a blue collar neighborhood. There <br /> is pressure to make it not that,but historically, from the day those houses were built, this <br /> has been a blue collar neighborhood. This is not a blue collar concept,this is a white <br /> collar concept. I am concerned about the quality of the neighborhood, and I don't see this <br /> doing anything for that. <br /> Tom Eiden: 2414 Baker Ave. I fully support having this overlay. It is layer of <br /> protection for the neighborhood. Even though we're blue collar, I think the houses were <br /> built with a lot of care and passion by the craftsmen of the day. It is a guideline to keep <br /> new houses in proportion. I work hard on keeping my house beautiful and improving it. <br /> I hope it lasts another 100 years. People who are working hard can be discouraged if <br /> rentals are allowed that have no feeling. Well preserved pockets of R-2 or single-family <br /> neighborhoods are getting harder and harder to find. Riverside is a really good example, <br /> better than some I've seen in Seattle. Riverside does have blue collar homes but there is <br /> a beauty about them. I support the overlay. <br /> Natasia Milan(sp?): I love my house and all its detail,but I don't want to be limited <br /> in what I can do. I think this is a really bad time to do this. My husband is out of work. I <br /> might not even be able to keep my house. If there's a problem with my front door, I have <br /> to do something less expensive. But with the overlay, I wouldn't have any choice. I <br /> understand your wanting to keep the beautiful houses,but there are far wealthier <br /> neighborhoods than ours. I don't think everybody in this neighborhood has the money to <br /> make improvements. <br /> Charles Ostheimer: 2711 Baker Ave. You were talking about the overlay between <br /> Everett Ave. and California. I propose against the overlay in that area. I have a nice <br /> place,but I have a renter across the street and it is a pigpen. My place and my two <br /> neighbors' are beautiful. We work on them all the time. This overlay will not help us <br /> with that problem. Will you send me a paper to let me know if the boundary has been <br /> changed? I've been living here since 1968. <br /> Jan Meston: The Commission will make a recommendation this evening. Your petition <br /> will go forward to Planning Commission as part of the record. <br /> Also, for the record, all the public comments which were received by mail or e-mail by <br /> October 3rd were provided to the Historical Commission in their meeting packets. We <br /> received two comments after that, and those comments have been provided to the <br /> Commission this evening. <br /> 7 <br />