R-4 rezoning near Heritage Park (RZ 26-0010)

Asked the council to deny the rezoning, arguing 476 apartments in 56-foot buildings don't fit next to single-family homes, citing the 20-foot buffer versus the business park's 75 feet and 720 parking spaces feeding Flum and the 159th roundabout.

Called it three bad firsts: the first R-4 with no walkable amenities, the first on an unimproved two-lane road, and the first four-story R-4 directly next to R-1 homes — showing scaled renderings of what neighbors' backyards would look like.

With 30+ years in engineering and construction, he flagged stormwater plans: drainage is directed onto Heritage Trail neighbors' properties, required detention isn't shown in the plans, and slow releases would keep the existing stream wet and back water up onto the trail.