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Mounds View City Council February 26, 2018 Regular Meeting Page 8 View Boulevard. He anticipated a lot of families felt the same way. Jerome Clark, 5001 Wellington Avenue, stated he was opposed to the low-income/Section 8 apartments. He believed the City had enough affordable housing and drugs already in the community. He discussed the recent drive-by shooting that occurred in his neighborhood and encouraged the City to not approve any additional affordable housing for the safety of the people in Mounds View. He expressed frustration with the Mounds View Police Department and his inability to receive police reports on the activities occurring at a house in his neighborhood. Eileen Burns, 5109 Irondale Road, commented the Crossroad Pointe property was not the proper location for a gun club as it was too close to schools and residential homes. She encouraged the Council to reconsider the Ordinance amendment to increase the distance guns should be from schools. Ken Gladen, 5149 Edgewood Drive, stated he was for the gun range. He explained the gun range would bring additional traffic into the community and would improve the tax rolls. He reported women are the fastest growing segment of gun owners. He indicated he was not real supportive of another apartment building in Mounds View, but now understood the units would be market rate. He stated he supported the Council moving forward with the development as proposed. Mary Kay Walsh Kaczmarek, 8345 Pleasant View Drive, explained the City of Mounds View had incredible schools and a micro climate where trees needed to be protected. She stated the City did not need to build an image of the City that was promoting gun culture. She did not believe it would be responsible for the City to pursue a gun range this close to our schools. She noted there were gun ranges and gun shops in neighboring communities that could be used for the Mounds View Police Department. She encouraged the Council to think more about what could be done to make Crossroad Pointe attractive to the entire community. Ian Mills, 7594 Greenfield Avenue, indicated he was a student at Irondale High School. He explained he and his fellow classmates were already concerned about their safety at school given the number of recent school shootings. He did not believe it was in the City’s best interest to have a gun range within walking distance of his former middle school and current high school. He stated this would not make him feel safe. He explained he would not be voting for any of the Council members that supported the gun range. David Frego, 5612 St. Michael Street, understood there were a lot of concerns surrounding the gun range. He explained he had two grandchildren that attended Bridges. He stated if the City were pursuing an open-air range this matter should be put down. However, he believed an indoor range, similar to Bill’s, would be capable to stopping large caliber weapons. He commented he has not heard of any rounds escaping Bill’s facility and noted you could not hear the weapons being fired from outside of Bill’s. Steve Peters, 7805 Gloria Circle, stated he was totally against the gun range as it would diminish property values. He explained the proposed gun range was too close to schools and seniors. He recommended another property be considered. He indicated he did not support additional low-