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<br />77 Mid Oaks Lane <br />Roseville, MN 55113 <br />April 20, 1993 <br /> <br /> <br />Members of the City Council <br />Roseville City Hall <br />Roseville, MN 55113 <br /> <br />Dear Council Members: <br /> <br />We strongly oppose the special use permit requested by Patricia Curtiss to <br />operate a beauty salon from her home on 1987 Aldine Street. We hope that you <br />will vote to deny her request. <br /> <br />We are a quiet neighborhood bounded by Rosedale to the north, liar Mar to the <br />east, and the State Fairgrounds to the south, We are surrounded by heavy <br />commercial traffic from the entire Twin Cities. We do not want to encourage <br />commercial traffic in our small residential neighborhoods. <br /> <br />We are opposed in principle to client centered businesses within Roseville's <br />residential neighborhoods. Such businesses attract strangers into residential <br />areas where we are already watchful and fearful for our children's safety. <br />The area of Ms. Curtiss's home is frequented by children from the area going to <br />and from our neighborhood elementary school. We do not want strangers in this <br />area. <br /> <br />We have, in the past, been targets of many burglaries. <br />look out for our neighbors, know the cars in the area, <br />the citizens as part of an active neighborhood watch. <br />counter to these efforts. <br /> <br />We have worked hard to <br />know the patterns of <br />Commercial traffic is <br /> <br />We are happy to have the Curtiss family join our neighborhood. We would like <br />them to be happy here. However, we are not happy to have them bring conmercial <br />traffic into our neighborhood. Commercial space is available within walking <br />distance of the Curtiss home. If Ms. Curtiss wishes to operate a beauty salon, <br />we would welcome her as a new small business owner in one of the nearby retail <br />and commercial establishments. We do not want that establishment next door. <br /> <br />We strongly urge the Council to deny Ms. Curtiss' request. We further ask <br />you to review and change the city ordinance which allows client centered <br />home businesses within residential neighborhoods--with or without special <br />permi t requests--grandfathering in existing business so as not to cause <br />hardship. <br /> <br />Sincerely, <br /> <br />~~m~ <br /> <br />Tamara McGehee <br /> <br />~J,J~~ <br /> <br />Richard McGehee <br />