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Jl.. « I U * • •’**1 ^ ' '- • * 4 - c »v •t_# %t . * 4 . * * \ *• I *W> ** ^4^ <br />Friday, Junfi 9» 1995 <br />To Che menbcTs of the Orono City Council: <br />We are writing to you aa concerned realdenca of llaverre. We feel that <br />the proposed abuse shelter in the Baptist church in cur neichborhood is <br />inappropriate and unnecessary Tor nur con-.niipity. <br />Your own connunity manacenent plan advises against putting :nultiple~ <br />fanily housing in Navarre, and it also states that no new develop:nents <br />should be peralcced chat conflict with the character of a neighborhood. <br />We chose to live here because of the cozy cottdf.e style of the neighborhood <br />and the frlendlv atmosphere. After living in .Minneapolis for over 40 years. <br />It was like stepping back in time to a place where netgnbors are unsuspicious <br />and children of all ages pclltelj greet you on the street. This is a <br />neighborhood on the upswing—young families are buying and remodeling <br />homes and bettering our community at no expense to the taxpayer.^. <br />Don't undermine the confidence of the people in their neighborhood <br />and in their representatives by allowing this shelter in our area. A <br />barricaded building is not a proper entry to our city. <br />The planning Commission and the Council should he as concerned with <br />the quality of life in our neighborhoods as they are with the quality o. <br />water In our lake. Don't let some contrived suburban guilt syndrome drive <br />your deliberations on this natter. Navarre deserves l^ecter chan to be <br />offered up on the altar of political correctness. Your job Is not to <br />shut your oyes and hope for the best, but to open your eyes and look tor <br />worst possible consequences of this project. <br />This shelter will inject fear and suspicion into our neighborhood. <br />It will increase traffic to an already overburdened intersection. It <br />will not blend into our retail mix. and will create a need for other <br />clcv services at our expense, while generating no taxes. <br />Please respect the wishes of the people who have kept faith with <br />Navarre, and reject this proposed shelter location. <br />Respectfully yours, <br />Richard P. Meyers <br />Janice E. Meyers <br />2195 Bayvtew Place <br />Urono, Mn.