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July 5, 2018 <br />TO: Mayor, City Council Members and City Staff <br />RE: Follow up on the proposed Kwik Trip site <br />I attended the neighbor meeting about the proposed Kwik Trip. Ninety five percent of the people <br />there were opposed to this. At the end of the meeting, the VP of Kwik Trip said " I don't feel the <br />love and I was thinking about canceling my proposal". I went to the City Council meeting on <br />Monday; and I was very surprised to hear that they were still considering Kwik Trip. There was <br />a proposal to get access to Hwy 10 and move Kwik Trip on that site. I believe there would still <br />be the same problems for the neighborhood and surrounding businesses. (Super America, <br />Holiday, Tobacco Store in the mall, and Aldi's all would be hurt. The owner of the BP stat d th t <br />he would close his store down. <br />e a <br />Mounds View already has many places closed; the liquor store, the restaurant in the mall, <br />Snyder's drug store, and the Tom Thumb store next to The Station has been closed for years. <br />This is not a good image for the city. <br />I believe the apartment (only) building proposal would be a better option because they would <br />bring more people into our city and, that would give a boost to all the businesses on Hwy 10. <br />With more people in the city, maybe we could reopen the restaurant in the mall. Wouldn't it be a <br />better option to get a little less money for the property, by doing the apt (only) proposal to <br />secure the success of the businesses already in place and not hurt them? <br />I do appreciate the support the City Council and staff have given The Station over the years. <br />Sincerely, <br />W <br />Leon M Theis <br />The Station <br />