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f r, <br /> t 4 <br /> TIM <br /> i' <br /> NVIDSn,t N <br /> i, <br /> C' <br /> Y N NI <br /> 0""Mit A <br /> r INC. <br /> MEMO <br /> Gate: August 2, 2010 <br /> ■o. Ms. Meagan Beckman <br /> From: Robin C. Davidson <br /> The Davidson Companies, Inc. <br /> Subject: Land Use Application <br /> Dear !Meagan: <br /> On behalf of the owners of Arden Hall and Northwestern College I am pleased to <br /> present the attached land use application which includes a zoning code amendment to <br /> provide NWC as permitted use in the B-2 District and a subdivision of the property and <br /> therefore master and final PUD application. <br /> Over the past two years in which NWC has occupied Arden Hall we have <br /> learned/discovered the following: <br /> Arden Hall has functioned extremely well for the college. <br /> - Arden Hall has had minimal impact on traffic and fever fire/police calls. <br /> Surrounding business community have embraced the use of Arden Mall and <br /> benefitted as students have utilized the variety of services (Cub, Caribou, <br /> Now Sikes, etc) in the area. <br /> Business community has access to reliable student employees. <br /> - Arden Hall requires significant long term investments—fire sprinkling, elevator <br /> upgrades, boiler, interior and exterior upgrades. Long term investment <br /> requires long terns commitment to the property. <br /> - Economic climate has dramatically changed in the pest two years. Financing <br /> is extremely difficult to obtain and therefore new development of any type is <br /> challenging at best for the developer or for NWC. <br /> Soon after occupying Arden ball the City of Arden Hills adopted the B-2 Guide Plan. It <br /> is our belief that the land use application and the resulting investment in the property will <br /> begin to fulfill the goals and objectives of the B-2 Guide Plan in the following manner: <br /> 3900 Northwoods Drive, Suite 125, Arden Hills, MN 55112 Phone: 651-481-6290 Fat: (651) 481-6289 Email: rob@d.avidsoa-icos.com <br />