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Maynard and Elizabeth Shaw <br />2835 Roosevelt Street N.E.,St. Anthony, MN 55418 <br />August 21, 2017 <br />St. Anthony City Council <br />3301 Silver Lake Road <br />St. Anthony, MN 55418 <br />Sent via email: city@savmn.com <br />Attention All St. Anthony City Council Members: <br />We have been following the events and news updates with the closing ofand re-development plans <br />for Lowry Grove. We feel it is time to express our concerns about the project/proposal put forth <br />by the new owners. <br />We strongly urge the Council to not amendthe current statutes on density which capunits at <br />25 per acre and to not allow buildings taller than residential three stories. <br />We are lifelong residents of Northeast Minneapolis, 28 of those years enjoying our single-family <br />home in St. Anthony. We do not want to even imagine the chaos that would ensue by jamming that <br />many units and people (let alone cars) into the space at Lowry Grove. Please do not let our <br />beautiful city (and zoning statutes) change because there is potential for more tax income – if that <br />ispotential motivation. <br />Our City’s infrastructure is right-sized in many ways – roads, parking, school enrollments and <br />emergency services. With that said, wepersonally already deal with traffic issues along the short, <br />th <br />two block stretch in front of our home - from St. Anthony Parkway to 29Avenue, with people <br />racing at speeds over 40 MPHin those two blocks.Cars cut over from the Parkway at rush hour, <br />after church and just ingeneral. We are constantly monitoring the street when our grandchildren <br />are over and playing in the front yard or riding their bikes on Murray. Add another 800+ cars to the <br />area – please NO! <br />We have spent every year improving our home and landscape,raising the value for the next <br />generation. Our neighbors are all doing the same. It’s an unwritten ‘code’ in our City – everyone <br />works to keep it beautiful. Young families with small children are attracted to our City and moving <br />into the area for all the reasons stated above – the well-kepthomes, schools, churches, streets and <br />dependable emergency response teams. <br />Please understand that wesupport the building of units on the acreage, but imploreyou restrict <br />th <br />the number and size accordingly.We plan to attend the meeting on the 28, but also felt that we <br />needed to state our thoughts and wishes in writing for you all to consider. <br />Sincerely, <br /> <br />