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Attachment D From:Courtney Hubers To:RV EDA Subject:proposal of the Edison Multifamily Community Date:Tuesday, May 30, 2017 4:50:04 PM Hello - I got your notice in the mail today and thought I'd sit on it a while to process, but then changed my mind to just write sooner rather than later, as I thought it best you hear from the community as soon as possible. We bought our house here on Old Highway 8 just a year ago after searching for a few years. We were lookingfor that perfect space in the city, affordable, convenient, yet with a beautiful piece of land. I couldn't believe we found it in Roseville! Whenpeople saw our pictures and our land...they said "That's in Roseville?"A friend even told me"I never thought I could live in Roseville, but I could live here."I think her perceptions of the city were changed for the better. We fell in love with this sweet area and how close everything was, but how unique Old Highway 8, in particular was. Its like a hidden gem in the city of Roseville. This little pocket where there is suchgorgeousgreen space helps break up the 'city' feel. There seemed to be a nice mix of rentals and yet plenty of single family homes. While we are obviously on alarger street, it still as the feel of a neighborhood community and the traffic on the street is tolerable. We feel OK about sending our kids across the street as there are so many breaksbetween thecars.That said, we have heard from neighbors that they have seen increased crime in their rental units on Old Highway 8. We can only imagine that would increase with more families condensed in a small area. We are currently adopting our 5th child and therefore are in thefinal stagesof planning an addition for a considerable sized addition on our home, hoping to break ground in June.It will likely put our home in one of the highest valued homes on the street already.Due to the unique and neighborhood 'feel' of Old Highway 8, we considered this a good investment. However, if there is increased crime and more noise and more traffic, which are all highly likely if this project is build,our house value will certainly suffer. We will lose a lot, if not all, of our investment. Our hope was to make this our family's permanent home and I'm finding myself re-thinking all of that today. I amalsowondering if we need to hold off on this addition as well. There seem to be so many large rental complexeson that corner,building more does not seem like a wise idea. Please let us know if there is anything else we can do persuade you to find another location for this project. Thank you for listening, Courtney and Kevin Hubers 2936 Old Highway 8 Roseville, MN 55113