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Roseville MN 55113 April 14, 2020 Roseville Planning Commission Roseville Parks and Recreation Department Roseville City Council Members Roseville Community Development Director Roseville Public Works Director Dear Roseville leaders: As residents of the Midland Hills area of Roseville for nearly three years it has only been brought to our attention two days ago of the proposal to rezone the property at 2395 County Rd B from LDR-1 to MDR status. We have also received from concerned Midland Hills neighbors a draft of the plan to build 21 housing units in this wooded plot. Added to this incredibly dense construction is the plan to build duplex townhouses across the street on the now vacant Eustis plot. This is what we see at present: County Rd B west of Cleveland is already experiencing heavy traffic. That heavy traffic which usually does not follow the posted speed is already a daily hazard for walking. There are no park facilities in the Midland Hills area of Roseville. The closest park areas are east of Cleveland—a long walk for families in this area. The proposed plot of land is one of the only remaining properties in the Midland area that allows for wetland and forest needed to support our wild neighbors of deer, turkey, coyotes, and waterfowl. This is what we request: We would insist that the rezoning decision be delayed to allow fair and transparent representation of the population affected. We would plead with the City of Roseville to purchase this plot to be used as permanent wetland and park facility. We would oppose this and any further dense residential development in the Midland Hills area as 1--our County Road B is already overtaxed and degraded; and, 2—this kind of dense development does not reflect the overall picture of Roseville, but instead developers’ greed. We do not need to regress to Baltimore row houses in our beautiful Roseville. Sincerely, John Toso and Janet Johnshoy