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5 Lucky s station 11340 Albavor pal -h ., Diver Grove Heigh s, MN SS077 Mr. Brian Beeman 5 June 20113 City of Mounds View 2401 Highway 10 Mounds View MN 55112.1499 RE: Proposed Kwilc T rip Location Dear Mr. Beeman: The nature of this letter is to respectfully request you disallow Kwik Trip to build in Mounds View. The basis for my objection is as follows: ® Our organization was significantly impacted by the road construction recently. To the point, we were almost forced to shut down and lost about 25k in a 4 month period alone. Our business is not back to normal but to a point we want to make improvements but would not be prepared to make that investment if the site is approved. . ® As your 4 June letter suggests (attached), there are already 4 good, responsible competitors in town. It would be my considered opinion that the addition of Kwik Trip might cause two locations to close and substantially harm the balance of the other locations. ® To the extent Kwik Trip argues that its offering is differentiating, that is not true. I would agree that they have a greater presence in some food offerings; however, their grocery section is typical of most convenience stores. Additionally, gasoline sales will represent more than 50% of revenue just based on retail dollars alone. a Whereas current competitors may not offer as much square footage, the consumer offering is available at the other current 4 retailers. At the end of the day, we all offer the same core products. Kwil< Trip's newer sites highlight hot dogs, coffee and snacks but most offerings are available at all other locations currently in operation. In closing, we are small business trying to survive market tendencies. We have been able to endure the redevelopment of the corner but fear another setback could be fatal to our business. To this end, I ask that you consider not allowing Kwil<Trip to build. I thank you for your consideration. Respectfully, Scott L. Stevens President 1, 651-207-5047 ;