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SCHOELL & MAOSON, INC. <br />Mr. Mike Gaffron May 21, 1997 <br />Design <br />Preliminary <br />Intermediate <br />Final <br />Acres/Hole <br />9.33 <br />12.00 <br />12.00 <br />Total Yards of <br />Fairways <br />3.160 vds <br />2,835 yds <br />2,619 vds <br />Average Width <br />of Fairway <br />200 ft. <br />100 to 200 ft. <br />100 to 150 ft. <br />Analysis includes the entire 84 acres north of Co. Rd. 6 <br />The concept design would have resulted in the greatest impact to both the Big Woods and <br />wetlands. It had the longest and widest fairways. The largest strip of Big Woods to remain <br />would have been approximately 100 ft. wide and 750 ft. long. This plan also included impacts to <br />the DNR Protected Water. <br />The preliminary' design incorporated revisions to avoid and mitigate Big Woods impacts. <br />Most significant is the number of golf holes through the area. The hole number was decreased <br />from 9 to 7 holes north of County Road 6. This change increased the number of acres per hole <br />and decreased the total number of yards of fairway on this area. In addition, the intermediate <br />plan began to set aside larger tracts of undisturbed woods, because the status of the wooded area <br />had been identified as a Big Woods remnant. This plan preserves a 3.3 acre area in the northwest <br />corner of the property, which was later identified as a stand of approximately 150 year old white <br />oaks. In addition to the fairway impacts, this plan incorporated a rest station in the north western <br />portion of the property which included an additional 100 sq. ft. of Big Woods impact. <br />The final design has improved on the mitigation measures incorporated into tlie <br />preliminary plan, and made additional changes to preserv e larger tracts of Big Woods. The final <br />plan continues to maintain the 7 golf holes, but has decreased the total number of yards from the <br />intermediate plan by over 200 yards. In addition to the 3.3 acre parcel in the northwest comer, <br />approximately 2.5 contiguous acres in the western portion of tlie property and 2.3 acres in the <br />southeast area of Big Woods will not be impacted. An additional 0.64 acres will also be <br />classified as upland buffer for the wetland and will be protected under the Wetland Conservation <br />Act. Where feasible, the travelways from greens to tees will not be cut in order to provide <br />travelways for wildlife from wooded area to wooded area. Lastly, the rest station, which was <br />originally placed in the Big Woods, has been moved to a grassland area, just north of County <br />Road 6. <br />b. The Big Woods radial plot survey was conducted on May 12. 1997. Please see the <br />attached analysis prepared by Dr. Lee Frehlich from the University of Minnesota. Department of <br />Forestr)'. Lists of wildlife species commonly found in Big Woods is al.so attached. <br />1