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<br />Sep 05 2007 1:53PM <br /> <br />ARDEN PHARMACY <br /> <br />651 482 0710 <br /> <br />p.l <br /> <br />September 4, 2007 <br /> <br />Mr. David Sand, Chair <br />Arden Hills Planning Commission <br />1245 W Hwy 96 <br />Arden Hills, MN 55112 <br />651-792-7800 <br /> <br />Dear Mr. Sand; <br /> <br />As a long time resident of Arden Hills, we are shocked and saddened by the proposal to put a Walgreens into the <br />Arden Plaza shopping center. One of the many reasons that we love Arden Hills is the sll\QlI-town community feel. <br />We don't want or need big box, impersonal stores like Walgreens. And we certairtly don't need the increased <br />tr<<ffic nor the non-Arden Hills residents tI1at a Walgrcens would bring to the area. <br /> <br />Speaking of the tl'Clffic, have you visited the shopping center on a weekday at IUllch time or after work? You con <br />Iitel'Cllly woit minutes to turn from either County Rd E or Lexington Ave into the shopping center, and it's worse <br />trying to make a left hand turn to get out of the shopping center. Increasing the space for people to wait to get <br />out of the shopping center is NOT a solutionll It'I$ even worse if the gdes ore down for G train crossing. And if you <br />are getting the applicant to do a traffic study, please Il\Qke sure that it's during the September thru May time <br />frame, when t1'<lffic is "normal" (we're sure you realize that the summer months produce much lighter traffic, with <br />school out and IIlOIIY people taking vocations. <br /> <br />fl'Clm talking with many of my neighbors, they feel the some way. We hope that you ore taking the feelings of the <br />residents into consideration. We understand that some of the busineSS members in Arden PloZll have expressed a <br />positive response to a Walgreens - but they dllll't live in Arden Hills and should I~ot get a say in what we want in <br />our communilyl <br /> <br />Please rethink the application to bring the big bOlC world to Arden Plaza. We don't wont them, don't need them, <br />don't need the increased traffic. so please vote NO!! <br /> <br />Please: also share this letter with Mayor Stan Harpstead and the CoWICiI, we would appreciate it. <br /> <br />Thanking you in advance for your considel'Cltion, <br /> <br /> <br />u\~~~~ <br />AgatJ R~s;o~ <br />3445 Glen Arden Ct <br />Arden Hill$. MN 55112 <br />