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I hadn't heard about this until I went to my parents house for Thanksgiving, and saw all the signs on all the lawns. I'm sure I'll get called a NIMBY but for the life of me I can't figure out why this is even being considered...

This is what really gets me.

Due to the narrow private streets, even with the no-parking fire lane strictly enforced, solid waste trucks would not be able to maneuver inside the addition because there is no opportunity for turning the vehicle and backing movements are not appropriate, Schiermeyer said. Emergency vehicles also could not maneuver as they need to, although there will be fire hydrants in the addition, Schiermeyer said.
What they are wanting to do is put the dumpsters on the Fink park land. I also saw elsewhere that this construction would require new sewage lines that would run through part of Fink Park and would require removal of some trees. So not only are they wanting to cram 18 units onto a 1-2 acre lot, they want special exceptions for emergency vehicles, and they want to use city land for their trash?

Fink Park is a beautiful (if small) park, and is a core part of the running trails. Where they're wanting to build these units is already crowded and that park services the neighborhood kids (the playground is on the neighborhood side of the park). Increased traffic right there, on top of what the damage this could do to the park, would cause some safety concerns for folks living in the neighborhood.