My opinion on these extra tall houses is put them together away from one-story homes.

My mother had a person buy the house next to hers and he squeezed a big two-story next to her. Now she gets no light or sunshine on the north side of her house, it's always wet, slippery and keeps the house damp on that side constantly.

(If) the person next to me happens to sell his place and they build next to me on my south side, I'll get no sun for nine months of the year. I rely on the extra light and heat in the winter. It would kill my garden; everything would be damp all the time. It would have basically two north sides!

All that damp would cause damage to my house and roof, my heat and electric would go way up. We can't afford to use our heat till it gets really cold now as it is.

No, I don't want to move. I have lived in these few blocks most of my life. I went to Cooper School just like my dad and my children. Our family has been in this area for generations and I'll not be pushed out. I think that everyone who supports this invasion should have these houses built just a few feet from them, all around them and they can never move, then maybe they might reconsider where they put them.

Right now, I have four of them and a duplex just built across the street that was horrid! Loud radios blaring through my house, yelling people and not even a break from that on most weekends. I used to be able to see the hill across the way and watch the leaves change in fall and the green in spring. Now I have big grey monster houses to look at but I bet they have some nice views!

What happened to the Seattle mindset that you would never think of taking someone's sunlight, breeze and view away from them? Is there no one to fight for us or have they all left and only those with money have the right to sunlight and views? Whose neighborhood is next? Maybe yours?

Sorry this was so long but some things had to be said for those of us who aren't rich enough to fight this.

Crystal MacLennan

Delridge