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SOURCE <br />LAND CAPITAL <br />January 2, 2014 <br />City of Orono <br />2750 Kelley Pkwy <br />Orono, IVIN 55356 <br />Item #01- Special Council Meeting - 01/ 14 <br />File #13-3638 & 13-3639 [Total Pages 0 V. <br />At the last City Council meeting on November 12th where the Lakeview Golf Course residential <br />redevelopment was discussed and at the two neighborhood meetings we have held thus far it is <br />has been made clear to us that Council members and residents want to understand the possible <br />environmental implications arising from redevelopment of the golf course. We've done our <br />best to answer those questions to this point, but have elected voluntarily to take an additional <br />step to assure the City that our project will adhere to the highest environmental standards, <br />including those of the City and Minnehaha Creek Watershed District, and will not have a <br />negative impact to the City, area residents or to the environment in general. In fact, in many <br />ways our proposed development will incorporate environmental safeguards that will be an <br />improvement over the current condition of the golf course. <br />We are enclosing a draft of an Environmental Assessment Worksheet ("EAW") that includes all <br />of the relevant questions and answers relating to our project. An EAW is not required and has <br />not been requested; we've chosen to fill out the document to assure the City that all relevant <br />questions are asked and answered. Based on the technical analysis of the project and its likely <br />impacts, we believe the conservation residential development plan we are proposing will <br />protect the environment and will, in fact, improve certain elements of the conditions currently <br />present on the site. We have elected to provide this draft to you since it represents the most <br />authoritative format in which to review the project. Once you have reviewed it, we believe you <br />will agree that it demonstrates that all relevant environmental questions have been <br />satisfactorily answered and supports a conclusion that the project will not pose a risk to the <br />environment. <br />We look forward to reviewing the data incorporated into the draft EAW with you to ensure we <br />have not overlooked anything and that all of your questions are answered. We will call to <br />arrange a meeting for that purpose. <br />Best regard , <br />Patrick Hiller <br />Source Land Capital <br />18215 45TH AVE NORTH, SUITE D, PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA 55446 * R 763.551.0100 <br />