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<br />September 11,2007 <br /> <br />Arden Hills Planning Commission <br />Arden Hills City Council <br /> <br />I read in today's issue of the Shoreview Press about the proposed redevelopment of <br />Arden Plaza. <br /> <br />I want to go on record as opposing the additionofa Walgreen's pharmacy as part of that <br />development. <br /> <br />What we do not need in the area is another big corporation Walgreen's to supplant the <br />independently owned Arden Hills Pharmacy. The current pharmacy has served the area <br />faithfully and does not deserve to be dumped. I care about the personal service that the <br />Arden Hills Pharmacy provides. I can go in just about any direction ifl care for an <br />impersonal "big box" drug store. Please do not remove our tried and true pharmacy. <br />There are pharmacies in both the nearby CUB and Target stores. Why duplicate those? <br /> <br />Instead, I would welcome, and believe it to be a tremendons asset, if a Trader Joe's <br />would become part of the proposed complex. This is an extremely popular grocer/market <br />that would bring in far more customers to this complex than a Walgreens. It would be an <br />asset to any shopping area. I have hoped there would be a Trader Joe's in the area for <br />quite a number of years; since I shopped in their Tempe store several years ago. I now <br />must travel to St. Louis Park to their very popular store and have even suggested to the <br />manager there that they locate a store in the north suburhan area. The popularity of <br />Trader Joe's is evidenced by the always full parking lot at their location in St. Louis Park. <br />If you would check with that store manager he would verifY that statement. I believe we <br />need a market of this caliber in our area. The only grocers that approaches this is Byerlys <br />and Kowalskis. Both of these are at least five miles from high-end shoppers residences. <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br /> <br />,.~ <br /> <br />Frances Kaliszewski <br />Frkalis004@iphouse.com <br /> <br />