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> State, 4 �: M'N Zip:: 5,5104 > Home Phone Number:: > Daytime Phone Number-,: > Email Address,: > How would you prefer to be contacted?,-, Email > Please Snare Your Comment, Question or Concern-' [This is a copy of a > letter that we have sent to, the Roseville City Council Members. We > kindly request that It is read and considered prior to the Planning >1 Commission meeting on. 2/6/2008. We are sorry we, are unable to attend > the meeting. Thank you.] > Rosevi'lle City Council Members,, > We are writing to express concerns about the proposed "Rezoning" and > " General Concept Planned Unit Development" of the Rainbow Foods store > located at 1201 Larpenteur Ave W. > We believe that a new Rainbow Foods store containing such elements as > a pharmacy, expanded floral department, coffee/caf& type structure, > and a liquor store could harm established businesses in the immediate > -2,1rea, plossibly causing any number of them to fail., > We spoke With seNreral of the possibly affected b,u,s " t the!. inesses, to ge -ir > opinions on the matter, 4 , and foun the follo'%N7 in g 0 > L Nearly all of Nrhotn we spoke with had no, knowledge of the plan to > redevelop the Rainbow Foods store site. >1 2., Nearly all of whom we spoke with thought their businesses would be > negatively 'impacted by the project. For example: >a. When .sloe if the proposed new liquor store would affect their business, > Anonymous at J 11 s Liquiors stated, "I think it would hurt all area > liquor stories] business." > b. An-onymous at, Wale reen's compared the proposed Rainbow Foods development > to a, "big box, one-stop shop" that would take busine�ss from area drug > ,stories and ph,arm- aci"es.. > 3. The proposed eNriction of the Roseville 4 Theater was Viewed very > negatively. > a. Varliolus people we, spoke to expressed dismay at the absence of a farmly OJ