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CLINTON S. STANOVSKY CONSULTING, INC. <br />PUBLIC POLICY & PLANNING 0 ENGINEERING ECONOMICS <br />232 Highland Road <br />Everett, Washington 95203 <br />(425) 576-1649 <br />October 23, 2009 <br />Mr. Dave Koenig <br />Planning and Community Development Department <br />City of Everett <br />2930 Wetmore Ave. Suite 800 <br />Everett, WA 98201 <br />Re: Proposed Comprehensive Plan amendments <br />CEMEX Materials (6300 Glenwood Avenue) <br />Dear Mr. Koenig: <br />DN <br />7 2009 <br />pili lr?1r;C 0 . <br />I am writing to support comprehensive plan amendments proposed to allow the conversion <br />of the CEMEX Glenwood sand and gravel site from industrial to mixed residential, <br />commercial and office uses. <br />I have been a homeowner and resident of the View Ridge and Harborview neighborhoods of <br />Everett since 1995. Professionally, I worked on the cleanup and redevelopment of the <br />former Asarco Everett Smelter site in north Everett from 1997 though 2006. 1 base my <br />support for the proposed plan amendments both on my professional experience, involving <br />the local interaction of industrial with residential land uses, and my vital interest in the <br />health and livability of my own neighborhood. <br />As a View Ridge resident, I am concerned about declining commercial and residential areas <br />along Evergreen Way between 41st Street and Casino load. Over the last decade, the <br />arterial has become increasingly blighted: a vacant casino, struggling car dealerships, <br />partially -leased shopping centers, with deteriorating retail and housing stock spreading for <br />blocks on either side. To reverse the trend, property owners will need to snake significant <br />investments in buildings and infrastructure in the coming decade. <br />Residents of the new homes proposed for the CEMEX Glenwood site will help the other <br />south Everett neighborhoods share in the direct and induced income generated by Boeing <br />and other local industry. High-value residential development on Glenwood will reinforce <br />the owner -occupied residential character of the surrounding neighborhoods. New parks <br />accessible to the surrounding neighborhoods will unify the community, and increase <br />livability for the entire area. All this will support family-oriented businesses on Evergreen <br />Way, strengthen schools in the area, and encourage local owners to redevelop and reinvest <br />in adjacent neighborhoods and in the commercial areas along Evergreen Way. <br />