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seniors. Consistent with other findings, residents take a very <br />progressive approach on issues of neighborhood improvements. <br />There was wide support for redevelopment efforts on three <br />fronts: residential, given top priority by twenty-nine percent; <br />office, supported by fourteen percent; and light industrial, key <br />to eleven percent. opposition was strongest against attracting <br />more retail opportunities, heavy industrial, and apartments. <br />Most residents, then, hope for a balanced approach to future <br />growth. <br />There appeared to be general agreement about a vision for <br />the future of Roseville. Ninety percent rejected the need for <br />more retail shopping malls, while fifty-seven percent felt <br />similarly about more office buildings. Eighty-eight percent <br />rejected a future as another Sun City, Arizona, senior <br />settlement. Sixty-eight percent reject�d the placement of more <br />apartments and condominiums along Highways 36 and I-35W; sixty- <br />seven percent also rejected the placement of more retail <br />development there. A forty-four percent to forty-six split <br />occurred over the placement of high density light industrial and <br />affice complexes in those two locations. Along the two major <br />highways, then, a mixed development wauld work best, combining <br />residential with office and light industrial opportunities. The <br />goal, agreed to by seventy-six percent is: "a more affluent, <br />well-educated community placing an emphasis on natural beauty, <br />recreational opportunities, and limited commercial and retail <br />development." They are satisfied with the current balance -- <br />eighty-six percent feel it is reasonable; but, they are concerned <br />about the future. In other words, residents want a more <br />149 <br />