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Raw Notes from Small Groups and Flip Chart SOUth W est Area Dialogue — March 15,2005 Roseville HRA Neighborhood Dialogues What are the housing-related neighborhood issues you are aware of? (Small group discussion reports) Group 1 . Overpriced housing Density of housing in smaller area, i,e. 3 couples per house • Cheap housing being built (Twin Lakes), don't need more shopping Need good quality affordable housing of Cty Rd B . Traffic volumes on Cty Rd B . New housing designs don't fitwith character of neighborhood • Planning for housing and transpartai�o�1 /traffic xou�lg not be coordinated Delay closing Cty Rd B access to H�vy 280, now with new housing there will be more tr�affic pressure . Cty Rd B, Cleveland to Hwy 280, not resurface . Protect (?) co�n�lunity--code enforcement Group 2 • Code enforcement (trash and containers) . Dual usage of single-fami7y dwellings (high numbers of unrelated adults living in sa�x-ie house) • Poor road conditions . City doesn't respond to complaints, lack of action—nothing changes Group 3 . Increasing number ofreutal properties (original owner-occupied housing being converted to rental) • Student housing increasing (associatedissues of cars and people) • Group home operations are disruptive (increasei.rr traffic, cars, and people in area) . Smaller yards and higher density • More young adults congregating and drinking— littering and tiuowing empty bottles on grass) . Increase in t�•affic on city roads • New development creating drainage problems and flooding for existing homes . After trees were removed deer began feeding in backyards + Increase in taxes; people do31 t have the financial means to maintain homes, especially those homes that aYe aging . Crimes at motel by car dealerships Group 4 . Need affordable townhomes needed for seniors a��d others who want to stay . Cty nd B is a mess —delay in closing Ciy Rd B at 280 has meant a delay in repairing Cty Rd B. When will Cty R d P be fixed? Homes being built are not in character with neighborhood . Traffic coztdi�ioz�,s at Cty Rd B and Snelling are daugerous—Goodwill, people faking bus don't have safe place to walk. . A POSITIVE—Sidewalks on Cleveland bring people together . Motel by car dealerships Housing Trends Discussion Points (Large group discussion) Rising construction costs means higher density . City needs larger revenue base to provide services, compete with other cities . Housing values increasing across the metro region �teails Roseville values also increase