From:	Michael Behrendt
Sent:	Thursday, March 09, 2017 9:54 AM
Subject:	Mixed use amendment - email from Phyllis Heilbronner

To the Planning Board,
Please see the email below.

Michael Behrendt
Durham Town Planner
Town of Durham
8 Newmarket Road
Durham, NH  03824
(603) 868-8064
www.ci.durham.nh.us


From: h.heilbronner []  
Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2017 8:45 AM 
To: Michael Behrendt 
Subject: PBmeeting 3/7

I’m really sorry I couldn’t attend the Planning Board meeting last night and thus, did not 
get an e-mail to you before the meeting. My purpose, as I’ve stated before and would 
appreciate your forwarding to the P.B., is to strongly support the amendment to give 
more thought to the impact of what would increase the density of the downtown core. I 
was able to catch the latter part of last night’s meeting, so I may be repeating what 
others have already said about the impact that would ensue from adding so much 
greater housing downtown.
    It’s quite obvious how much greater stress this would place on town services, 
infrastructure, businesses catering to students with so many other needs for 
townspeople not being met. I also link what could occur with our need for the police 
building renovation and was also sorry I couldn’t attend the T.C. meeting Monday, 
where I would have spoken in strong favor for the incredible need for the 
renovation/expansion of the police building as needs increase and their inadequate 
workplace makes doing their really wonderful job for Durham so much less efficient. It 
would be so short-sighted to veto this much needed expansion.
    I also want to point out that although it appears the meetings tend to attract more of a 
certain element than others, I can honestly tell you, I’m definitely not speaking just for 
myself, but hear from many people, like myself, who have lived here a long time. For 
some one to say, as I heard Monday, if you don’t like living with students, live 
somewhere else. Pretty callous thinking. Living as I do near town, I spend time cleaning 
up beer cans and garbage from my property and I don’t think mixed housing is an 
attractive option.
    Sorry for the length, but I was impressed with what a good, thoughtful meeting this 
was and I’m grateful that there will be time to reflect on the impact of more student 
housing. Phyllis Heilbronner, Durham