A north Fargo grocery store is urging the city to shut down plans for a new bar and restaurant in their part of town, but neighbors say the new building will bring a good kind of change.

"What I want to see is life happening here, instead of the decay," Paddy McLaughlin, a neighbor near the proposed restaurant said.

It's a neighborhood some say is the forgotten part of town, so when the rumors hit about what could soon stand at 701 University Dr. N., McLaughlin says she was excited.

"The more I sat with it, the more I thought maybe this is a really good opportunity for our area and for downtown Fargo," she said.

McLaughlin says she thinks the two-story bar and restaurant plans for 701 Brew are just the kind of revamp her neighborhood needs to finally feel safer and more walk-able.

"I think that it will create a safe place for us. We have had a lot of drug issues on this block, a lot of violence, domestic violence, we have slum lords. We have activity that shouldn't be in this block or anybody's block," McLaughlin said.

However, Family Fare just down the street isn't so keen on the potential new neighbor. In a letter to the city, the store's attorney says the 'inadequate parking will result in the restaurant's customers parking in Family Fare's lot.'

The letter goes on to say they've already dealt with these problems with Fargo Brewing Company's patrons. They say it's impacted their deliveries and customers, and has forced them to start patrolling their lot. The letter even claims Family Fare found piles of nails and screws at their entrances— Retaliation they believe came from the brewery's customers for not being able to park in the store's lot anymore.

Fargo brewing adamantly denies these claims and provided this statement:

"Fargo Brewing takes great effort to communicate additional parking to its patrons, which is available thanks to Sanford Health. To claim that Fargo Brewing Company patrons are placing nails in parking lots is incredibly absurd. Fargo Brewing strives to create partnerships that make our community a better place to live and we feel confident our patrons do the same."

However, with only nine spots in the proposed restaurant's plans, where will the customers park? The smoke shop across the street tells Valley News Live they're fine with people parking in their lot, and McLaughlin says there's plenty of room on her street, too.

"We've always had people parking on our blocks. Frankly, I'd prefer to have people going to a restaurant parking out in front of here than people who are exchanging drugs," she said.

We reached out to Fargo City Commissioner, Dave Piepkorn, who says he thinks the new restaurant will be a great addition to north Fargo, and says he isn't worried about parking problems.