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May 3, 2010 North Como Presbyterian Church 965 W. Larpenteur Ave. Roseville, Mn. 65113 Hello: I am your neighbor adjacent to your northwest parking lot. I attended your neighborhood meeting on Saturday, May 1, at 4 p.m. regarding your anticipated COMMUNITY GARDENS. I enJoy living next to your church, and the pre-schoolers that come (park) daily September through May -very enjoyable. During the May 1 meeting, I met Carol Rust, and she spoke to me about my concerns and suggested that t put two events in writing. My concern being children that at times are not supervised by their parents -picking up the children, rather than dropping them off in the morning. Examples: Two mothers conversing for long periods and not watching their children, or not disciplining them. My concern -safety for all. 1. Whife the mothers were talking, two, sometimes three children, picked up sticks from my backyard and were playing "fencing" with them. Poking each other and laughing. My concern was possible injury -poking in the eyes and doing damage. And of course, although they were trespassing, what my responsibility would be should that happen, plus not wanting to see injury to anyone. I was trying to let the mothers see this and have the children stop, but this didn't happen until 10 min. later when they left. 2. While mothers were talking, one boy was picking up stones from around your electrical unit on the north, adjacent to my property, and throwing them into my back yard. This was not a physical threat to the child, but could have been if I had not seen it and children/parents were present when my lawn was being cut and the stones flew to the body, doing harm. Carol Rust had a suggestion about the stones, and you might check with her in this regard. 1 love seeing the children, and actually do not mind their being on my property, except for the passibility of injury. When the children are supervised by the pre- school director and assistants, they are so well behaved, it is a JOY to see.