HomeMy WebLinkAboutG-502 Carman Gardens HOA 07-10-2023 From: Carman Gardens HOA
To: Davis. Ellen; Planning Mailbox
Cc: Council Distribution
Subject: Response to LU 23-0002 Development Proposal
Date: Monday,July 10,2023 10:12:31 AM
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To the members of the Planning and Development Team and the City Council of Lake
Oswego,
This note comes from the Homeowners Association managing the four homes in the Tara
Place cul de sac off of Carmen Drive in Lake Oswego.*
The families within our association have worked tirelessly to present our concerns in regard to
this wetland development via email, videos, and our own personal testimony before the City
Council. At this point, those efforts appear to be in vain which is why we've reached out to the
Wetland Scientists of the Pacific NW, Oregon Conservation Strategy, and shared our story
with two PNW documentary filmmakers.
This email notice, due at 12pm PST, July 10, 2023, is to reiterate our concerns and put these
videos and photos into the record showing how over-saturated the wetland area already is
before this proposed development. For our own protection, we want to make sure that the City
Council is fully aware of the existing issues that plague this oversaturated space when prior
to giving a developer carte blanche to remove additional trees and other water-absorbing
flora.
After sharing our concerns over flooding and the potential damage to the homes located in
Tara Place at multiple City Council meetings, the Council still voted in favor of the annexation
of the three tracts of land between Kimbal and Inverurie. We've also shared our concern
regarding the lack of neighborhood involvement in the wetlands delineation process (no
reports shared) and have records of the Associate City Planner on video stating there was no
backfill used in the building of Tara Place (we have photos which show the exact opposite).
We've worked to communicate our concerns about drainage and safety for more than two
years. Be it from over-saturated trees rotting and falling on our homes to the rupturing of an
already bulging/bellied sewer line (shared in Google Doc from May 2022), we're wanting to
make sure we've got our voices on record showing the absolute vacuum of engagement and
support we've from our City for when things invariably go south.
Sincerely,
Neal Bauer
President- Carman Gardens HOA
carmengardenshoa@gmail.corn
* Covering the homes located at:
15737 Tara Pl, Lake Oswego, OR 97035
15725 Tara Pl, Lake Oswego, OR 97035
15713 Tara Pl, Lake Oswego, OR 97035
15701 Tara P1, Lake Oswego, OR 97035
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Wetland Saturation Image included in Google Doc link below.
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Showing how close the wetland drainage gets to properties on Tara Place (included in Google
Doc link)
Link to Google Doc with pictures:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1 1 fbaQUPewc27xczRHgec3 Q2Lfmc7POWfkH8Num-
eNXQ/edit?usp=sharing
YouTube Playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?Iist=PLNIAEvOk2dd6JsIOuVMfgZglZt8wdRu0y