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Dear Ms. Tomas, <br />This evening at the St. Anthony planning commission meeting, your lawyer (taking a brief break from rolling <br />his eyes throughout the testimony of my neighbors) asked that the meeting be refocused back to comment on <br />your plans for the redevelopment of the park. I'm a homeowner in St. Anthony and would like to offer you my <br />feedback now. The buildings are fine, what's there to comment on really, these large scale developments are all <br />pretty much the same- they look pretty on paper and then end up looking like every other building going up in <br />metro areas around the country. I have issues with the scale- it's way too big for the area. Most importantly, I <br />feel that your plan does nothing to address the lack of low-income housing in our community. You are <br />currently in the process of destroying a vibrant community where my low-income neighbors have been able to <br />access the fine resources our community has to offer. Your plans mention that 90 units will be designated <br />affordable, but please don't claim that will do anything to address the needs of low income residents. My <br />feedback is this- sell the park to Aeon/the residents. Many members of the community share my views on the <br />park, we want our neighbors and friends to be able to stay here in the city. We want our community to prioritize <br />its people. We will push the council to deny any zoning changes unless and until an alternate plan is put in <br />place to replace the affordability that has existed at the site for decades and allow current residents of Lowry <br />Grove priority in that development. <br />Kate Martin <br />2513 30th Ave NE <br />Saint Anthony MN 5418 <br />1 <br /> <br />