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<br />/b <br /> <br />Dear City Council Members, <br /> <br />RECEIVED <br />JUN 1 5 REC'D <br /> <br />I attended a planning commission meeting last week regarding a <br />vacant lot located at 1537 Hays Street. This lot is located next to the <br />condominium I own. The purposed property Mr. Langdon would like <br />to build is going to drop the value of my property over $100,000 as <br />soon as it is built. There will be 6 detached homes built on this lot. <br />There will be a huge stucco building facing my 5 windows in my unit. <br />I have 4 windows in my living room 45 inches wide and 72 inches <br />long. These 4 windows have 5 inches in between each window and <br />take up 1 whole wall in my living room. I will be facing a stucco wall <br />and a backyard of one of these 6 units. Who knows if the owner will <br />have a barking dog, clothes lines, barbeques or trash outside in their <br />yards? My living room is the focal point of my condo. We watch <br />television together, visit and entertain our friends and family. I have <br />another window in my son's room that faces the purposed project as <br />well. Mr. Langdon will make at least 750,000 dollars on each unit he <br />sells. I am on a limited income and can not compete with Mr. <br />Langdon and his million dollar company. I am asking the city council <br />members to please consider the factors here. I am asking you to <br />review the information carefully the planning commission will pass on <br />to you. Please consider The Garden Terrace Homeowners and what <br />we have to lose if this purposed project is not redesigned to better <br />accommodate our needs as homeowners. <br /> <br />I know I have been writing you emails lately complaining of other <br />issues at the school district. However, I feel when problems arise I <br />need to be vocal in expressing my concerns. I am very concerned <br />about protecting my investment for my family. If Mr. Langdon is <br />allowed to continue with this project I will not be able to sell my condo <br />in the next 5 years and buy a real home for my two children. My <br />mortgage will be more than what my property will be valued at. I <br />would eventually like to sell and buy a real home with a front and <br />back yard for my children to play in. <br /> <br />I moved into my first condo in January of this year. I saved every <br />dime I had to make this happen. I also qualified to use the City of <br />San Leandro's First Time Home Buyer's Program. I borrowed <br />$30,000 from the city and put down 3% of my own money to make <br />