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MLr-uri_cnr '_ tx, C : cm] 1 i bon S roc i cuL n t <br />er 6. bad <br />2989 Cou itry Drive • Little Canada, Minnesota 55117 • Telephone (612) 633 -8900 • FAX (612) 481 -0700 <br />August 9, 1994 "Where Quality Rules" <br />City of Little Canada <br />515 Little Canada Road <br />Little Canada, Minnesota 55117 <br />Little Canada Planning Commission and members of Little Canada <br />City Council; <br />I shall be out of town August 11th and unable to attend the Planning <br />Commission meeting. However I felt it was important for me to <br />express my views on the upcoming issue of ABRA Auto Body entering <br />the City of Little Canada. <br />I-am a Little Canada Businessman. And I do believe competition is <br />a good thing. But I question how much competition one small area <br />can handle. Right now Little Canada supports no less than 9 auto <br />repair facilities. At what point does added competition jeopardize <br />the already established businesses? <br />Should ABRA build a new location on Rice Street their full intention <br />would be to pull business from the other Little Canada repair <br />facilities. For there is no new base or influx of growth in this <br />Rice Street location for ABRA to draw upon. <br />I also question the rapid expanse of this chain repair facility. <br />New locations have also just been approved or newly opened in both <br />Arden Hills and Shoreview. Is this another 7eleven we are witnessing <br />with a soon to be empty ABRA on every corner? This is not fast food, <br />there is a limit to this market. <br />Little Canada is trying to upgrade their image. Pulling in businesses <br />that are upscale and modern. As Little Canada's City Council has <br />pointed out repair facilities cannot help but show some abuse. After <br />all, the vary nature of their business is wrecked and damaged vehicles. <br />the more vehicles the better the business. <br />Is this the image we wish to project on a busy, heavily traveled <br />LIttle Canada roadway? And with that image in mind who would than <br />build next to this repair shop? Not a restaurant nor any retail <br />shops or even an upscale business complex. Your expansion would <br />become limited. <br />I would urge the Planning Commission to refuse this request at this <br />time. <br />Respectfully, <br />Dennis O'Connell, Suburban Auto Body, Inc. <br />Page 23 <br />