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Article: Land-use ruling may have wider effect across metro; The state Supreme Court's decision to allow a suburb to save a golf course as open space against the property owner's wishes may be a prelude to more clashes over private property rights and community interests.(NEWS)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
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- January 23, 2006
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Byline: David Peterson; Staff Writer
The magic that drew Pam Ehrlich to Mendota Heights - minutes from downtown Minneapolis but with the feel of the open countryside - has been sliced away piece by piece over the past 20 years. One meadow after another has turned into driveways and lawns.
So when development threatened the tiny 18-acre, par-3 golf course that abuts the back deck of their house, she and her husband began churning out fliers and canvassing neighbors to prevent the land's sale.
"It would be a shame to lose all this open space so close to the city," she said. "Housing's taking over. There are already houses everywhere."
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