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To: The Roseville Planning Commission
<br />The Roseville City Council
<br />John Kysylyczyn, Mayor of Roseville
<br />2660 Civic Center Drive
<br />Roseville, MN 55 113
<br />I support putting a new Cub supermarket in the Har Mar Mall and ask that you approve the variance that
<br />will allow the Cub to be built as soon as possible. The addition of a Cub to the Har Mar will provide local,
<br />convenient access to a supermarket, improve the stability of the mall and help to ensure that Roseville has a
<br />stable tax base of businesses.
<br />The Har Mar mall has been in existence since 1962. The effect of the mall on local properiy values has
<br />long since been done. The mall is and has been a commercial, retail properiy for almost 40 years. The use
<br />of the space for a supermarket is appropriate and provides benefits for local residents.
<br />Some of the local residents' concerns about the Cub include increased traffic congestion, noise and storm
<br />run-off. The owners of the mall, Bradley Real Estate, ha�e worked with local residents to understand the
<br />residents' concerns. Bradley and Cub have addressed all of the issues with solid (and costly) solutions to
<br />potential problems.
<br />1 would like the Har Mar to continue as a successful shopping center. Smaller shopping malls in the Twin
<br />Cities have been closing. We read stories that are published in the local newspapers describing the
<br />problems of the small malls. The Har Mar is not exempt from these problems. Turnover of businesses in
<br />the Har Mar has also been observed. The addition of a Cub market will help ensure a financially sound
<br />mall that is a viable retail center in the future. We would prefer to not have a vacant mall in the
<br />neighborhood. Not only would a vacant mall detract from the neighborhood, but the potential loss of tax
<br />dollars from the mall could result in a higher tax rate for Roseville citizens.
<br />The mall provides many benefits: a wallcing area for residents to use for exercise during the long winter
<br />months, space for a local farmers market in the summer, a local movie theatre, a variety of restaurants, a
<br />large national chain bookstore and coffee shop to name only a few. One of the benefits of living in an
<br />urban environment is to have easy access to shopping, restaurants and entertainment.
<br />I urge you to vote to approve the construction of the Cub market at the Har Mar mall immediately.
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