Zoning - PUBLIC COMMENTS
9/15/25, 10:55 AM Mail - Leia LaPlace - Outlook lo} Outlook Public comment for the hearing for the rezoning application CCZP0069-25 From JOAN SZATKOWSKI <islandjoanszat@hotmail.com> Date Mon 9/15/2025 10:55 AM To Leia LaPlace <leia.laplace@dpnr.vi.gov> Good morning Ms. LaPlace-Matthew | unfortunately will not be able to attend the zoom meeting today, but here is my comment for the record: As a resident of Hermon Hill, | am concerned Attah Misbeh might be able to proceed with other types of developments if the land is rezoned to B-2. There is nothing that will hold him to his current plans. Should he proceed to develop the land in a manner closer to his original plan, it will be a HUGE detriment to the island and to everyone who traverses Centerline Road on a daily basis. Traffic will increase in an area that is already busy and prone to frequent accidents. This section of road cannot handle the increase in traffic that any kind of large development will bring to the area. …
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9/15/25, 10:55 AM Mail - Leia LaPlace - Outlook lo} Outlook Public comment for the hearing for the rezoning application CCZP0069-25 From JOAN SZATKOWSKI <islandjoanszat@hotmail.com> Date Mon 9/15/2025 10:55 AM To Leia LaPlace <leia.laplace@dpnr.vi.gov> Good morning Ms. LaPlace-Matthew | unfortunately will not be able to attend the zoom meeting today, but here is my comment for the record: As a resident of Hermon Hill, | am concerned Attah Misbeh might be able to proceed with other types of developments if the land is rezoned to B-2. There is nothing that will hold him to his current plans. Should he proceed to develop the land in a manner closer to his original plan, it will be a HUGE detriment to the island and to everyone who traverses Centerline Road on a daily basis. Traffic will increase in an area that is already busy and prone to frequent accidents. This section of road cannot handle the increase in traffic that any kind of large development will bring to the area. Thank you, Joan Szatkowski Hermon Hill From: Leia LaPlace <leia.laplace@dpnr.vi.gov> Sent: Friday, September 12, 2025 4:46 PM To: JOAN SZATKOWSKI <islandjoanszat@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: [EXTERNAL MAIL] Request for information for the rezoning application CCZP0069-25 and to register for the hearing A rezoning, if granted, is not bound to the conceptual plans presented. Ce Book time to meet with me Leia LaPlace-Matthew Territorial Planner Department of Planning and Natural Resources- https://dpnrvi.gov Division of Comprehensive and Coastal Zone Planning #45 Mars Hill, F'sted, VI 00840-4474 Tel: 340.773.1082/774.3320 x2215 "Step in not because it's your role, but because you see that something needs to be done." -Author Unknown https://outlook.office.com/mail/inbox/id/AAQkKAGNhY2Q3NDY2LTRhMmYtNGQ3Ni1iIMZFILWYxOTJIMGFmMzISNgAQAFgmQ7dpw8xDhDCLd1vThS4... 1/2 9/15/25, 10:55 AM Mail - Leia LaPlace - Outlook From: JOAN SZATKOWSKI <islandjoanszat@hotmail.com> Sent: Friday, September 12, 2025 4:09 PM To: Leia LaPlace <leia.laplace@dpnr.vi.gov> Subject: Re: [EXTERNAL MAIL] Request for information for the rezoning application CCZPO069-25 and to register for the hearing Thank you! | will do so. Before | submit my comments, | do have a question: Will the Misbeh brothers be bound to their development plan as presented (number of residential units), or will the zoning change from R1 to B2 allow them to sneak in another type of development, or double the number of units planned, once the zoning change has been made? My main concern, as a resident of the area, is the increase in traffic that will occur during and after construction of this development in an already congested area. Thanks, Joan Szatkowski Caution: This e-mail has originated outside of GVI network. Do not click on links or open any attachment (s) that might look suspicious unless you have knowledge of who the sender is. https://outlook.office.com/mail/inbox/id/AAQkKAGNhY2Q3NDY2LTRhMmYtNGQ3Ni1iIMZFILWYxOTJIMGFmMzISNgAQAFgmQ7dpw8xDhDCLd1vThS4... 2/2