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Meagan Beekman From: holdenbj24 @aol.com Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 201011:31 AM To: Meagan Beekman Subject: Fwd: Presbyterian Homes Expansion Original Message From: Steve Anderson <steve.anderson @acorncv.com> To: holdenbj24 @aol.com <holdenbj24 @aol.com> Sent: Mon, Nov 22, 2010 9:05 pm Subject: Presbyterian Homes Expansion Dear Brenda, I am representing a group of Roseville neighbors who live immediately adjacent to Arden Hills, just on the South side of Co Rd D. Dan Roe, mayor -elect of Roseville, suggested that I contact you directly. You have probably seen the myriad e -mails from our neighborhood to the Arden Hills city council expressing our significant concern with the Presbyterian Homes (PH) plan for a new upper exit to empty onto Co Rd D and Wheeler, essentially turning our neighborhood into the thoroughfare for PH employees. This would be extremely unsafe for our children and be very harmful to the quality of life in our neighborhood. We had a neighborhood meeting with PH last week, and John Merkens (VP of Project Development for PH) strongly implied that the basis for the addition of an upper exit was a requirement from both the fire department and Ramsey County engineering. Further, he stated that he "doubted whether the Arden Hills planning commission or the Arden Hills city council would pass the plan without an upper exit." We investigated these claims and determined the following: The Lake Johanna fire department did not make a request or a requirement for the upper exit. Further they stated that the department would use the Lake Johanna boulevard entrance for emergencies. Ramsey County engineering likewise did not make a request or a requirement for the upper exit. They did not comment on the upper exit at all since it was a city jurisdiction. We could find no evidence that the Arden Hills council requested or required the upper exit. In fact, Fran Holmes stated that the council had suggested making the upper exit emergency use only. John's fallacious claims regarding the basis for the upper exit simply reinforce our belief that PH is not taking the neighborhood concerns seriously or negotiating in good faith. Is there any chance that you could meet with a small group of people (3 -5 persons) representing the neighborhood and discuss this issue in more detail prior to the Arden Hills council meeting on 29 November 2010? Sincerely, Steve Anderson 1 President 1 Acorn Cardiovascular, Inc. 612-327-4795 sanderson@acorncv.com