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One of the products of the Vista 2000 process is the new housing development on the school land to the south of Lake Owasso. This is a quality development that the City can use as a model for future public redevelopment projects. The other focus of Vista 2000 was on creating a greater diversity of housing in Roseville. As a result the City has new low income housing that is working welL Roseville has a real sense of "neighborhood". Many neighborhoods in the City have block parties. Central Park has been a great asset for the community. Roseville residents use Shoreview and Fairview community centers Physical fitness is part of the community. Roseville is about families. It is difficult to define specific neighborhoods in Roseville. Probably the clearest since of neighborhood is defined by the street you live on. This is reinforced by the block parties. Can you The business community is also an important part ofRoseville. The businesses are not well connected to community. The Suburban Chamber of Commerce, which started in RoseviHe, represents business. Their focus is primarily on business retention I new business development. Many business people visit Central Park at lunch. A fitness center might cater to the business community. Roseville has provided a lot of new housing, especially housing products other than single family detached (i.e. townhomes) There is a need for more senior housing, especially one level homes. Potential for "continuum of care" housing. Some existing senior housing - Center Point The City also needs to focus on getting new families moving to RoseviUe. There is a concern amongst existing residents about the maintenance of senior residents property . RoseviUe is a collection of post war homes. It is stable and attractive in general, but some area are "going to seed". Young families leave when children reach school age. Schools may become a real issue? The latest round of testing showed lower than average test scores.