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03/15/99 08:57 FAX 612 337 5601 DSU. INC.®003/005 I ANDSCAPINGi Miririle School Th0 Landscspe Plan for th© area around the new Middle School proposes planting thirty new (2 Va inch caliper) shade trees along Crystal Bay Road, at both vehicular entrances, and at the east end of the event lot. These shade trees are to be spaced 40 to 50 feet apart. The Landscape Plan also proposes planting twelve Spring Snow Crabapple trees and 105 evergreen shrubs at the two entrances. The Landscape Plan includes only six trees in the parking islands. It does not include trees along the west drop off walk, the large island between the parking lot and the school, along the west edge of the main parking area, along the north side of the event lot, along the walk around the school or around the new wetland and pond. The proposed Landscaping Concept is generally appropriate for the size and intensity of the facility. However, the addition of many more trees will be necessary to adequately landscape this large campus and to make it an aesthetically Inviting part of the community. We recommend that additional shade trees {2 Yz inch caliper) be planted (50 feet apart) along the west drop off walk from the southern cross walk to the northern building entrance, in the large parking island, along the entire western edge of the parking lot and drive, and along the northern drop off walk. We also recommend that additional shade, ornamental and evergreen trees be planted in groupings around the new pond and wetland, and along the walk around the school. High School The Landscape Plan proposes planting fourteen new (2 Vz inch caliper) shade trees and machine moving ten (6 to 8 inch) ash trees to locations between the new parking lots and the High School. Most of these shade trees are to be spaced 50 feet apart. Much of the existing landscaping In the boulevards and.around the school will remain in place. Considering the existing landscaping to remain, the proposed landscaping is generally adequate and appropriate for the size and type of facility with the following qualifications. The High School site removal plan indicates relocating approxirnately eighteen deciduous and evergreen trees 4 to 10 inches. The Middle School and High School Landscape Plan indicates machine transplanting ten 6 to 8 inch ash to the island between the new east lot and the school. The new locations of the other eight relocated trees needs to bo clarified. The removal plan also shows the removal of twelve 10 to 16 inch ash east of the existing High School Parking lot. Approximately eight of these larger trees may be In good enough condition to try moving them with a larger curved spade (108 inch if available). 1 -J-