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Sharon Arnold <br />4/12/24 <br />To Whom It May Concern: <br />This document is to object the proposed intersection construction on 100th and Robin Road in Horace, <br />ND. Joe and Sharon Arnold live in this proposed area and were not notified of the meeting April 15th at <br />3:30 PM. We and our attorney cannot attend as we are out of state for a funeral and birth of a <br />grandson. <br />List of Objections: <br />1) The current intersection is used by 25+ homes in our development since its existence since <br />1975. The current intersection has no defects and shows no signs of flaws in the near future. <br />2) Existing spacing of the intersection currently is safe/adequate (meeting the 3-exit maximum per <br />mile along 100th Ave/County 14) <br />3) The Arnold property at 9822 Robin Road will be severely (negatively) impacted. <br />4) The Arnold family planned on building a house where the proposed road is to be located along <br />with an extension for a commercial building for the Arnold family’s business “Dakota Car Wash <br />and Equipment”. <br />5) The building set back requirements of 200 feet is required from Robin Road, therefore our new <br />build would not meet that requirement and will not be constructed due to regulations for our <br />city. We would not be able to build. <br />6) Headlights coming from the new development will shine directly into our existing home and our <br />new build. <br />a. The Oak Valley Development community would also contribute to light pollution. <br />i. With the increasing number of homes being built in the development, a rough <br />estimate would be 70 homes. <br />1. Imagine 70 homes with 1 or more vehicles shining their headlights at <br />our home and business countless times a day. <br />7) The Scott Naseth property is willing and able to sell their property to accommodate the current <br />site of the current intersection, thus alleviating the whole dilemma. <br />8) The developer of Oak Valley Community did not do their due diligence in researching the <br />location of the new development. <br />a. Limited access should have been the first consideration. With this lack of insight, it is <br />causing the county to propose to take our property with bullying tactics and lack of <br />transparency which harms our home and future land use. <br />9) Expect legal action on our part to fight this proposed plan due to negligence of the Oak Valley <br />Developer and causing financial hardship and imposed negative implications to the Arnold <br />property. <br />10) This proposed change will need to be financed through special assessments taxing current <br />property owners of the Riverbend development. These homes have been using the current road <br />for 40+ years. I speak for the Arnold Family and possibly the Riverbend development when we <br />state that we do not want “specials” to increase through the city of Horace funding the road <br />change. <br />11) The location and design of the road can act as a barrier for people in communities who need to <br />utilize the road to access employment, education (school buses), services (garbage trucks and <br />snow plowing), and everyday activities.