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7. Proposed underground parking? Seriously? In a marsh? The EPP makes note that many areas near <br />lakeshores and "any of the wetlands, wet organic soils often have perched water tables within three feet <br />of the surface."(EPP p. 3A-9) <br />8. Sewer? How will that get there --through the marsh? If and when there is a leak or a break, raw <br />sewage will discharge into the wetland and the watershed. <br />The EPP states that the city recognizes that extending sewer lines to an area sometimes makes things <br />worse. <br />9. Water supply --well vs. city water. The well water is hard and has tons of iron; who is going to condition <br />it? Or is the city going to pipe water out there? <br />10. General pollution—how will you prevent random trash that didn't make it into the dumpster from <br />ending up out in the lake and wetlands? How about tenants who decide to leave their couch behind <br />instead of moving it? <br />11. Air pollution --estimated 378 cars for Eisinger Flats. Heating and cooling for 192 units. Another <br />estimated 576 cars for Orono apartments, heating and cooling for 288 units. <br />12. Noise pollution --construction, cars, noise of people living, their music, air conditioners, etc. <br />13. Light pollution --building and parking lot lights, on all night for security. What about the dark sky that <br />the EPP promotes and expresses a desire to preserve? <br />14. Preservation of views—promoted in the EPP. One or two three story apartment buildings will <br />certainly change the view. <br />As a side note, I do not think the short berm with half dead trees around the David Weekly development <br />just south of the school is a good view. I think the pasture was better. <br />15. Preservation of trees. The Lupient property (Orono apartments) is full of trees, as is the old apple <br />orchard. Cutting them down to make way for high density housing does not preserve them. <br />16. Preservation of existing landmarks. Apple orchard? <br />17. Increased traffic—An estimated 954 cars between the two developments. Wayzata Blvd at that <br />location is too small to handle that amount of traffic. It is too small to handle the extra 378 from Eisinger <br />Flats. Making the road bigger will cause more negative impact on the wetland, although I understand that <br />that project will occur sometime. <br />18. Increased traffic on highway 6 will make it more difficult for us and others to get onto Highway 6. It is <br />difficult to get onto highway 6 from our road now. We are near a blind curve, and the cars go by at <br />around 55 mph or more. The proposed high density housing will bring more speeding traffic by our road, <br />because it will be even more difficult to get onto highway 12, which will make it nearly impossible to exit <br />from our road. It will also increase the traffic by the school, which is already congested, despite the <br />recent revamp. <br />19. Increased traffic in general and congestion—more accidents, potentially lives lost. <br />20. And where will all these people work? Not in Orono. Not in Long Lake. More commuters on the <br />road, more car exhaust, more car accidents. <br />21. Between these two developments, at least 1000 more people will be concentrated in this small area. <br />Approximately 400 or more for Eisinger Flats, and 600 for Orono apartments. Orono's population in 2017 <br />was about 8000. Is it reasonable to concentrate a 15% population increase in such a small space? <br />