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<br />2 September 1987 <br /> <br />TO: Roseville City Planning Commission <br /> <br />I am very concerned about the proposed development of the Lexington School <br />area, as are all of the other neighbors in the area. We have put together a <br />citizens committee to try to save the Lexington School Park Area, and to make <br />sure that our voice is heard in whatever planning is done for this land. There <br />is precious little open space left in the residential neighborhoods. Any that <br />is turned into business use is lost forever for its recreational benefit. We <br />do not need businesses on every street corner. We especially do not need them <br />in what is predominantly a residential neighborhood. <br /> <br />I have in my possession signatures from over 700 Roseville citizens on a <br />petition stating that they want the Lexington School area to remain zoned R-l <br />and that the southern half of this area should be preserved as park land. We <br />could easily have obtained two or three times as many signatures. As could be <br />expected, most of these signatures are from residents that live near this area <br />and use this land. However, there is also a large number of signatures from <br />voters who live in other parts of Roseville. Everyone I have talked to, from <br />all parts of Roseville, have expressed their deep concern about the single- <br />mindedness with which our city government, and city management, is pursuing <br />business growth at the expense of the quality of life that we now have. We <br />chose to live here because of the quality of life that Roseville has been known <br />for. This quality of life may soon be gone. <br /> <br />Rosevil1e is already overbuilt for business properties. We do not need to turn <br />residential property into business use. Especially for a business that is not <br />a direct service to the local residential area that it would be located in. We <br />already have enough outside traffic on our neighborhood streets and do not need <br />to increase it. <br /> <br />I strongly encourage each of you on the planning commission to vote NO on this <br />proposal. But not only on this proposal, on any proposal that would turn this <br />open land into a business use. I must remind you that this is not just a <br />neighborhood issue that we are dealing with. It applies to all of Roseville. <br />If we do not keep the open land we have in the residential areas, and instead <br />turn them into businesses or multi-family dwellings, I guarantee you that 20 <br />years from now Roseville will not be the desirable community to live in that it <br />is today. Preservation of the quality of life we now have must be made a <br />priority item; not only for you, but for the city council, and for all of our <br />local government. <br /> <br />Therefore, I strongly encourage you to not only recommend to the city council <br />that this land not be rezoned business for this particular proposal but that <br />you make a statement to them saying that the open land associated with this <br />property should remain open land in the future, just as the master plan calls <br />for. <br /> <br />Sincerely, <br /> <br />T~/~ <br /> <br />Thomas N. Turba <br />ll70 West Burke Ave. <br />Roseville, MN 55113 <br />