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November 18, 2002 Kathleen Weihe 2679 Schletty Drive Little Canada, MN 55117 (651)484 -0197 To Whom It May Concern: I am writing to express my interest in serving on the planning commission for the city of Little Canada. 1 am a new resident of the community, having moved here in May of 2001. My husband and I had our wedding in our new home on Schletty Drive. My step - daughter attends Roseville Area High School as a 9th grader. I also have two grown children, a daughter attending college in New Mexico, and a son at Century College. Before my move to this area, I lived in a neighborhood in south Minneapolis for almost twenty years, and served as a block club leader for several of those years. I also volunteered extensively at the neighborhood elementary schools, Hale and Field, and served as the secretary for the McRae Park cooperative nursery school parent board, as well as the president of the neighborhood babysitting co -op. I also served as a church council member at Mayflower UCC for three years. I'm a strong believer in the benefits ofa community to the well -being of individuals and families. My previous neighborhood (the corner of 48th Street and Chicago Avenue) grew over the two decades I lived there from a sleepy area to a thriving, interesting place to catch a good movie and eat out at several good restaurants. The neighbors stayed put, valuing the care the businesses and families took toward our little area of the city. Many families raised their children from infancy to adulthood in the Field- Regina neighborhood. There was a great deal of support from the people in the neighborhood for new ventures. Meetings regarding decisions about liquor licenses, parking lot situations, and alley -use restrictions were well attended. It was a wonderful experience to live in an area that met the needs of both its residents and the local business owners. I'm happy to live in Little Canada, which seems to offer its residents many of the perks I've grown used to. I've enjoyed discovering the community events which I'm sure help to mark the seasons for the people who live here. It's a true pleasure to deliver my water /sewer bill to the city center, just around the corner from my house. When I was married last summer, I made the decision to use as many local businesses as I could. I was thrilled to find at the Red Rose Florists a wonderful, helpful woman who delivered all the flowers to our home for the ceremony. She has since moved to Burnsville (or Eagan ?), which mist have been a loss to those of you who watch the comings and goings of the town's enterprises. I work at home as a writer, and this year received a Minnesota State Arts Board fellowship to support my work. I am interested in politics, particularly as it works at the local level. Being the daughter ofa small - business owner in a small town, I appreciate some of the nitty - gritty of local decision- making. Thank you for considering appointing me to serve on the Little Canada planning commission. Sincerely,