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May 18, 2020 Dear Mayor Roe, Roseville City Council, and Roseville Parks and Planning Commission: My wife, daughters, and I have lived at for 15 years. I have watched with growing concern as the plan for the property at 2395 County Road B has become more apparent. In a recent Parks Commission meeting which I attended, the developer offered to sell a plot of land at 2433 County B to Roseville as a more palatable option to the unusable park space they originally offered. This is not a viable option. A quick visit to the site reveals that it is ill-suited to be a park. Though our entire neighborhood –the area north of County B and west of Cleveland Ave.—is bordered on the north and west by busy highways 36 and 280, virtually every visitor to our home over the years has remarked how quiet and peaceful it is, due in large part to the old growth trees that cover the area. The proposed park is on raised, mostly treeless land and will be stuck between an apartment building and the proposed townhome development.The location of this land, coupled with the removal of trees that will certainly occur once the developers begin clearing the land for the townhome development, seems more like an urban park and not in harmony with the rest of the area. I realize that the city has been trying to address the lack of park and wilderness space in this area, and the lure of tax dollars may be hard to resist; however, the developer’s proposed solution seems to benefit them far more than the residents of this area and greater Roseville. First, they can keep the sliver of land that they originally proposed, thereby preserving the aesthetic of their townhome development. In its place, they will sell the city a different plot across the street for the paltry sum of $650,000. It’s hard to see this as a mutually beneficial solution. I urge you all tosay “no” to the developer’s offer. Thank you for your time and consideration to this matter. Regards, Dave and Rachael Ostrom 2223 Saint Croix St.