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<br />1ecember 13, 1983
<br />Mr. James F. And,rie., City Manager
<br />Roseville City Hall
<br />2660 Civic Center Dri've
<br />Roseville, MN 55113
<br />Dear Mr. An�d,r el,
<br />Thank you f'o ber 2nd, following the fruitful
<br />cussions wi�th you a,nd� the Roseville City Council As I interpret
<br />an�d have reported to the Bluil�din�g Committee, and the, B,oarid of' Directors,
<br />th�e, City of Roseville i's now looking favorably, on the Johanna Middile
<br />School proiject, Theire are two a,reas of' concern ex,press,e,d in you�r letterl
<br />"I The desire to obtain a,n easelmen�t (4,0�' x 4,10') to allow an ex-
<br />ten�sion of Arthur Street, in order to gain access to the pro-i
<br />posed parking lot on the, sou�therl�y 61 acres, Which Presbyterian
<br />Homes has plan�n�eld to give to the, City for a park.
<br />Our plersoinal observatilon i's that the m�ajor concern, of the City,
<br />the neighbors and oursel�ves is for, the, preservation of the
<br />Lan�gt,on L,ak,e area, as a Nat,u�re Park, to enhance the einjoyment
<br />of nature a,nd devellop ha,bit,a,t for wildlife. T'h�e impact of 54
<br />parking spacels would endian�ger, the environment which is there
<br />by creation, a,nd on�ce abu,se,d or destroyed cannot be re,-creat,ed.
<br />A,cceiss from th�ree directions by footpaths from the, east on
<br />Lydia, from the, welst, and from the, north would help preserve
<br />th�is beautiful natural park. Developi, ng t,he Arthur Street
<br />'th parking
<br />es e e spac would likel ca,u�se a, viry negativ
<br />access, wi y
<br />i�mpact on the Lang�ton Lake shoreline. Ailso, it w,ould make
<br />any neighbo appy.
<br />In the light of the, a,bove, we encouria,ge furtiheir investigation
<br />#f other, access routes. We h�ope something else will turn out
<br />to be more satisfactory.
<br />As the. proposed Arithur St,reelti access brings the road u�pi to the
<br />west-ern easement bou�nd�a,rly, it would necessitate a protective
<br />fencle, for t,h�e s,a,fety of our residents,,
<br />A,s a, last resiorti, we wou�ld accede to th�e Arthur Sitreet proposal,ik
<br />2. The, second area of the City's, con,cern i�s, the unacceptability of
<br />the,, reversionary claus,e attached to the 6, acrel, dedicati�oni Pirels-
<br />byterian Homes will cooperate in drafting a suitable legal
<br />RETIREMENT LIVING HEALTH CENTER COMMUNITY OU�TREAC�H
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