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Neighbors and developer clash over proposed sale of Haugen Drive lots for housing
Summary
Public comment at the July 21 assembly meeting featured competing appeals: property owner Diane Marsh urged the borough not to sell two lots behind her Joa Street home on Haugen Drive; developer Dave Ulmer asked the assembly to allow him to negotiate purchase to build rental housing.
During the public-comment period at the Petersburg Borough Assembly’s July 21 regular meeting, multiple residents spoke about a proposed borough sale of two lots on Haugen Drive. The comments presented sharply contrasting views between neighboring residents and a local developer who wants to build rental housing.
Diane Marsh, who said she owns a home at 804 Joa Street and that she and her late husband built the home in 1980, told the assembly: “I am against selling the property behind me on Haugen.” Marsh said the lot provided wildlife habitat and a visual buffer for her bedroom;…
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