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The Problem critical facer in a city's character is the stability of its neighborhoods. People who expect and want to remain in a community feel social responsibility for their neighbors, maintain what they own, and participate in positive citizenship activities. Two factors that strongly influence a resident7s decision to remain in a community are: 1 ) the expectation that home values and surrounding neighborhoods will remain sound —so that investments made in a home will be secure, and ) the ability to have in one's own home, the space and amenities that meet today's expectations for living. Roseville Mousing Needs Assessment The study prepared for Roseville in late 1990, by the Maxfield Research Group confirms the findings of the Metropolitan Council. Because the young adult population is becoming smaller, they will create less demand for single fa mily homes. In less than eight years, the decline in demand for smaller, 1950's and 60's style homes will become more pronounced. This could result in more starter homes on the market for longer periods of time, and in the worst case, depreciating housing values (Maxfield, p. 51). During the 1990'x, baby boomers will be shifting into their middle age years in large numbers; years typically of peak income and largest family size. Move up- housing (not generally represented by the smaller 1950's and 1960's homes prevalent in Roseville) will be in demand for this group. (Maxfield, p. 26) Roseville's Housing Needs Assessment concludes that the age and style of its housing may begin to affect the city's desirability to the critical mid -aged population (Maxfield,, p.26) that invest in their homes, send children to Roseville schools, and do business in the community. While Roseville does have homes to grow into, they represent a small proportion of its housing stock (an estimated 24 percent). These homes are also older, many .built in the 1960`s and 1970's (Maxfield, p.52) so that persons looking for new or up-to- date style homes have generally had to move out to the second der, developing suburbs. T'i Corners! one ��