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L <br />Minnesota Department of Natural Resources <br />Region 6A Trails & Waterways, 9925 Valley View Road, <br />Eden Prairie, MN 55344. Office (612) 826-6764; (Fax) 826-6767. <br />December 6,1999 <br />City of Orono <br />Paul Weinberger <br />PO Box 66 <br />Crystal Bay, MN 55323 <br />Dear Mr. Weinberger, <br />This is the second letter from the DNR, Trails & Waterways Unit in regards to the application #2550 <br />submitted by Chuck Van Eeckhout to the City of Orono Planning Commission for a subdivision and <br />conditional use permit for a Planned Residential Development for property located at 120 Brown <br />Road South. Please include this letter in the project file documenting the state's concerns. <br />The proposed subdivision will create 7 building sites on 14 acres. Lot # 7 runs along the entire <br />southern boundary of the development and borders the Luce Line State Trail. The State of <br />Minnesota, Department of Natural Resources, Trails & Waterways Unit manages the multiple-use <br />recreational Luce Line State Trail. <br />There is a sewer line extension proposed in the development plan. As it exists on the preliminary <br />plat map dated 10-14-99, the sewer runs from north to south and intersects the trail east of Brown <br />Rd. S. Trails & Waterway ’s preferred route for the sewer extension would be to follow the Brown <br />Road South right-of-way. This would minimize interference to the trail right-of-w. / and concentrate <br />utility crossings at road intersections. <br />We also support the City of Orono ’s position that Lot # 7 be set aside as a conservation outlot. This <br />would benefit both the landowners and the trail users by providing a screening of vegetation between <br />the housing development and the trail. <br />Please note the above concerns in the project review and keep us informed of future plans for this <br />development. <br />Thank you, <br />Suzann Willhite <br />Metro Trails & Waterways Specialist <br />cc: Martha Reger <br />DNR Information; 6I2-296-6I37. I.800-766 WHK) • TTV; 612-2>^f)-54S4. I.h(K)-637..lV2s> <br />An E^uJt Op|H>rtunilv Emp owf <br />Who Vjluc% Di'tfrvii\ <br />0% Printed on Rcw>wlcd Pjper C«»ntjinin^ j <br />Minimum oi III'* Pt»-»i'Cone*amcf Wu^ic