dr. michelle burch in support of the effort to build a home on his property. i became aware of the conflict when he held a community meetings initially in glen park at the library. i have to say i followed this because i was appalled at my community's attacks on his building his home. saying my family has lived here 40 years and deserve open space. there was such opposition to a newcomer to the neighborhood and now i feel the complaints have been exaggerated so as to block him from plans that have been approved by the planning department and the fourth floor in the rear part of the building is a small addition that doesn't look onto people's backyards and occlude their privacy and there's some neighbors that do look onto their yards. and so i think this man has tried to take a small lot and use it creatively to build a home. i think we need to make space for newcomers and to be fair and to share. thank you for your time. >> thank you, next speaker, please. >> i'm laura van ness. i am a newcomer to the neighborhood. i think i think it's clear from the neighbors