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<br />James Lehnhoff <br /> <br />From: <br />Sent: <br />To: <br /> <br />Ted Stamos [ststamos@mac.comj <br />Thursday, November 08, 2007 9:45 AM <br />James Lehnhoff <br /> <br />Hello James <br /> <br />In accordance with our instructions I am e-mailing you at the <br />address on the card you gave me, in order to be put on the e-mail <br />list so as to be kept notified of events surrounding the Walgreen issue. <br /> <br />As I mentioned in my remarks last night, though not in a very <br />articulate way, your study report is excellent, and also contains <br />the grounds for denial of the proposal based on a significant <br />negative impact that cannot be mitigated. I I was pleased with the <br />ultimate vote. I am hopeful that the council will be in agreement. <br /> <br />The whole thing is beyond just Walgeen1s or the Arden Pharmacy, <br />though the community (the common person on the street) is just about <br />about unanimous in opposition to Walgreen;s and in support of our <br />beloved pharmacy. No other pharmacy would bother to send flowers to <br />your child when in the hospital for surgery, as they did for our <br />child. Nevertheless...... <br /> <br />We need to make it a priority to first create our community vision, <br />what we want to be, where we want to go. The strategic vision. <br />Included would then be the restrictions and guidelines for <br />developers to follow. In this way the proposals could be tailored so <br />as not to harm the vision, or perhaps be able to compliment or <br />enhance the vision. This would help make a good partnership between <br />the twin goals of sound economic benefit and the maintenance of our <br />quality of life (our community vision) . <br /> <br />All the other tactical decisions would fall into place, traffic, <br />trees, etc. That would be proactive. The free market could then <br />compete in a partnered way with us. Future development would have a <br />guideline. As I said last night, I learned as the clinical director <br />of a mental health outpatient clinic, if the money people ran the <br />show, our patient care vision diminished. If the clinical people ran <br />the show, we would go bankrupt. We need the healthy tension down the <br />middle. right now, the developers run the show (not their fault) <br />and our community vision is in jeopardy. We need to get the healthy <br />balance back by putting our vision and appropriate resulting <br />restrictions in place for a good partnership with our developers. <br /> <br />Good luck. I am appreciative of all of our city leaders and what you <br />do on our behalf. You are all acting in our best interests. <br /> <br />Ted Stamos <br />4423 Arden Veiw Court <br />Arden Hills, Mn. 55112 <br />65l-633-7067 <br /> <br />1 <br />