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Mayer Johnson and City Council Members Tronstad Public Comment from Jeffrey MullerJeffrey Muller Kalispell, Mt 59901 Honorable Mayer Johnson and City Council Members, Affordable Housing -You have heard overwhelming public comments from people all over the Flathead Valley unanimously in favor of affordable housing. With the high cost of Land, Materials, Labor and Interest rates as high as they are today the term affordable has turned to obtainable. People of Kalispell and the County of Flathead are looking for solutions and hoping that our city planners and council do everything they can to help supply this housing. Housing that's affordable not obtainable. Nobody but the developer prospers with the approval of this these Subdivisions, You, our city council will be sending a message to the public that Developers interests overshadow the needs of the community is approved as is. You heard a comment from one resident that if they build more homes that people living in what is considered an affordable home would sell them and move into a more desirable home. Theory is this would open up those lower costing properties for others to purchase . My question is why someone would opt to drop their low mortgage they have for one that is considerably higher. Martin Kay from the Sheriffs dept spoke on Kalispell's need for affordable housing for safety, law enforcement and Fire Dept. personnel. His request to the Council was to do what they can to create desirable housing options that fits within the budget of the public employees that serve our community every day. Again, approving this subdivision there is no guarantee from the Developer that any of those needs will be met. The Developer for Tronstad Meadows/Whitetale subdivision is selling lots. Not Pre constructed homes. Comments and testimony have been heard detailing how costs for home buyers will increase. Lot buyers now have the burden of Rent/mortgage payments while transitioning from their place of residence to their future home now in construction. The Developer is putting a 380 + lot subdivision in and walking away with huge profits. Doing the math with lot sales only at 100,000.00 dollars each brings a gross amount to 38 million. Realistically lots are expected to be around 130,000.00. The Developer purchased the property for around 4 million. Approximately19 million for the infrastructure is what we are being told and we think that is on the high side, leaves millions for the developer as profit. Schools will be overcrowded, EMS, Fire and Police will not receive any funds from the Developer, instead the burden will fall on the city taxpayers. Frank Garner keeps stating the fact that 600.00 is what is being paid for the land as it is sitting. If the lots are developed, no taxes will be levied on the developer until a house sits on a lot. The city could be looking at 10 to 20 years before a substantial amount of taxes are collected. If the Developer is so keen and positive on this development being transformable, why are they not moving forward with building out the entire subdivision. Even, in phases would show they were in with both feet. I've always believed strongly in risk vs reward. You've heard comments on how this subdivision will supply jobs to the residents who reside here. The belief and understanding is that when there is a boom in any town, there is a draw that is created that brings in Labor from out of town to fill these positions. Adding to one of the reasons the wages and rental costs go up among others. This influx also contributes to the lack of housing. Local Businesses are forced to compete and now must raise rates in order to keep their employees. Slowing down the growth rate will help stabilize the economy. HWY- 93 and Tronstad Rd. Traffic Light According to Comments made from the Developer they, in the last week have been diligently working with the Dept. of Transportation and Kalispell public works Dept. and think they have come up with a plan to address all the Safety concerns at Tronstad Rd. and Hwy 93. Once again, the developer has voiced no concern for opening this plan up for public opinion. There are no formal drawings or studies confirming this plan is the best solution to not only the safety concerns at this corner but is it the best option for the Hwy 93 corridor. This decision made in haste will alter the Flathead Valley forever. You've heard comments from Teachers that are desperately seeking to buy homes in a price range that one person working in the Family can afford. That there was 0 inventory in the housing market. The dream of purchasing a home any time soon may not be an option, but for those who have a nest egg put away buying a townhome or condo might be the answer for them to get a head start. Research shows that in the Flathead Valley as of 5/22 the housing market consisted of 203 homes available under 500,000, From 501,000 to 750,00 there are 69 homes and from 751,000 to 1,000,000 there are 99 homes. There are homes and options for 1 st time buyers our there in the same price range as what is going to be offered. Not a lot of taker until interest rates drop. Moving on to Water and the proposed Well. There was testimony from a property owner of 30 yrs that stated that once the well on the Konig property was installed and tested he began getting rocks and debris in his water. This well is run for approx. 3 months a year. There has been no test performed to guarantee that if drilling a separate well and using it at full capability which will be the intent that it does not do damage to all the rest of the property owners wells in the vicinity. Special care should be taken to avoid any deviation to these wells capacities. The developers failed to perform their due diligence in regards to the well proposed at this development. Given that the proposed property has been in the works for a year and no tests have been done on the well brings even more questions. Your selling a proposal that has a golden egg attached to it. If the egg is broken or damaged is this proposaljust as entertainable?