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is single family development. Also, not surprising due to the influence of the Rosedale Shopping Center, there is recent introduction of convenience type shoppers goods along the highly traveled Snelling Avenue. Internally, there is some transition of activity due to business departures and failures. These, however, are seen as sporadic and scattered which may in fact represent opportunities and potentials which mayor may not have been considered by the City. In general termS the area is highly active with viable businesses and apparently good occupancy rates. The Shelard Group, for example, indicates that their four industrial buildings located on Terrace Drive off of Fairview are fully occupied and experience a positive investment return. (3% - 4% vacancy rate). Simultaneously the area is acknowledged to have problems. Access and circulation problems are suggesting the need for an improved County Road C interchange with 1-35. Also while buildings and structures for the most part appear sound, property maintenance and upgrading needs attention. There is also a need for reuse of vacant buildings and the remaining limited vacant sites. In summary, the.Twin Lakes Area is rightfully in need of City attention to insure its health and vitality is maintained and in fact enhanced. As such, there should be support for a planning program which works towards the area's improvements. This will benefit the City as a whole as well as the property owners and tenants of the Study Area. The concern which exists, however, is whether the present proposed plan meets the area's needs and improvements in a realistic, practical and beneficial manner. Truckinq Industry Impact Area Development: The area north and south of University Avenue, that stretches from the Minneapolis/St. Paul City limits east to Snelling Avenue, is referred to as the "Midway Area".. This was the main center for the trucking industry for many years. The "Midway Area" was, and still is an ideal location for trucking terminals and other related industries. It is serviced by railroads, and the main transportation links in and out of the region including Interstate 94, University Avenue, and Highway 280 to Interstate 35W. It is also close to the St. paul and Minneapolis downtown areas. This area however became saturated with development, and as large, vacant, industrial sites were no longer available, alternative sites were needed for industrial development and the trucking industry. Moving just north of the Midway, into Rosevi11e, was a logical choice. Roseville fit all of the needs required by the trucking business which included large parcels of vacant land, easy access from major transportation routes and railroad service. It also was still in close proximity to the 3 1 R-OOO?n7~ I