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This is not a dilemma that only Roseville face& In the pmt maple of moths there have <br />been other difficult choices abet the best use of the little open been spy lefrt in the <br />'win Cities Metropolitan Area. In June, Burnsville residents worked tirelessly to try to <br />reserve a community golf course that was later razed to build executive ale ham. <br />gust last weekend, the bfimwqxAs Star Tribune printed an article about resits in the <br />Hii hwood Hills am of St. Paul who are trying to quickly raise seveM Ilion dollars to <br />purcbmw 5 acres of gmn space that will otherwise be desroyed by a developer "s <br />bulldozer. <br />To p hrase an oid song, were paving paradise to put up a wing lot. <br />Tease don "t dismiss my argument Please don't disregard this important section of the <br />comprehensive plan. Citizens have already told you through the Parks won of the <br />Comprehensive Plan ghat they prefer to see done with this property in the long ran...and <br />p <br />its not p utdng up townhouses. They errant to see it part of the Central Park system. <br />When we have so little laud left that don't have houses, gas stations, shopping mils, <br />movie testers, grocery stores, auto repair shops, pia parlors, fast food restau,tmts, and <br />electronic stores, what you decide here tight speaks volumes about what we value as a <br />community. <br />1 urge a ou to #hind long Wm I urge you to have a public discussion that includes all the <br />important, relevant sermons of the comprehensive plan* I urge you listen to the .intent of <br />the Parks won in the Cornprrebensive P1wL <br />will the City of Roseville be Imown and respected as a city of parks, where, (as our own <br />Comprehensive Plan proclaims) "the benefits are endless'? <br />Or will we be a just another first ring suburb emrnrned fall of houses, townhouses, gas <br />stations and ear dealers? <br />Townhouses can be built anywhere. But don't build them here, where Roseville cidzm <br />and city leaders have expmssed a desire to add this proper . , . someday ,. .. to the puk <br />systeUL <br />'hank you for your time. <br />Chris Krueger <br />2615 CAAWSCY Street <br />Roseville, MN 55113 <br />