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• -3- eyesore and location. of many -fires and drug busts in the past" . They reiterated that '.'You could wait forever for the PUD" . Join- ing them in their expressions of approval were Bruce Kattelstad, 2604 31st Avenue N.E. , a self-employed carpenter-contractor who insisted the structure could be easily- remodeled to meet all state barber shop .codes and James .Trait, a 25 year: resident who lives on Highway 88 who said there is a residence on County Road D which has been made over for a barber shop. They. were both customers . of Mr. Morris in his New Brighton location. Also speaking for the proposal were Mary Ann Burmis, 4044 6th Avenue N.E. , Columbia Heights and T. F. and April Peterson 3244 89th Drive, Blaine, who felt the City should "do something with the property to add to the tax revenues" . Kenneth Lee who plans to build a home for- himself on the abutting property to the east of the subject dwelling, related the troubled history of the Hedlund property and the surrounding area including the Twin City Federal location. He was in favor of the proposed project which he saw .as "providing a residential profile for the undeveloped lots" as well as producing no annoyance for the neighbors in the forms of heavy traffic or parking,. noise, odors , etc.. He said he would "rather live next to this well landscaped project than to have the property revert to miscellaneous tenancies with serious fires and drugs on the premises" . When questioned about whether Mr. Morris should attest in writing to his improvement • plans, he said he hoped Mr. Morris "would fulfill his promises but didn' t think. he should be legally held to them" . Marland Johnson, 4008 Penrod Lane, who is one of the new residents on that street, said he is "in favor of the project from what he sees of it, believing the concept conforms to the PUD requirements" . He later got, from Mr. Morris , a commitment that he would be willing to put .into writing all the improvements he had promised. Speaking in opposition to the proposal was Delano J. Martinson, 1830 29th Avenue N.W. , New Brighton, an- Apache Sty.list�:.barber, who believed the house could not be remodeled for a barber shop due to its residential nature and lack of available. parking. However, he could provide no statistics for his claim when questioned by Mr. Sopcinski. Ruth Thompson, 3015 39th Avenue N.E. and Ruth Nelson, 3916 Macalaster Drive, said their opposition to the. proposal was only because it was not part of a specific plan for the rest of the undeveloped- property. They told of the- years they have fought to keep this property from being developed for "a hodgepodge of businesses under strip zoning" including joining legal action against Mr. Lee who had said he at one time owned all . the land around the subject property but has no monetary interest in any of the Hedlund property any longer. They also told of the many proposals which, after hours and hours of meetings 'and City time spent on. them have never materialized. Mrs. Nelson said she thought the latest, the townhouse development, for which the land was rezoned "was far superior to the PUD itself" , and she insisted the City ' s share of tax revenue from commercial is minimal.