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importanttohearthesilentsupporters.WemovedtotheOldMillEstates <br />neighborhoodinAugust2020.IhaveessentiallylivedinAnokacountymyentirelife.We <br />haveownedhomesinCoonRapids,LinoandnowCenterville.Imentionthisbecause <br />althoughIhavestrongcommunitytiestotheNorth <br />Anokacountysuburbs,wearestill <br />developingcommunitytiestothecityofCenterville.Whichdoesskewmyperspective <br />onthisproject. <br />Wemovedherebecauseoftheaccesstothefreewayandschoolsmainly.Ipersonally <br />feelthisisprobablythemainreasonpeoplerelocatetothisarea.Thereislimitedstores, <br />shops,retailetc.Honestlywhatishereleavesalottobedesired.Everythingisjustreally <br />outdatedandjustdoesn'tdrawmyattentiontospendinthedistrict. <br />I100%understandthatthecurrentservicestationshavebeenintownforawhileand <br />havesupportedthecommunity.Iunderstandthisisapersonalandsensitivesubjectfor <br />thosethatarelongtimeresidence.AlthoughIsympathizeforanybodythatfaces <br />financialhardshipthismaycause,Idon'tthinkthatshouldjustifynotallowing <br />competitionintothearea..IpersonallywouldwelcomeaKwiktripoverthecurrentfill <br />stations.Iavoidgoingtotheseservicestations,IsimplyIdonotfeelcomfortable.The <br />locationsarenothightrafficareas,haveadjacentbars,liquorstores,andtheyarenot <br />welllit.Inaddition,thereislimiteditemsforpurchasethatIwouldneedtomakearun <br />totownfor.Igooutofmywaytogetmygaselsewhereforthesereasons.Mybiggest <br />fearisthatthesestationswillbeabandoned.Frommyownpersonalobservations,the <br />structuresofthistypeofbusinessdoesn'treallytransferintootherbusinesswell.But <br />thatcanbesaidaboutanybusinessinafreemarket. <br />Asfarthecryforretailandrestaurants,Igetthat.Iwouldloveadrugstore,Aldi,home <br />depotetc.However,thequestionathandisn'twhatbusinesseswouldweliketosee <br />cometoourtown.Idon'tknowthespecificsasfarashowlongthislandhasbeenupfor <br />salewaitingforbusinessandinvestorstocomein.I'mgatheringitsbeenmultipleyears <br />withlittletonointerest.Ijustdon'tthinkthatthecityhasthepositiontorejectatax <br />revenueinhopesthatsomethinginfuturebettermaycomealong.Thelanditselfisa <br />smallparcel,nexttothefreewayinamostlysinglefamilyhomearea.Doesn'tscream <br />buildhighendrestaurantsetc.IagreewithCommissionerLindafromthemeeting,these <br />retailersaregoingtobepulledeastof35ethefreeway.Ithasmorespaceandcanbuild <br />easierofftheotherbusinessesthatarestanding. <br />Inregardstotheapartmentbuilding,IagreewiththemajorityopinioninCenterville <br />thisisprobablythebestareaforaapartmentbuilding.Itsnexttothefreewaywhich <br />isn'tthemostdesiredland,acrossedthestreetfromtheparkandride,nearthecorner. <br />It'salsonotlikeahugecomplex,its3floorsplusthecoveredparking.Ithinkitsunfairto <br />askthepropertyowner,developer,andinvestors,barealltheburdenforthedrainage <br />problemscreatedbytheLennardevelopment.Theyhavealreadyadjustedtheplans <br />fromundergroundtocoveredparkingandstatethatfloorreductionwouldmakethe <br />projectunprofitable.Itwilladditionallyyieldthecitymorepotentialtaxrevenuein <br />comparisontoaretailstoreandgetthecityclosertoapopulationwhichwillallowfor <br />morestatefunding. <br />IalsothinkthatthepotentialnegativeimpactonCentervillecitizensisprettyminimal. <br />I'mnotdiscountingthehomeownersinthetownhomeson20th.Theyhavevoice <br />concernsthismayimpacttheirpropertyvalue,anditmay.Inmyopinion,itwilllikely <br />affecttheirvaluelessthansinglefamilyhomesastheyarebothzonedashighdensity <br />residence. <br />2 <br /> <br />