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Attachment E <br />----- Original Message ----- <br />From: Ruth Batchelder <br />Sent: Monday, February 18, 2008 11:48 PM <br />To: *RVCouncil <br />Subject: proposed liquor store <br />To the members of the City Council, <br />I am a homeowner in Roseville, in the neighborhood most near the proposed site for a <br />liquor store. I live with may family at 2205 Haddington Road, which is walking distance <br />from the Batteries Plus store on Snelling Ave. I want you. to know that I am strongly <br />opposed to the opening of a liquor store in our area for the following reasons: <br />1) This type of establishment does not enhance the well being of our neighborhood. <br />2) 1 am raising sons whom I hope will become responsible, civic minded citizens. <br />Having a liquor store in the neighborhood does not support me or anyone else with <br />children in this area achieve that goal. <br />3) The Batteries Plus site is right next to four apartment buildings. <br />With the higher density of population, statistically there are bound to be people who <br />are in various stages recovery, having a liquor store with in walking distance does not <br />assist people who are trying to rebuild their lives and families. <br />4) In may opinion, the tax gain of such a retail business, does not offset the cost of <br />increased social services needed to help families who are affected by alcoholism. <br />5) This location is quite near an elementary school and a park. <br />6) In may years of public school teaching and making home visits, I noticed that in the <br />city, liquor stores were not an asset to the neighborhoods they were in. We want <br />Roseville to continue to be a city with strong and peaceful neighborhoods. Having a <br />liquor store in the neighborhood does not lend itself towards that goal. <br />Thank you. for taking the time to read this. <br />Sincerely, <br />Ruth Batchelder <br />