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Neighbors urge council to press developer on Backus site, cite drainage and height concerns
Summary
Multiple neighbors told the Verona Common Council they feel ignored by the developer of the Backus property and urged the city to press for lower building heights, broken-up massing, and stronger drainage protections.
Several residents of neighborhoods bordering the Backus property told the Verona Common Council on Nov. 24 that a proposed change from single-family housing to higher-density urban residential would harm neighborhood character and risk flooding.
At the start of the meeting an emotional resident said neighbors had not received timely responses from the developer and presented a rendering she said shows two- to three-story views from her basement. "We feel us neighbors feel like we've been completely ignored in this process by them," she said. Melanie Hunt, who…
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