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HelloCityCouncilMembers, <br />MynameisAndriaMattlinandIamoneoftheLinoLakesresidentswhoishelpingwiththeonlinepetition <br />locatedatchange.org/centerville.IsentyouanemailonApril28withthenamesofbothCentervilleresidents <br />andnonresidentswhosignedtheonlinepetition,aswellasphotographsofahardcopyofthepetitionthat <br />waslocatedatCenterMart. <br />IhadafewconversationswithCityCouncilmembersinthedaysfollowingtheApril28meeting,andone <br />requestedamoreaccuratecountofCentervilleresidentswhosignedthepetitions.Asyoumayrecall,the <br />onlinepetitionautomaticallychangedmanysigners'citiesbasedonwheretheywerelocatedwhenthey <br />signed,wheretheircellphonesping,etc.Forexample,IliveinLinoLakes,butitautomaticallychangedmycity <br />toMinneapolis.Ihavespentcountlesshoursoverthepastweekusingonlineaddresstoolstolocateeach <br />signer'saddressinordertogetyouthemostaccuratecountaspossible.Weneedtoassumesomehuman <br />errororoutdatedrecordsontheaddresswebsites,butIamconfidentinthesegeneralnumbers. <br />AsofMay14,over1,100peoplehavesignedeithertheonlineorCenterMartcopyofthepetition.Thenumber <br />ofCentervilleresidentswhoopposetherezoningofthelandon21standMainStreetcameinat500.Idid <br />makesuretocrossreferencethenamesonthehardcopyoftheCenterMartpetition,aswellastheonline <br />petition,tomakesureIdidn'tlistanyonetwice.Iamblownawaybythatnumber.Thereare500Centerville <br />residentswhoweremadeawareof,anddecidedtosigntheirnamesstatingtheyareagainsttheapartments, <br />seniorcenterandcarwash.Takingequityintoconsideration,wemustalsorealizethatsomeresidentsmay <br />nothaveaccesstothesocialmediaroutewetooktomakethepetitionknown.Ibelievethenumberwouldbe <br />significantlyhigherifeveryonehadequalaccesstothepetition. <br />ThenumberofLinoLakesresidentswhosignedeitherpetitioncameinat250.SomePlanningandZoning <br />CommissionmemberswerequicktosaythatLinoLakesresidentsoutnumberedthenumberofCenterville <br />residentswhoopposedtherezoningproposals.Thepetitionsprovethistobefalse,especiallyconsideringthe <br />largerpopulationofLinoLakesasawhole. <br />voicesheard.Thispieceoflandisvaluable, <br />Centervillespokeup.Centervilleresidentshavebeenmakingtheir <br />andoneofthelastspotsinCentervillethatisavailableforcommercialprojects.Keepthislandopenforfuture <br />commercialpossibilitiesthatwillallowresidentstokeeptheirhardearnedmoneyinthecitywheretheylive. <br /> Centervilleissmall.Doesa2.43mi²cityneedasecondseniorcenterinadditiontotheoneslatedtoopenin <br />August? <br /> Residentsdonotwanttowastefivevaluableacresonanapartmentcomplexwhenitiszonedascommercial. <br />Givecommercialprojectsthechancetomoveinnowthatsomuchhousingisgoingupinthearea. <br /> Theadditionofacarwashissimplyunnecessary.Centervilleresidentswouldratherkeepinvestinginthe <br />existingcarwashesandgasstationsthanaddanotherthatissoclosetoCentervilletownhomes. <br />IhaveattachedseveralPDFsandphotostothisemail. <br /> APDFofallofthenameswhosignedtheonlinepetition.Keepinmindthatmanyofthecitiesonthisversionare <br />notaccurate. <br /> ElevenphotosofthehardcopypetitionfromCenterMart.Thesenameshavebeenaddedtoeach <br />individualPDFandtheyarehighlightedinyellow. <br />2 <br /> <br />