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~~ <br />r~ <br />1 <br />t <br />Dr. McCoy Referring to what had been said about the proposed development of <br />Larpenteur, said that such developments do not necessarily mean <br />progress from the standpoint of the people affected, that it may be <br />progress for the municipalit7tss interested in moving traffic, but <br />not for those who must pay for it. If the results lead to <br />depreciation 'of property, he said such developments do not <br />constitute progress. <br />ii. P. Brunake said he was interested in keeping the area residential, and that <br />department stores are going out around highway 36, that the whole <br />area between Hemline and Snelling is practically residential except <br />for spots. Bruncke said he did not say that traffic is not going <br />to increase on Larpenteur, but has always felt that the corner at <br />Larpenteur and Albert should not be commercial. <br />Attorney Cowie referring to the increase in traffic on Larpenteur, said the people <br />feel this is still a residential area end that the proposed service <br />station with its lights, cars, chains and noise would be a plain <br />nuisance. ~Ir. Cowie said that the people feel if Keller's property <br />reffiains as it is that property values can be kept up. Did not <br />think people should b® condemned because the Keller property was <br />commerei al when homeowners bought. The neighborhood in which they <br />live has taken on an aspect rich they wish to preserve, he said. <br />They do not want to sea a super service station come in there to <br />change the character of the neighborhood, i~ir. Cowie said. <br />George Vavoulis said he agreed with 3~ht~cCoy's statement, adding that the Falcon <br />Heights council should look with favor on the petition and that <br />the people who signed it represent a large number of the residents <br />in the area. They request that there be no change in the character <br />of their neighborhood, he said, and that those who did not sign the <br />petition asked to be left out as a good neighbor not wishing to <br />participate for or against. The petitioners want to leave the <br />neighborhood as it is, he said. Vavoulis then requested that a <br />decision on the rezoning be made to$ight so that the people will <br />know what the vote of the council will be. <br />E. L. Piret Referring to plans for widening of Larpenteur, ;s4r. Piret said <br />what must be decided is whether we are going to have commercial <br />establishments all around our school and urged that the area <br />remszin residential, and that the co uncil support the requ est to <br />keep it from going commercial as some streets have in the Char. <br />Hearing closed No one else .wishing to be heard, the Mayor announced that the <br />council would take the mattem under advisement and announce <br />their decision at the next regular meeting of the council. He <br />then declared the hearing closed at 9:45 P.A~. <br />Approved: <br />rk <br />ayor <br />