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From:michaelchopskie To: Carlton, Zachary; Dietz, John; Christianson, Garrett; Ovall, Nate; Wagner, Jennifer; Westgaard, Matt; Police- CivicPlus Emails Cc: michael chopskie; Robin chopskie Subject: Notes for city council regarding ResCare"s responses Date: Tuesday, January 15, 2019 10:20:06 AM Dear Elk River city council members & Mr. Mayor – Below are some comments based on ResCare’s less than comforting responses to our neighbors questions. In short, this facility is exactly what we think it is and will be a detriment to our community if placed in a peaceful Single Family neighborhood. I urge you to take 5 minutes and read my responses and more importantly I need you to understand that we will NEVER FEEL SAFE IN OUR HOMES IF THIS FACILITY IS ALLOWED. I’m also requesting that my responses be entered into the public record regardingthisproposal. Thanks to all of the city council members and the mayor for hearing our voices on this issues. You’ve all been generous with your time in listening to the neighborhood fears and frustrations regarding this proposal. Bullet #2 – ResCare response to question of whether Sex Offenders will be allowed in facility. ResCare response - We may take a level 1 or 2 sex offender. They clearly lied or were not informed of their own policy during the public hearing, we WILL NOT ACCEPT THIS AND WILL FEEL UNSAFE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. Bullet #6 – Legal ramifications for the city if ResCare CUP is turned down. This is clearly a veiled threat to the city council that ResCare will sue if you don’t see things their way. It is another case of a large company with deep pockets pushing around the little guy. The losers in this proposal are the city and my neighborhood and the winner is ResCare and their bottom line. They cannot fulfill condition #1 and we’ll never feel safe again in our neighborhood if this facility is put in. We've provided more than enough evidence that my neighborhood will be unsafe due to this facility and the very nature of the patients that they would be taking in. Would a counter proposal to allow them into a different building that isn't nestled in a landlocked single family neighborhood be a last minute possibility? Can we re-open the possibility or the old ISD building or is their a better compromise elsewhere? Bullet #10 – The city council put a moratorium on the CUP and zone changes in the downtown area to block ResCare from putting this facility into the School District office in the Summer of 2017. Why does this facility seem more appropriate in the middle of a Single Family neighborhood where families live rather than in the middle of a city space. What was the detail surrounding these events that led to ResCare threatening myneighborhood.