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<br />L <br /> <br />Hamline House Condominium <br />2800 Hamline Av N #340 <br />Roseville, MN 55113 <br />October ie, 2000 <br />30 <br /> <br />/-" . c.o VNC/ / <br />00f/ <br />Qa~d~ <br />I \ \ 't \to <br /> <br />Mayor John Kysylyczyn and <br />Members of the City Council of Rose vi lie <br />2660 Civic Center Drive <br />~sev";ile, WiN ~~11~ <br /> <br />Mayor Kysylyczyn and Council Members: <br /> <br />I am happy to see that the City Council's vote against the proposed move of a bingo hall to the Hamline <br />Center has not been finalized. There are a number of people living in the Hamline House, the <br />condominium across the street rrom the Hamline Shopping fenter, who are NOT opposed to the bingo hall. <br />Some things we have heard and read recently make it appef that the whole neighborhood is opposed to the <br />bingo hall, when in fact, many are in favor of it. <br /> <br />That is, of course, if this group is giving accurate numbers. I believe they said there are approximately 75 <br />cars at the Knights of Columbus Hall at anyone time, I and a mend went to the present bingo hall in the <br />Knights of Columbus Building on Friday evening, Oct. 27.At 8:45 pm there were 100 plus cars in that lot. <br />There appeared to be more than enough cars to fill Hamline's lot, but then, the proposed tenants did say <br />there was parking in the rear of Hamline Mall. I hope this parking issue is sufficiently investigated by <br />someone other than the proposed tenants. (There were fewer cars at the bingo hall for the 9:00 shift, and <br />fewer yet for the 11,00 game.) <br /> <br />I do not understand the objections rrom neighbors about increased traffic and how it would endanger the <br />children in the neighborhood. The Hamline Mall is a business property, How does one run a business <br />without traffic? <br /> <br />If there is reason for concern, it should be more for the new tenants of the HamlineMalL Would the rehab <br />of this space be adequate for a bingo hall? Many of us remember how the previous tenants, the grocery <br />store owners, had to put buckets out for drips every time it rained. Would this area of the mall be kept in <br />better repair for the new tenants? <br /> <br />Of course some of us would prefer to see a Land's End Inlet store and/or a Dollar Tree Store in this space, <br />but if such stores are not possible, a bingo hall is just fine by me - if it is properly determined that is fits <br />the space. <br /> <br />Sincerely, , <br /> <br />I C)k cv~. R, 1.f1/~ <br /> <br />Mary De RJey (and) <br /> <br />d< <br />.3 <br />'f <br />5 <br />Ie <br />7 <br />g <br />1 <br />It> <br />/( <br />/2- <br /> <br /> <br />t( ~ <br />d '1 <br /> ~ <br />I.{ '1: <br /> <br /> <br />-- ----~._---------.~_.._-- <br /> <br />--- <br />