10.i - 4901 Ridge Oak Dr - public comment — original pdf

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Dear Historical Review Commitee, My name is Sandra Sahadi and my husband Dr Jack Sahadi and I live at 3408 Mt Bonnell Drive and have owned our home there since 1989. The home in ques�on (4901 Ridge Oak) belongs to my son and daughter in law. Both of these young professionals have spent much �me in Aus�n during their lives and have finally taken the leap to make a piece of Aus�n their own. Sadly, their plan to build a gorgeous home near my husband and I has been met with undue resistance. My neighbors and I have been avid walkers in the neighborhood in ques�on for years and are very familiar with this neighborhood and this home. We have seen changes in the neighborhood over the years but the home in ques�on has been abandoned. There was a similar such home maybe one block from my children’s home on 4620 Crestway Dr that was recently torn down. I contend that the home that was torn down had more curb appeal and had more architecturally dis�nct features than the house in ques�on. How do we pick and choose? It will be my son and daughter-in-law who will have to pay for any changes to the property now since they have purchased so how can we add incumbrances a�er the fact and canvas opinions from neighbors how they should spend their hard-earned funds? The MLS lis�ng for their home was posted as a tear-down, in fact the photos on the lis�ng are of a rendering of a home that ‘could be’. And the three photos that were posted of the exis�ng home must’ve been taken years ago as they do not accurately represent the current status inside that home. I feel terrible personally because being close to my husband and myself was their main catalyst in purchasing this property and it has been met with delays and overzealous neighbors rallying support in a neighborhood app to try and dictate what they do with the home. These two individuals have built and/or renovated numerous homes during their 15 years together and they are conscien�ous and intelligent adults who have lovely taste and will make this new home a show place that the neighborhood will be proud to have. What is currently there is not worth becoming a money pit and I hope you will vote to allow its demoli�on. Thank you for your �me. Sandra Sahadi