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there appeared to be an obvious attempt to keep the ideas from public view. 5. What Are the Alternatives Lot Split Recommendations Addressing? Residents want to insure the value of their homes as influenced by their neighborhoods. They want changes to the neighborhood that are first and foremost mindful of the character and ambiance of the area. This is not a unique concern and has been addressed here and around the country by cities. Cities that have developed over time, often before they were cities, appear to either protect large lot areas such as Hopkins and St. Paul or by using a averaging or sliding scale as Edina or Minneapolis. Roseville has only 100 or so large lots that might be able to be developed. It is clear that the predominance of these lots is located in areas heavily impacted by retail development and/or highway interchanges. The two major areas, Acorn and Gluek Lane are considered for study by the University of Minnesota to evaluate the ability of trees to improve air quality. To allow these areas to be chopped into areas of 11,000 sflots would not only be to destroy the investments of the residents but to degrade the quality of their environment as well due to the loss of air filtering and noise reduction provided by the additional trees and green space. Most individuals bought their homes on a platted lot. Almost no one bought his residential home with the anticipation of being allowed to divide the lot. If that was the plan, as some individuals in my neighborhood, they bought two lots. When they prepared to sell they offered them together or separately. It is hoped that what will result from this hearing and the CAG report and citizen based Alternative Recommendations is a policy that does treat all the residential neighborhoods equally by adopting a sliding scale or averaging approach to lot divisions. It is further hoped that topics of "subdivision," "variance," "lot recombination," and "PUD" will be discussed and reviewed by a broadly based citizen panel to be sure that residential neighborhood character is preserved, our housing stock remains diverse, and the investments of all our citizens protected.