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Group 4 Ag�1g housing; maintenance of older l�p�ines is a challenge (in many ways) for seniors • Young �az�z�ies are not moving into the school district, thus schools are closing ■ Group homes—lose families when single-family houses are converted to group homes; they are clustering in some areas; operations are a disturbance in neighborhood Rental properly—single-family homes being converted to rental; maintenance enforcements is needed ■ Who is gong to live in multi-family housing? Are Roseville seniors moving into senior housing that's being built? Need inore affordable senior housing so seniors have a reasonable financial alternative to staying in their houses. • Loss of open space to high density development • New and remodeled housing is changing the character of the neighborhood • Need �ore "cottage-style" housing for seniors; asset to neighborhood and good design for seniors Non-housing Issues Increase in traffic r�1 neighborhoods (mentioned by two groups) Neighborhood is less drivable—parking is a problem during snow removals and there is no clean-up after snow removal, parking regulations are not being obeyed nor enforced • Inadequate public transit service • Maplewood Bus Barn—promises that were made about operations are not being kept, because it is in Maplewood Roseville residents feel powerless and that there is little they can do to demand accountability ■ Crime Watch signs have gone down and up with no neighborhood input • Parks need to have a long-r°a�1ge maintenance plan that keeps at maintenance (parks need to be refurbished more frequently) Loss of open space to development • Parks are an asset they must have on-going maintenance in addition to periodic upgrades and improvements; vandalism in parks is increasing, Villa Park is an example Deer, a good and bad thing—bad: eat landscape vegetation, contribute to traffic accidents; good: people like having them around What is going into the house at 320 N. McCarro�l's Blvd that is being renovated? Ideas/ Solutions/ Suggestions (Smallgroup discussionreports) Groac�a 1 Suggestions for City Action • City programs—better coznm�znica#ion is needed; block captain networks can be enhanced ■ CityCHRA—Iin�rove public relations about existing housing programs G�^oi�p 2 Suggestions for City Action Address the rental issue Raw Notes fronl Small Groups and �1ip Chart .� f South East Aa'ea Dialogue (4� 26 f 2005)