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stree t in fr o n t o f W illo w an d S p ro u t o r an y o the r ch ild ca re site s in re sid e n tia l are as . It is no t <br />su b sta n tia lly d iff e re n t fr o m an y o th e r are a in to w n . For e x a m ple , aro u n d th e co rn e r fr o m m y ho u se , <br />th e re is a stre tc h o f a re siden tia l stree t tha t re g u la rly ha s 10 -1 5 ca rs p a rk e d o n b o th side s o f th e stre e t. <br />T h is d o e s no t ap p e a r to be so m e th in g th a t th e C ity o f Sa in t A n th o n y is d isc o u rag ing . I u n de rsta n d th a t I <br />a m p a r t o f a c o m m un it y o f p e o p le , a n d s o m e o f m y n e ig hb o r s p a r k o n t h e p ub lic s t r e e t s . W h e n t h e r e <br />a r e c a r s pa r k ed o n t h e s t r ee t , d r iv e r s m u s t u s e e x t r a c a u t ion . E x pe c t in g p e o p le t o d r iv e c a u t io u s ly w h e n <br />t h e r e a r e c a r s p a r k e d o n t he s t r e e t is n o t a n u n r ea s o n a b le r e q u e s t , r e g a r d le s s o f t he p a r t ic u la r <br />n e ig hb o r h o o d o r r e s id e n t s . <br />A t t h e p la n n i ng c o m m i ss io n m e e t in g , on e n e ig h b or in pa r t ic u la r n o t e d a t t he p la n n i n g co m m is s io n <br />m e e t i ng t h a t s h e s im p ly d o e s n o t c a r e fo r c h il d r e n . T h is v ie w is n o t r e p r e s e n t a t iv e o f t h e o v e r a ll <br />co m m u n it y a n d s h o u ld n o t p ro v id e t he ba s is fo r t h e ci t y 's d eci s io n m a k in g . A ga i n , I'd li k e t o o ff e r a n <br />a l t e rn a t iv e p e r s p e c t iv e . O n m y b lo c k a lo n e t h e r e a r e a t le a s t 1 1 c h i ld r en . T r a v e l t w o b lo ck s in a n y <br />d i r e c t io n fr o m m y h o u s e , a n d t ha t n u m be r d o ub le s o r t rip le s , a n d m o s t o f t he s e k id s a r e u n de r t h e a g e <br />o f 1 0 . O u r co m m u n it y is in t r a n s it ion . T h e r e a r e k id s e v e ry w h e r e . D o e s t h i s m e a n t ha t I h a v e t o d r iv e <br />m o r e s lo w ly a n d c a r e f u ll y d o w n o u r r e s ide n t ia l s t r ee t s b e c a u s e t h e r e a r e c h i ld r e n p la y in g , b ik in g a n d <br />r u n n i ng ? A b s o lu t e ly . A n d in t h e in t e r e s t o f c r e a t in g s a f e , w a l k a ble s t r e e t s fo r o u r a l l o f ou r ci t iz e n s , I'm <br />h a p p y t o d o it . <br />A s y o u li k e ly k n o w , t h e n e ig h b o r s lo c a t e d d i r e c t ly t o t h e s o u t h o f W illo w a n d S p ro u t h a v e ob j e c t e d t o <br />t h is m o t io n . A ga i n , t h e a c t io n s t h a t t he se n e ighb o r s h a v e t a k e n r e fl e c t a t t it u d e s t ha t a r e n o t <br />r ep r e s en t a t iv e o f t he c ommu n it y . F or e x a m p le , t h e s e n e igh b o r s in d i c a t e d in t h e i r le t t e r t ha t t he y <br />e r e c t e d a f e n c e b e t w e e n t h e i r fr o n t y a r d a n d W ill o w a n d S p ro u t 's fr o n t y a r d . T he y n eg le c t e d t o <br />m e n t io n , h o w e v e r , t ha t t he y c o v e r e d t ha t f e n c e in Va s e li ne in o r d e r t o d e t e r t he c h il d r e n fr o m e n t e r ing <br />t h e ir y a r d . Th e i r a tt it ud e s a r e n o t j u s t u n r e p r e s en t a t iv e ; t h e y a r e w h o lly ina p p ro p r ia t e in a r e s id e n t ia l <br />co m m u n it y . <br />F or a ll o f t h e r ea s o n s I'v e s t a t ed , t h i s t e x t a m e n dme n t h a s a h igh ly c o m p e lli n g p u blic in t e r e s t. I f u ll y <br />s u pp o r t t h is t e x t a m e n d m e n t a n d t h e g r a n t ing o f t h e c o n dit io na l u s e p e r m it t o W i ll o w a n d S p ro u t t o <br />s u p p o r t o ur fa m i lie s, o u r n e ig hb o r h o od s a n d o u r e n t r e p r en eu r ia l e du c a t o r s . I w o u ld b e h a p p y t o <br />d is c u s s a n y q u e s t io n s t h a t a n y c ou n ci l m emb e r m a y h a v e . <br />V e r y t r u ly y o u r s , K* Kristin Blenkush <br />31