Dr. Beebe then discussed Area Five. Area Five is probably the most difficult area |
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that the team has had to deal with. It is also a difficult area to discuss in terms of land |
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use. One of the issues city-wide is the need to increase the business tax base. When |
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you look at the entire City of Rochester Hills and the freeway system, the planned |
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road widenings and the existing newer uses, this residential community which includes |
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York, Avalon and St. Clair, is one that if it was starting in a green field would be a |
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light industrial area. What the city has in the community is approximately 34 residential |
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units that are chiefly owner-occupied, a few properties that are vacant and a real |
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commitment on part of the residents that are there to retain the residential. If in master |
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plan terms you should look over time to the future and say this area should become a |
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different use from the current residential and move to a business use or if it should be |
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reenforced as the existing residential over time and retained as a residential |
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