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Council Proceedings 8 City of New Brighton - March 29, 1977 Special Meeting Mr. Baker added that in Robbinsdale the redevelopment of tax increment projects did not involve acquisition but only the creation of amenities in the shopping area. He stated that the proposed project in New Brighton would be the largest in the state, that it was 15 to 20 times larger than the average redevelopment project, that it had the.most businesses being relocated of any project. A rnel Beckman, owner of A rnel Oil, stated he was opposed to redevelopment and that government should be kept local,. He stated _that the Council might be bought off by the developers, but if development is kept private this would not be a problem. Betty Rosner, 1571 17th Ave NW., asked whether it was not true that the redevelopment task force had asked for funds to conduct a survey which were not given and asked whether other surveys had been done. Commissioner Rebelein stated that money had been asked for about a year ago and that the HRA had received a written proposal to conduct the survey but that the HRA and persons submitting the proposal agreed that it would not provide the information desired. He further stated that a survey had been conducted several years ago by the Citizens Study Committee. He noted the HRA Task Force last summer had conducted a limited survey and neighborhood meetings for a test for city-wide survey. Dolores Englehorn, New Brighton resident, stated she was concerned with taxes and that government was getting too big She stated that businesses should not be forced to leave and that the HRA should not get involved. Roger Dalzen,687 4th Avenue, stated he was opposed to the redevelopment plan and stated he did not believe the input received by the Council , which was overwhelmingly in opposition, meant anything. Diane Brinkman, 150 19th Avenue S.W., stated that she was a member of the HRA Task Force and now served as chairman. She stated that the Task Force was in general agreement with the basic concept and philosophy of the plan noting strong agreement with the process control section. She urged that the Council and HRA try to work out the problem which had been explained by the business men and citizens.