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d <br />� � <br />Y <br />Several housing developments have been successful in providing congregate housin <br />sen�iors in the Twin Cities including: 7500 York i.n Edina, Lakeahore Drive in g to <br />field, Calvery Center in Golden Valley, Northridge and gt. Therese's in New Rich- <br />and Wilder Park in St. Paul. Communitiea have found theae developments insC ume� <br />in accomplishing two objectives: keeping their older ental <br />providing thera a way to sCay in their neighborhood, andefreeingcupvthenexist�nved by <br />single £amily detached housing to attract g <br />to increase the ciCy's populat�.on and reverse�oxfslowldecliningnschool�enrohildren <br />Development of senior housing solves the problem where one se llments. <br />is overhoused while another l�cks apprapriate housing alterna���8�of the population <br />The resident profile at rheae existing housing communities shows that when f <br />�rocn maintenance concerns and encouraged by the su reed <br />offered in a congregate se�ting, aenio�s' contzibutiontto�theCcommuni.t��gndlonehip <br />ued �civic ties to churchea and other organizatione are enhanced. Rosevi contin- <br />other cities, wi11 no doubt want to Gapi�alize on thx8 by keepzng EheBf ��k' like <br />involved. �rom a neighborhood perspective, senior houeing is desire.b lzene <br />izing. Traf�ic is minimal, noise is not an iasue, reai�ients loAk a�t1e �nd �tabil- <br />and their nexghbors, and khe property ia wel� maintained and �ng$�d C�ro�e�ch ather <br />efForta of reaidenta and management alike. gll khe <br />Many young Fa�miliea and middle age to older couplQs and �ingle8 wi11 alea b <br />to s�e �enior housing in Che co�umunity because Chey wauld like their �r��ts p�'�asQd <br />near them whecz they reCire. i,ikewise, pgrents and �randp8��pts �ften�have a etr��Ve <br />interest in, moving cloaer to th�ir �amiliea upon retir@me�t� <br />ong <br />From an eco�om�c stendpoint, perso�a$ c�ho are r�ti.red er�e oft�n loyal �u ort <br />lacal buainesses in th8t they p�tronize mercl�$nte a�d profeasiona�,� in tp �r� og <br />barhaod. ��ir n���hr <br />Planning to preaer�ve a balaneed Go�amunity throu h g� <br />Qptxons wili enauge the lon ran e � pparting a v�riety of housing <br />rhie projecC fro�a a planning ,-� gO°d of the city. 6�hether the city approaches <br />lot of offer and r�k�s ��°a�ic or hum�nitarian etandppint, Ro��pointe hae � <br />good dev�lopment aenae. <br />Sincerely� <br />M�XFIELD �ALM CEVETTE AIVp CpHipppTy <br />�,/�,., ? r',�-� <br />`C�r �������_.�' �i „O <br />Na n c _ �'�--�_.�...._.""_--� -, <br />Y er�on pBY,� <br />NAP : t 1 n <br />