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ROSEVILLE PLANNING COMMISSION June 9, 1993 Pagel 5 was a benefit to the neighborhood to be close to church, nursery school and other programs which the church is involved in. Mary Bakeman, 1178 W. County Road B, stated that change is inevitable and that she viewed this proposal as a positive change for the community. Ms. Bakeman pointed out that the roles of the Vista 2000 process was to produce a livable community and not pave over all of the community. Ms. Bakeman added that the city needs to recognize the importance of the church's role in the community and do what they can to insure that the church does not have to leave Roseville. Barry Carlson stated that he chose his place of residence because it is close to the church, that a lot of church people are users of the park, that the church provides important outreach services to the community, and that the activities help serve businesses in the area. Dave Dudley, 484 Crescent Lane, stated that the City needs to look at the wider community and its needs and acknowledge the importance of parks as well as churches because they serve the neighborhoods and a wider region. Jim Ballantine, 1883 Ryan Avenue, pointed out the importance of the church to reinforce values. Ballantine stated that the City should allow the church to grow. Gary Blume, 1164 Summer, stated that the bottom line is that the park will be gone and children will not be able to walk an additional 8-9 blocks to get to the park. Blume stated that the City will be breaking a covenant with the neighborhood if Bruce Russell Park is lost. David Mundt, 1159 Benten Way, stated that additional commercial development is not needed in the County Road B intersection and that the City should keep one corner as park space. Max Fitzler, member of Roseville Lutheran Church, stated that the City should be considering the overall public good. Mr. Fitzler stated that the City can't fund a park on Lexington and county Road B on its own. Mr. Fitzler testified that in this particular situation, the City should allow the church to continue its mission which, under this proposal, would also allow the City to have a better park. Mr. Fitzler stated that the choices are to have a small park and hole in the community if the church was to leave or to allow this proposal to go forward so the City would have a large park and an expansion of the churches service to the community. Bruce McFarland, from the "Save the Bruce Russell Park" group, stated that the church has been a good neighbor but the homeowners have also been good neighbors and that the proposal would make the church a bad neighbor. McFarland stated that the Comprehensive Plan exists to lay down rules ahead of time to balance all