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Article: NEIGHBORHOOD SPOTLIGHT; ST. LOUIS PARK; A place to begin and a place to remain; New energy is being poured into St. Louis Park to attract new residents and provide upgrade help for those who want to stay.(HOMES)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
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- April 1, 2006
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Byline: Aimee Blanchette; Staff Writer
When a church began meeting individually with homeowners in St. Louis Park's Sorensen neighborhood to discuss buying and tearing down seven homes on the 3100 block of Alabama Av. S., residents got together over dessert to discuss ways to prevent the purchases.
The church would pay market value for the homes as they become available, using the land to expand.
One of the homes belongs to neighborhood association president Erin Hynes, who's leading residents who don't want to sacrifice the homes for a church. She likes the church; she can see it from her back yard, but she doesn't want to change the ...