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-1 ~ Page 5 of 7 There is a sign advertising Applewood Pointe Cooperative at Langton Lake that has been placed on Cleveland Ave. N. near County Road D along with boarded up homes for some time. This area is surrounded by more commercial properties than the proposed `Orchard Site" Plans for the Second Applewood Pointe Cooperative in Roseville located at Langton Lake began in 2007 — they have not begun to build as of 5/25/09 — their information states they hope to begin breaking ground in late 2009. We do not want a similar sign and a boarded up home on the corner of Midland Grove Road and County Road B! Following are excerpts from an editorial in the March 26, 2009 Minneapolis Star Tribune, an Apri12009 ARRP Newsletter and an article in the May 18,2009 Star Tribune. Editorial: Ghost Developments Thursday, March 26. Star Tribune. ``A ground breaking story by the Star Tribune's Chris Serres on Sunday March 22 revealed that the landscape of Minnesota is littered with the consequences of reckless lending. ....... Developments that city leaders hoped would become thriving new neighborhoods are now messes of weeds, buckled roads, construction debris and towering piles of dirt. Serres' story should sound the alarm for growing communities in Minnesota and across the nation . City officials regularly evaluate proposals for new housing developments and decide whether to approve them. ......... illustrates the need for more local scrutiny of developers' financing arrangements. Its and unfortunate but important lesson for years ahead and a task that both regulators and organizations such as the League of Minnesota Cities should assist cities in performing to require that developers put cash in an account as a guarantee that projects get done. Those are worthwhile steps to consider. The League of Minnesota Cities is also considering new educational programs to help city officials evaluate developers' finances, or to help cities find experts to do so. The league's initiative is welcome and the programs it is considering are badly needed. They merit swift implementation." ARRP Bulletin April. 2009 "Age Restricted Housing Becomes Ageless. The market for age-restricted housing has gone bust as the economic downturn prompts many boomers, unable to sell their homes, to age in place instead. ..... many developers have asked to lift the age restrictions — typically requiring residents to be 55 — plus ....... Local officials have often granted the requests rather than have near-vacant complexes. ........... It's an 'issue that's going on across the country,' says Jennifer Raitt, chairwoman of the housing and community development division of the American Planning Association.'" Star Tribune — Monday, May 18 2009. "Recession delays, derails area redevelopment projects." To summarize this article . • Arden Hills withdrew its offer to purchase a 774 acre tract formerly occupied by the Twin Cities Army Ainmunition Plant after Ryan Companies ended its agreement to develop the site. • Late in 2008 developers pulled out of the 100 acre NW Quadrant Project in New Brighton • In Minnetonka financing difficulties led Glen Lake developers to scrap a plan to build 40 high end condos. � In downtown St. Paul, an ambitions redevelopment project at the riverfront jails site has been withdrawn." These are a few of the examples of projects that have been approved and are at a standstill during these difficult times. You have heard the arguments that Mr. Mueller's plans for an Active Senior Living Complex is too dense for the small parcel — very little green space, safety concerns etc. I would like to make a correction to Station Nineteen Architects, Inc Narrative 4/29/09 page 3 Development densities for other senior housing projects in Roseville are as follows: 07/07/2009