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<br />To: Arden Hills Planning Commission <br />1245 W Hwy 96 <br />Arden Hills MN 55112 <br /> <br />From: Ann Dehn <br />960 Carlton Drive <br />Shoreview MN 55126 <br />651-484-1686 <br />adehn@att.net <br /> <br />To Whom It May Concern: <br /> <br />I have just received the September 11,2007 issue of the Shoreview Press and read the <br />article about the proposed Arden Hills Shopping Complex redevelopment. <br /> <br />As a Shoreview neighborhood resident for the last 31 years I feel compelled to comment <br />on the proposal. While it is certainly fine to update the shopping center itself, I am very <br />concerned about the addition of "big box," corporate retail. The community flavor that <br />our family has enjoyed over time and with the small-town close-knit feeling of the <br />present center seems in jeopardy, and that concerns me. In fact, the development of that <br />scale seems incongruent with what I think of as "Arden Hills." <br /> <br />This said, I also need to mention that Arden Pharmacy is our family pharmacy. In <br />raising two children they have seen us through everything from strep throat to acne with <br />sound, caring advice. In fact, I have said that I have received better advice from them at <br />times than from our family physician. Giving up that "hometown" caring would be a loss <br />to our family. <br /> <br />I do not deny developers their right to make money. I do feel, however, that it should not <br />be at the expense of the community. Please deliberate this decision very carefully. <br /> <br />Sincerely, <br />_. +trm <br />