Post in Pawn shops in Roseville

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From: "roger hess jr" <<email obscured>>
To: "Roseville Issues Forum" <<email obscured>>
Sent: Friday, April 18, 2008 1:00 PM
Subject: Re: [RIF] Pawn shops in Roseville


> myself, i don't think the city should be artificially limiting the number
> of any legal business in roseville. there is at least one pawn shop in
> roseville, and i live just a few blocks away from it. i also patronize
> other stores that are in the same strip mall as the pawn shop. i have
> never had any problems shopping in that area and i have not seen any
> problems spilling over into my neighborhood because of the pawn shop. no
> one should form an opinion of modern pawn shops without having first
> visited one. i have been to a number of them and modern pawn shops do not
> look any different than going to any other small store.
>
> i assume that pawn shops need to report to the city all of the items that
> are placed with them for either sale or as collateral for loans. if i
> remember correctly, the city pays a large amount of money to the city of
> minneapolis to check to see if any of these items are reported stolen.
>
> pawn shops are one of the few places where, on a regular basis, you can
> get rid of items that you no longer need and receive money for them
> without the expense and time of advertising them and waiting around for
> someone to respond to your ad. pawn shops are also a good place to
> purchase used items at reasonable prices.
>
> therefore, i see no reason for the city to regulate the number of pawn
> shops and i do not see any reason to regulate liquor stores, or any legal
> business for that manner. it is not the job of the city to limit the
> amount of competition between businesses in the city. let the marketplace
> regulate the placement and number of all businesses, as long as they are
> in areas zoned for business.
>
> roger hess jr
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