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STATE OF MINNESOTA <br />FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT <br />MARY L. DAVIDSON <br />JUDGE <br />HENNEPIN COUNTT GOVERNMENT CENTER <br />MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA SS^ST <br />6121 3Aa*T762 <br />FAX 16121 3A6.2I3' <br />8 139-' <br />I -S <br />"o' <br />June 5, 1995 <br />Orono City Council <br />P.O. Box 66 <br />Crystal Bay, Minnesota 55323 <br />RE: MOUND WESTTONKA INTERVENTION PROJECT <br />Dear Council Members: <br />I am unable to be at the meeUng June 19,1995 when you again address ™r lequMt <br />to turn the church in Navane into a short-term residential shelter for vicums of Domesuc <br />Violence. <br />1 wanted to reiterate how important this decision is: many victims remmn in abusive <br />relationships because they Save no place to go. Information 1 have received from dirKtors <br />of other shelters in the MetropoUtan Area indicate that there is nevM enough h^“ng »d <br />that incidents of violence or disturbance due to the presence of the shelter m a commumty <br />^ mn-existent. In fact, those neighborhoods tend to be better patrolled and <br />quieter than the typical neighborhood. <br />Domestic Violence knows no geographic, ethnic, educational, or financial boundaries. <br />If you could sit in our Family Court for a day (or two), you would see firsthand the sweep <br />of the problem and the need for the shelter. <br />Thank you for your time, <br />Sincerely, <br />Mary L. Davidson <br />Judge of District Court <br />CC: Dan and Val Hessburg