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1 mentary to the Planning Commission and that was that the Village hadn't been studied for possible rezoning and so on, and that is contrary to the fact. We have been working on that from time to time. We have always, of course, met with difficulties because of the fact that no one wants to make changes that will affect their property. Not as the Planning Commission, but personally, it seems to me that in view of the facts we have been working arith for years someone had a rare sense of the fu+..ure when they set that back to 180' or so. Our business district here in our main business area is lacking in parking space and we are con- tinually confronted with the fact that people cannot get in there for their shopping. There is always a traffic tangle and there is always a very bad situation. It is unsafe actually to park your car on the East side of Snelling. People are coming in from one direction and t'^e other. Vie have been working on that problem. We haven't come up with anything, but there is an intersection now coming into the picture that, is apt to change our whole situation here and that is one of the reasons we feel we '~, feel we should get the help of this planning expert to work out some scheme for the balance of the vacant land. Nilsen I think everyone here will apprecia±e the reason for going into this matter for a moment or two. When a resolution is presented to the Village Council bearing 675 signatures, represen tinp~ a cross section of the people of the Village of Falcon Hei~~hts, then I feel it is important to establish v~;hat is on that resolution. I feel very strongly about that. I am not wishing to take excep- tion or anything like that. I merely wish to clarify the official record of the T~2inutes of the Council of Falcon Heights on this particular matter. With respect to the submission of this resolution which we have been asked to incorporate in the records of the Village of Falcon Heights this particular evening, T don't think that anyone will take exception to our action in asking that this be done. I don't think anyone can do that. Mis-understanding or no mis-understard- ing, it is an official record that must be set straight. Tdow I would like to, as a matter of the record, and. supplementing the Planning Commission's work, ask the clerk to read into the record a letter from ;~Sr.. C. B. Loecks who is now Chairman of the ~~etropolitan Planning Commission, with reference to work that was done in the Village of Falcon Heigh±.s previously. I think his testimony bears some merit and should be accdpted into the records this evening. Utecht Utecht read the following letter dated December 3rd, 1954, addressed to Mr. Lorris Williams. Chairman Falcon Heights Planning Commission, 1784 Simpson, Falcon Heights, Minnesota: "Dear Mr. Williams: ~n November 11th you requ-~sted the opinion of tY~e under- signed as to the policy which Falcon Hei~;hts should follovr with reference to additional zoning in the Village. Attached is a report summarizing the results of a preliminary study of the matter to- gether with a map illustrating the basis for my conclusions. Al- though I do not believe further research is justified at tY~is time, I would be happy to meet with your people to discuss the matter further if such a meting is desired." Si€ned C. D. Loecks, TiEUIORA.nIDUT,7 dated December 3rd, 1954. Suggested policy relative to additional commercial zoning for the Village of Falcon Heights, T,2innesota.