Meagan Brandon (gb
Amy Shelley
From: meagan brandon
Sent: Tuesday,June 1, 2021 5:09 PM
To: Amy Shelley
Subject: Mayor and City Council
To whom it may concern,
In reference to item 6B (ZA 21-0039) on tonight's agenda, I would like to state my opposition. I am
opposed to these warehouses being built because it is unclear what exactly will be housed in them,
there is a proposed emergency access on our street, Woodsey Ct., and they are also requesting a
variance for the amount of trees they would like to chop down.
As homeowners, we are required to preserve a certain percentage of trees if we want to build on or
add anything to our property, and we are held to that requirement. Mr. Bengert and Brookfield
properties are wanting to cut down over half of what they are allowed to with the excuse being that
they will plant new ones. Why was this not an option given to homeowners who have a constant
financial stake in Southlake? My uncle, Peter Sporrer, was actually one of the people in this city who
started the movement to conserve our trees many years ago.
In regards to an emergency access being allowed, the idea is crazy. No other neighborhood in
Southlake would allow this to happen. I've never seen anything like this anywhere in fact. The
members of P&Z also told Mr. Bengert to contact all residents with samples/ideas of what the possible
fence would look like, which he has failed to do. I was emailed but others were not given the
information at all. How can we agree to something if he didn't do what was asked and we have no
idea what is being proposed? Plus a 10 foot fence would loom over many of these houses and be an
eyesore. We were told years ago there would never be access on our street and now it's being
considered.
What is to stop them from requesting another variance to turn that into employee access one day?
We have lived here since 1985. I do understand things change over time but the idea of allowing this
is preposterous.
Thank you,
Meagan Brandon
1214 & 1216 Woodsey ct
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