HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025-571 - Appeal: Large Scale Development-2024-0038: (151 W. Dickson St./Trinitas Ventures, 484)
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From:Renee Hunt <maryreneehunt@yahoo.com>
Sent:Saturday, May 17, 2025 4:03 PM
To:Moore, Sarah; Berna, Scott; Turk, Teresa; Bunch, Sarah; Jones, Monique; Jones,
D'Andre; Stafford, Bob; Wiederkehr, Mike; Rawn, Molly; CityClerk
Subject:letter from Renee and Terry Hunt
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Dear Council Member
My name is Renee Hunt. My husband Terry and I live at 425 N. Olive Ave. We have lived in
Fayetteville since 1986. We are owners of French Metro Antiques located at 200 W. Dickson
Street. We have been in business since the year 2004. We are also owners of the Ellis
Building at 200 W. Block Ave. which houses Atlas the Restaurant. We restored this 102 year
old building and had it placed on the National Register of Historic Places.
First of all, I would like to thank you for your service to the City of Fayetteville as a member of
the Fayetteville City Council. I know countless hours of work go into this position, most of them
unseen by the citizens of our city. Thank you for the research you do, the reading you
undertake, and the deep diving you do into the issues that our growing city faces to make good
decisions for Fayetteville.
Terry and I are very aware of the complexities of the proposed Trinitas student residence
development at 151 W. Dickson Street. And we understand you are facing a big decision
regarding the appeal by Trinitas on the upcoming week’s agenda. We know you love
Fayetteville as much as we do and want what is best for our city.
When you vote on the appeal this week, we hope you will take into consideration the traffic
safety issues that our city will be dealing with for many, many years to come once this large
student residence is built on Dickson Street. Block Ave, a one way street with back in parking
that leads to the Fayetteville Square, poses a unique traffic problem already when our city’s
many special events take place–the market, Lights of the Ozarks, festivals, parades, and
university ball games. We have personally witnessed out our window at French Metro near
misses of pedestrians as cars speed down Dickson sometimes also barely missing cars coming
out of parking lots, including ours at French Metro. Your decision is a decision that will affect our
city for generations to come, and we know it is a very difficult one. Again, we know you want
what is best for Fayetteville and are confident you will choose just that. Thank you again for your
devoted service to our city.
Sincerely,
Renee and Terry Hunt
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