Before this thread goes any farther there are a few things that were not included in Mr. Grow's story; three neighborhoods, Folwell, Jordan and Cleveland asked for help to prevent further convenience stores from locating along the Penn and Lowry corridors before the proposed store at 35th and Penn was on the horizon.
Penn Avenue is the east and west border of Folwell and Cleveland. Jordan Neighborhood is directly to the south of both neighborhoods along the Lowry Avenue Corridor. Cleveland and Folwell are fully within the 4th Ward, as is part of Jordan, represented by Council Member Barbara Johnson. The property owner and the business owner were both aware that the neighborhood(s) did not support the opening a convenience store at the 35th and Penn location. Objections were written in response to site plan publication for public comment. You should also know that presently, as there was at the time of the objection, six convenience stores, 4 associated with fuel sales in a seven block area round the 35th and Penn location; 38th and Penn, 36th and Penn, 34th and Penn, Lowry and Penn, Lowry and Thomas, and Lowry and Logan. There are also two Asian groceries in the same parameters. This is not a case of NIMBY, rather-no more in our back yard and is an example of neighborhood opinion being taken seriously by the City Council. Roberta Englund Folwell Neighborhood -----Original Message----- Doug Grow's story about this gutsy immigrant who poured over twenty thousand dollars into a North Minneapolis storefront only to be told he can't open a business there should be required reading for our mayor and every council member. REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
