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. . Minutes - Plan Commission Page 3 April 27, 1988 Mr. Safe arrived at 7:55 p.m. Mr. Marsh asked about Mr. Salter's background in nursing home operations, the material with which the nursing home would be constructed and the number of employees anticipated for the nursing home. Mr. Salter responded that this was his first nursing home project and that he anticipated construction taking less than a year to complete. He stated that the bUilding would be constructed of red brick and that he planned to employ 75 people over three shifts with approximately 25 employees on the premises at anyone time. Mr. Safe asked Mr. Goldman about the appropriateness of the existing gymnasium remaining on the site and what intensity of use adult day care services would entail. Mr. Goldman stated that the gymnasium would be physically separated from the new bUilding, but that he had not seen a layout of the site with the gymnasium included until the meeting this evening. Mr. Goldman stated that parking for the adult day care use would be necessary. Mr. Kendall asked about the potential closing of Watts and Meyer Avenues from the site. Mr. Goldman stated that a chain link gate could be designed to close off the site from the streets and still permit Fire Department emergency access to driveways on the site. Ms. Kreishman asked about the grades on the site, and Mr. Salter responded that there was only one major grade change on the site which created a "lower level" on the property near Backer Avenue. No grade changes were anticipated to accommodate construction. Chairman McCauley asked if the site would be accessed by Backer and George Avenues or could be easily accessed by children in the neighborhood. Mr. Salter stated that the site could be closed off from those streets and further explained that he did not want a lot of traffic or activity on the site. Chairman McCauley asked if any members of the public had any questions or concerns about the application. Mr. Arthur Smith of 1481 Partridge Avenue explained that he was the Chairman of the Partridge Heights Neighborhood Association and that the association, as a group, had no objections to construction of the nurSing home but did have two concerns. He stated that the neighborhood was concerned about the potential increase in traffic on Partridge Avenue in order to access the site. He felt that the closure of the site from Meyer and Watts Avenues would further limit access to the homes and create speeding problems along Partridge Avenue. He explained further that the neighborhood association was worried about the use of the lower level of the property of the former school site. He felt that the children in the neighborhood should benefit from using the site as a playground or ball field. Mr. Keith Burger of 1233 Meyer Avenue stated that Watts and Meyer Avenues should be blocked off from the site, especially during construction. He felt that a gate which would allow only emergency access to the site by the Fire Department would be an adequate solution. Mr. Al Stone of 1281 George Avenue stated that he had been follOWing this project from its inception in 1985 and had no particular objections to the project as long as all building standards and codes were met. Mr. Leo Scott of 1245 Backer Avenue stated that the site should remain entirely under the control and for the use of the nursing home and that unsupervised children should not be playing on the site. He felt that a fence or gate to close off Backer Avenue from the site would be a good solution. Mrs. Lonzetta Taylor of 7155 Willow Tree Lane expressed her concern about potential employee parking on Willow Tree and stated that this should not be allowed. Mr. Safe