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Page 1 of 1 <br /> Jan Meston <br /> From: mike miller[panther61108@yahoo.com] <br /> Sent: Monday, September 08, 2008 6:21 PM <br /> To: Jan Meston <br /> Subject: historic everett <br /> I will try and make the meeting on Wednesday, however being given less than a week notice about that <br /> meeting I was unable to move my schedule around to fit it in. I have a different meeting in which I <br /> need to be at so the chances are slim that I will make it there. <br /> I have numerous concerns with my house becoming historic. Being that the house is old, it needs a lot <br /> of work. We have been here only a few years but have had to put a lot of time and money into fixing the <br /> place up, and we have a long way to go. Our pipes broke a year or so after we bought it. We had to tear <br /> up the driveway and porch in order to repair it. We have not had the money at this time to fix those; that <br /> was our plan for next summer. We have a 6 foot hill the makes its way around our property. We plan <br /> on putting in a retaining wall in order to make landscaping easier. We started 3 years ago planting in <br /> our yard for our landscaping with plans on making it maintenance free. Some of those plants are <br /> working; some are not. It will take more work to get it right. Also, I was hoping that as our family <br /> grows that I could expand the attic off on one side to give us more room. <br /> All of these ideas and dreams that our family has are points of discussion on your historic project. I <br /> would really not want to have to work with the city to improve my home. We've already dealt with the <br /> city on a commercial project, and the stress from that ridiculous process is not one we want to go <br /> through ever again. This is why we purchased a home that was not connected with a homeowners <br /> association. We purchased our home to live our dream, not someone else's. <br /> I do not understand how this historic thing works. It seems weird to me to get a letter saying that these <br /> blocks are going to be historic, whether or not the homes in it are historic. I would rather see it as, if <br /> you have a historic home in Everett that it be the owners choice to make it historic. You would find less <br /> resistance, and would probably get more homes signed on. <br /> What I am saying is, "No", I do not want my home to be historic. Yes, I will resist it in anyway I can. <br /> Thanks, <br /> Mike Miller <br /> 10/3/2008 <br />