Alex and Lynda Pepin
Alex and Lynda Pepin live in a residential neighborhood in Blaine, Minnesota, a suburb of Minneapolis. The Pepins are raising their three children on a tree-lined street. Motivated by their faith-based commitment to serve others, the Pepins decided to add an ADU to their property, but the city council said no.
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