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proposed,arepressuringCityCounciltoengageinexclusionaryzoning(orcommon <br />senserezoning)ofapartmentsasawaytoturndowndeveloperproposalstobuild <br />them.Thisexclusionaryzoningtrendcaneasilyleadonetobelievethereisanissuein <br />ourcitywithclassbiasand/orincomebias. <br />Inthepastyear,Ihavewatchedtwodifferentapartmentbuildingproposalsgetshot <br />downbysomeofourcommunitymembersinpublichearings.Nowitseemsasthough <br />thecurrentRehbeinproposalisnotgoingtobesuccessfuldespitebeingbuiltonthe <br />veryedgeoftownandpricedatahigherratethenalargenumberof <br />mortgagepayments. <br />Ratherthanfindingamultitudeofexcusestonotapproveanapartment <br />building(needtohire2policeofficers,loudmusic,lackofupkeep,thelistof <br />isendless),itismyhopethattheCentervilleCityCouncilwillstandfirm <br />inapprovingtheRehbeinprojecttoopenupmorerobusthousingoptionsaccessibleto <br />ALLpeopleinourCity. <br />Concern2Businessdecisionsbasedonfriendshipbias.Itisalsoconcerningtomethere <br />isatoneofbias(implicitandexplicit)thathasbeenexpressedbysomeLinoLakes <br />residentsandCentervilleresidentsaboutnotallowingtheproposedQuikTripgas <br />stationtohaveacarwashattachedtotheirbusinessbasedonloyaltytoToddwhoowns <br />CornerExpress.Thetruthis,weonlyhaveonecarwashinCentervilleandownedby <br />Todd.TodenytheQuikTripgasstationtheabilitytohaveacarwashattachedtotheir <br />buildingismakingabiaseddecisioninfavorofoneCentervillebusinessownerbasedon <br />howwellheisloved.AndIthinktheworldofTodd.Heisanamazingfriendandhehired <br />oursontoworkathisgasstationforyears.However,Ithinkallbusinessescomingto <br />townshouldbetreatedfairlyandequitably.IfToddcanhaveacarwash,thenQuikTrip <br />shouldbeallowedtohaveoneaswell. <br />Thankyouforyourtime.SusanLove. <br />SentfromYahooMailforiPhone <br />2 <br /> <br />