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Centervilleresidentswhoopposetherezoning:487 <br /> LinoLakesresidentswhoopposetherezoning:254 <br />Pleasereachoutifyouhavequestions. <br />Thankyou, <br />AndriaMattlin <br />6513533730 <br />From:AndriaMattlin <br />Sent:Saturday,May15,202111:55PM <br />To:info@centervillemn.com<info@centervillemn.com>;sking@centervillemn.com<sking@centervillemn.com>;Russ <br />Koski<RKoski@centervillemn.com>;mlakso@centervillemn.com<mlakso@centervillemn.com>; <br />dlove@centervillemn.com<dlove@centervillemn.com>;dmosher@centervillemn.com<dmosher@centervillemn.com>; <br />MarkStatz<MStatz@centervillemn.com> <br />Subject:PetitionResults <br />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 />Centervillespokeup.Centervilleresidentshavebeenmakingtheirvoicesheard.Thispieceoflandisvaluable, <br />andoneofthelastspotsinCentervillethatisavailableforcommercialprojects.Keepthislandopenforfuture <br />commercialpossibilitiesthatwillallowresidentstokeeptheirhardearnedmoneyinthecitywheretheylive. <br />3 <br /> <br />