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<br />. <br /> <br />E <br /> <br />Mr. Joel Lynch <br />City Administrator <br />City of Arden Hills <br />4364 West Round Lake Rd. <br />Arden Hills, MN 55112 <br /> <br />F~~;l (. L <br /> <br />: ; <br /> <br />Re: Walgreen Pharmacy proposal <br /> <br />February 20,2001 <br /> <br />Dear Mr. Lynch: <br /> <br />It has come to my attention that Walgreens has petitioned the City of Arden Hills to allow <br />it to build a pharmacy at the comer of Lexington and County Road E. As a resident and <br />voter, I am writing to register my disapproval. I am an avowed capitalist and believe <br />competition works in the best interest of the buyer and seller. On the other side of the <br />coin, one of the reasons I reside in Arden Hills is the quality of life amenities one doesn't <br />find in most metropolitan areas. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />The traffic at that comer, during the evening rush hour, has become a major nuisance, <br />Should a train be crossing Lexington, one can be tied up for quite a while. I find myself <br />turning left out of my driveway and heading towards Roseville to do my shopping at that <br />time of day. Adding a high volume chain drug store will only make it worse. <br /> <br />Returning to the quality of life issue, I enjoy having access to the family owned <br />businesses at Arden Plaza. I'm not sure the area could support another pharmacy. For <br />those who desire a discount chain store type of pharmacy, we have Target just down the <br />road. The personal service provided by Arden Pharmacy may seem like an anachronism <br />in the a world that has become used to listening to "please hold your call is very <br />important to us", but to me it's part of the charm of living in Arden Hills. <br /> <br />I don't believe I get to vote on this, but I do want to be heard. Arden Hills is a unique <br />and wonderful community. We have a nice place to live and raise a family, where the <br />people in the local stores recognize you and are glad to be of service. Let's not raise the <br />congestion level and drive our local merchants out of business in the name of progress. <br /> <br /> <br />Arlene Boutin, MD <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Cc: Mayor Dennis Probst, Bev Aplikowski, David Grant, Greg Larson, Lois Rem <br />