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than to fctura to County Road IS. The conununity expressed their traffic concerns at the Orono Navarre Town Meeting held on March 13,2003 where 11 statements were made about the danger from current traffic volume. This use will only increase traffic coming from other parts of the Twin City Area and contribute to an even greater danger to the safety of the public. 3. PUBLIC WELFARE The location and use will be very detrimental to public welfare in seven ways. In the first instance it will only increase run off water into Lake Minnetonka fimn the expanded car park. While the iqiper car park is technically “hardcover^ at present, the hardtopping of it is bound to increase the run off water into Lake Minnetonka. I am astounded that a commercial site such as this within 200 feet of a Lake Miimetonka lagoon is permitted to have a 90% hardcover whereas the city stringently enforces the hardcover regulations in respect of residential property. Why do we have to perpetuate and compound an already sorry state of affairs? Serondly Navarre has one liquor bar and restaurant at present (The Narrows) which is almost opposite this site. Two sudi establishments so near to each other are not in the best interests of the public welfare. Neighbon are constantly grumbling and complaining about the noise element from the existing establishment. More importantly is there a need for another one? Thirdly a second establishment consistinig of a bowling alley will attract an element of patronage which will be irresponsible and rowdy. When the bowling alley was in operation, then every spring 1 would have to collect empty beer cans, bottles and other g^age v^diich regularly filled a garbage container; items thrown over my fence by customers of the bowling alley. How much worse will diis be Mdien because of a full liquor license the profile of the patroiuge will in all probability be much worse. Fourthly the cooking smell that will emanate from this establishment will be unacceptable. When the wind is blowing from the North or East we currently have to endure Rick’s Supermaricet cooking of chickens. An additional smell is detrimental to the public welfare. Fifthly I would point out that the community had many strong statements to make at the Town Meeting on Match 13,2003 about improving Navarre, plaiming proactively for the future, and working to create a Navarre we could all be proud of. PuUic welfare depends on a good environment and the grantingofthisLicense will be very detrimental to that environment Sixdily the area is zoned B1, which is defined in the zoning ordinance as a district intended to provide a district for businesses that supply coauioditics or perform a service priauiriiy for residents in the surrounding area. Some have estimated that as much as 70% of the Narrows clientele are from ontiide of the city. A licensed establishment has no place in a B1 district Finally how much extra woik will be put on die shoulders of our ^e police force as it monitors and responds to the normal complaints that come with the existence of such an establishment. 4. INJURY TO PROPERETY VALUES The last issue is the most important one: material iqjury to property and improvements in the vicinity. My bouse is oidy iqiproximately 130 feet from the subject building (about the same distance between home plate and 2^ base by way of a straight line). Ihave